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Romans 14:20 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Romans 14:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Romans chapter 14 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.”
Romans 14:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Romans 14:20
For meat destroy not the work of God—Mē heneken brōmatos katalye to ergon tou theou (μὴ ἕνεκεν βρώματος κατάλυε τὸ ἔργον τοῦ θεοῦ). Katalyō (καταλύω, destroy/tear down) is violent—demolish, dismantle. To ergon tou theou (the work of God) is the believer God has regenerated, the church God is building. Paul's rhetorical question shocks: will you demolish what God is constructing over brōmatos (food)? The disproportion is staggering—food is temporal, God's work eternal. Heneken (for the sake of) reveals twisted priorities: sacrificing eternal treasure for temporal appetite.All things indeed are ...
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Cross-References for Romans 14:20
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“and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus”
“it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck”
“all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving”
“What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean.”
“or drink”
“drink wine”
“All things are lawful unto me”
“this defiles the man.,Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.,,,,,,,,”
“Forbidding to marry”
“if we don't eat”