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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 regardeth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

15 But if thy brother be grieved because of thy meat, thou walkest no longer charitably. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.

16 Let not your good be spoken of as evil;

17 for the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.

18 For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God and approved by men.

19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and the things wherewith one may edify another.

20 Destroy not the work of God for the sake of meat. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for that man to eat what causeth offense.

21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

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 from faith; for whatsoever is not from faith is sin.

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