for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Let each of us please [his] neighbor for [his] good, leading to edification.

Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.

Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in [our] brother's way.

But you have departed from the way; You have caused many to stumble at the law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi," Says the LORD of hosts.

But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."

"Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

"And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast [it] from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire.

Then He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe [to him] through whom they do come!

"It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,

and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be [dislocated,] but rather be healed.

"But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.