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21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else that hurts the faith of your brother or sister.

22 You should keep your beliefs about these things a secret between yourself and God. It is a blessing to be able to do what you think is right without feeling guilty. 23 But anyone who eats something without being sure it is right is doing wrong. That is because they did not believe it was right. And if you do anything that you believe is not right, it is sin.

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21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.(A)

22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn(B) himself by what he approves. 23 But whoever has doubts(C) is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:23 Some manuscripts place 16:25-27 here; others after 15:33.