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Romans 14:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 20 Stop tearing down the work of God just for the sake of food.+ True, all things are clean, but it is detrimental for* a man to eat when it will cause stumbling.+

Romans 14:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 20 Stop tearing down the work of God just for the sake of food.+ True, all things are clean, but it is detrimental for* a man to eat when it will cause stumbling.+

Romans 14:20

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 20 μὴ not ἕνεκεν on account βρώματος of thing eaten κατάλυε be loosing down τὸ the ἔργον work τοῦ of the θεοῦ. God. πάντα All (things) μὲν indeed καθαρά, clean, ἀλλὰ but κακὸν bad τῷ to the ἀνθρώπῳ man τῷ to the (one) διὰ through προσκόμματος striking toward ἐσθίοντι. to (one) eating.

Romans 14:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 20 Stop tearing down the work of God just for the sake of food.+ True, all things are clean, but it is injurious to the man who with an occasion for stumbling eats.+

Romans 14:20

The Bible in Living English
- 20 do not tear God’s work down on account of an article of food. Everything is clean, but it is a bad thing for the man who runs himself against a snag by his eating.

Romans 14:20

American Standard Version
- 20 Overthrow not for meat’s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

Romans 14:20

King James Version
- 20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.