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Therefore let’s not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother’s way, or an occasion for falling.
Romans 14:13 · World English Bible
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  • KJV Let 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.
  • BSB Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
  • NKJV 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.
  • NASB Therefore let’s not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this: not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother’s or sister’s way.
  • NLT So let’s stop condemning each other. Decide instead to live in such a way that you will not cause another believer to stumble and fall.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 25

  • 2 Cor 6:3We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,
  • 1 Cor 8:9–13But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.
  • Jas 4:11Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.
  • Luke 17:2It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
  • Rom 14:10But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
  • Jas 2:4haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
  • Rom 16:17Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
  • Isa 57:14He will say, “Build up, build up, prepare the way! Remove the stumbling-block out of the way of my people.”
  • Luke 12:57Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
  • Matt 7:1“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.
  • Rev 2:14But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
  • 1 Cor 10:32Give no occasion for stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;
  • Matt 16:23But he turned, and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.”
  • Rom 14:4Who are you who judge another’s servant? To his own lord he stands or falls. Yes, he will be made to stand, for God has power to make him stand.
  • Matt 18:7“Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
  • 2 Cor 5:14For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.
  • 1 Cor 11:13Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?
  • Rom 11:9David says, “Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, a stumbling block, and a retribution to them.
  • Phil 1:10so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;
  • 1 Tim 5:14I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.
  • 1 Jn 2:10He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.
  • Rom 9:32–33Why? Because they didn’t seek it by faith, but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;
  • 2 Sam 12:14However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.”
  • Lev 19:14“‘You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.
  • Ezek 14:3“Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face. Should I be inquired of at all by them?

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