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No longer, then, upon one another, let us be sitting in judgment, but, this, judge ye rather - not to be putting a cause of stumbling before your brother or an occasion to fall.

I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus - that, nothing, is profane of itself, - save to him who reckoneth anything to be profane, unto that man, it is profane,

If, in fact, because of food, thy brother is being grieved, no longer, by the rule of love, art thou walking: - do not, by thy food, that man, be destroying, on whose behalf Christ died!

Therefore, suffer not to be defamed, your own good thing;

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in Holy Spirit;

For, he that in this doeth service unto the Christ, is acceptable unto God, and approved unto men.

Hence, then, the things pertaining to peace, let us pursue, and the things which belong to the upbuilding one of another:

Do not, for the sake of food, be throwing down the work of God! All things, indeed, are pure; but, ill, is it for the man who with occasion of stumbling doth eat, -

Well, is it not to eat flesh nor to drink wine nor to do aught whereby thy brother is caused to stumble.