(A)One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables.

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One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.(A)

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For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

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14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus (A)that nothing is unclean in itself, (B)but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean.

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14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself.(A) But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean.(B)

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14 I 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.

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Do not be (A)led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, (B)not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them.

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Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.(A) It is good for our hearts to be strengthened(B) by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods,(C) which is of no benefit to those who do so.(D)

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Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

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For (A)everything created by God is good, and (B)nothing is to be rejected if it is (C)received with thanksgiving,

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For everything God created is good,(A) and nothing is to be rejected(B) if it is received with thanksgiving,

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For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

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22 The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. (A)Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves. 23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:23 Some manuscripts insert here 16:25–27

22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn(A) himself by what he approves. 23 But whoever has doubts(B) is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.[a]

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  1. Romans 14:23 Some manuscripts place 16:25-27 here; others after 15:33.

22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

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17 (A)Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
    than (B)a fattened ox and hatred with it.

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17 Better a small serving of vegetables with love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.(A)

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17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

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(A)Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And (B)as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.

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Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you.(A) Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.(B)

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Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

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10 but deal only with (A)food and drink and (B)various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.

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10 They are only a matter of food(A) and drink(B) and various ceremonial washings(C)—external regulations(D) applying until the time of the new order.

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10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

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15 (A)To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and (B)unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both (C)their minds and their consciences are defiled.

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15 To the pure, all things are pure,(A) but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure.(B) In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.(C)

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15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

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