MKJV
KJV
20. For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil for that man who eateth with offence.
ASV
20. Overthrow not for meats sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
ESV
20. Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats.
ERVEN
20. Don't let the eating of food destroy the work of God. All food is right to eat, but it is wrong for anyone to eat something that hurts the faith of another person.
NLT
20. Don't tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble.
WEB
20. Don't overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.
NET
20. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.
NLV
20. Do not destroy what God has done just because of some food. All food is good to eat. But it is wrong to eat anything that will make someone fall into sin.
HCSB
20. Do not tear down God's work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats.
YLT
20. for the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, [are] pure, but evil [is] to the man who is eating through stumbling.
LITV
20. Do not by your food undo the work of God. Truly, all things are clean, but it is bad to the man who eats through a stumbling-block.
RV
20. Overthrow not for meat-s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
NCV
20. Do not let the eating of food destroy the work of God. All foods are all right to eat, but it is wrong to eat food that causes someone else to sin.
AKJV
20. For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offense.
LXXEN
KJV
20. For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil for that man who eateth with offence.
AMP
20. You must not, for the sake of food, undo and break down and destroy the work of God! Everything is indeed [ceremonially] clean and pure, but it is wrong for anyone to hurt the conscience of others or to make them fall by what he eats.
KJVP
20. For G1752 ADV meat G1033 N-GSN destroy G2647 V-PAM-2S not G3361 PRT-N the G3588 T-ASN work G2041 N-ASN of God G2316 N-GSM . All things G3956 A-NPN indeed G3303 PRT [ are ] pure G2513 A-NPN ; but G235 CONJ [ it G3588 T-DSM ] [ is ] evil G2556 A-NSN for that man G444 N-DSM who G3588 T-DSM eateth G2068 V-PAP-DSM with G1223 PREP offense G4348 N-GSN .
YLT
20. for the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, [are] pure, but evil [is] to the man who is eating through stumbling.
ASV
20. Overthrow not for meats sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
WEB
20. Don't overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.
NASB
20. For the sake of food, do not destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to become a stumbling block by eating;
ESV
20. Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats.
RV
20. Overthrow not for meat-s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
RSV
20. Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for any one to make others fall by what he eats;
NKJV
20. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed [are] pure, but [it is] evil for the man who eats with offense.
MKJV
20. Do not undo the work of God for food. Truly, all things indeed are clean, but it is bad to the man eating because of a stumbling-block.
AKJV
20. For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offense.
NRSV
20. Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for you to make others fall by what you eat;
NIV
20. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.
NIRV
20. Don't destroy the work of God because of food. All food is "clean." But it is wrong for you to eat anything that causes someone else to trip and fall.
NLT
20. Don't tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble.
MSG
20. don't drag them down by finding fault. You're certainly not going to permit an argument over what is served or not served at supper to wreck God's work among you, are you? I said it before and I'll say it again: All food is good, but it can turn bad if you use it badly, if you use it to trip others up and send them sprawling.
GNB
20. Do not, because of food, destroy what God has done. All foods may be eaten, but it is wrong to eat anything that will cause someone else to fall into sin.
NET
20. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.
ERVEN
20. Don't let the eating of food destroy the work of God. All food is right to eat, but it is wrong for anyone to eat something that hurts the faith of another person.