Romans 14:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 14:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 14:20 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 14:20 — KJV
“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)
Romans 14:20 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 14:20
“Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.”
Shares key themes with Romans 14:20: destroy, god, things
“For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.”
Shares key themes with Romans 14:20: meat, work, god
“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”
Shares key themes with Romans 14:20: destroy, work, god
“But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.”
Shares key themes with Romans 14:20: destroy, god, things
“And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. cast: Heb. given”
Shares key themes with Romans 14:20: destroy, work, god
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