The Law of Love

¹⁴ I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus ^(A)that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

^15 (A)To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

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

⁷ However, there is not in everyone that knowledge; for some, ^(A)with consciousness of the idol, until now eat it as a thing offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is ^(B)defiled.

² For one believes he ^(A)may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.

¹⁴ But Peter said, “Not so, Lord! ^(A)For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.”

¹⁵ And a voice spoke to him again the second time, ^(B)“What God has ^[a]cleansed you must not call common.”

⁸ But I said, ‘Not so, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth.’ ⁹ But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’

¹⁰ For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol’s temple, will not ^(A)the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things offered to idols?

²⁸ Then he said to them, “You know how ^(A)unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But ^(B)God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

^25 (A)Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake;