16. Do not let what you regard as good get a bad name.
17. For God's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of the righteousness, peace, and joy which the Holy Spirit gives.
18. And when people serve Christ in this way, they please God and are approved by others.
19. So then, we must always aim at those things that bring peace and that help to strengthen one another.
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.
21. The right thing to do is to keep from eating meat, drinking wine, or doing anything else that will make your brother or sister fall.