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

¹⁵For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

¹⁶Let not then our good be evil spoken of.

¹⁷For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink: but justice and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.

¹⁸For he that in this serveth Christ pleaseth God and is approved of men.

¹⁹Therefore, let us follow after the things that are of peace and keep the things that are of edification, one towards another.

²⁰Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

²¹It is good not to eat flesh and not to drink wine: nor any thing whereby thy brother is offended or scandalized or made weak.

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

²³But he that discerneth, if he eat, is condemned; because not of faith. For all that is not of faith is sin.

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