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Romans 14:15 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Romans 14:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Romans chapter 14 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably . Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. charitably: Gr. according to charity”
Romans 14:15 (KJV)
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Commentary on Romans 14:15
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably—Ei gar dia brōma ho adelphos sou lypeītai, ouketi kata agapēn peripateis (εἰ γὰρ διὰ βρῶμα ὁ ἀδελφός σου λυπεῖται, οὐκέτι κατὰ ἀγάπην περιπατεῖς). Lypeītai (λυπέω, is grieved/wounded) is stronger than annoyance—spiritual harm, conscience violation. Kata agapēn peripateis (κατὰ ἀγάπην περιπατέω, walk according to love) summarizes Christian ethics: love is the guiding principle. If your eating wounds a brother, you've abandoned love's way, even though your action is objectively permissible.Destroy not him with thy meat,...
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Cross-References for Romans 14:15
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“he who is weak perishes”
“brothers”
“by being like-minded”
“is not proud”
“however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.”
“to be building him up.”
“but love builds up.”
“even as Christ also loved you”
“whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked”
“Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”