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Romans 14:14

WEB

14I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

KJV

14I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

BSB

14I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

FBV

14I'm certainpersuaded by the Lord Jesusthat nothing in itself is ceremonially unclean. But if someone considers it to be unclean, to them it is unclean.

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Extra References

Titus 1:15

15To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.


Romans 14:2

2One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.


1 Timothy 4:4

4For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.


Acts 10:14-15

14But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”

15A voice came to him again the second time, What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean.”


1 Corinthians 8:7

7However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of an idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.


Acts 11:8-9

8But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’ 9But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, don’t you call unclean.’


1 Corinthians 8:10

10For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idols temple, won’t his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?


Acts 10:28

28He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.


Romans 14:20

20Don’t overthrow God’s work for food’s sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.


Romans 14:23

23But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it isn’t of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.