19Then
came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for
the press.
20And it was told him by certain which
said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
21And he answered and said unto them, My
mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do
it.
Matthew
15:11
11Not
that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh
out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
1Him
that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful
disputations.
2For
one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth
herbs.
3Let
not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which
eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
4Who
art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he
standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to
make him stand.
5One
man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day
alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
6He
that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that
regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that
eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that
eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
7For
none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
8For
whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die
unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
9For
to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be
Lord both of the dead and living.
10But
why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy
brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11For
it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall confess to God.
12So
then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
13Let
us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather,
that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his
brother's way.
14I
know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing
unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean,
to him it is unclean.
15But
if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not
charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
16Let
not then your good be evil spoken of:
17For
the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and
peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
18For
he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and
approved of men.
19Let
us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things
wherewith one may edify another.
20For
meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it
is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
21It
is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby
thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
22Hast
thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth
not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
23And
he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith:
for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
