Romans 14:15
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
Cross-reference
Romans 14:3 commands not to despise or judge the brother who eats or abstains — the immediate context for Paul's warning not to grieve a brother.
Romans 14:20 repeats the warning not to destroy God's work for food — a near-identical restatement of the principle in Romans 14:15.
In Romans 13:10, love does no wrong to neighbor — grieving a brother in Romans 14:15 violates that love.
In Romans 15:2, Paul calls us to build up our neighbor — opposite of the destructive behavior warned about in Romans 14:15.
Philippians 2:2-4 calls for humility and considering others' interests — exactly the mindset needed to avoid grieving a brother over food.
In 1 Corinthians 8:1, knowledge puffs up but love builds up — the same love that prevents grieving a brother in Romans 14:15.
1 Corinthians 8:11 uses the identical phrase 'brother for whom Christ died' to warn against destroying a weak believer with knowledge.
In 1 Corinthians 8:12, wounding a weak conscience is sin against Christ — directly parallel to grieving a brother in Romans 14:15.
Galatians 5:13 warns against using freedom as an opportunity for the flesh — the same principle applied here to not let dietary freedom destroy a brother.
1 Corinthians 13:5 says love does not insist on its own way — precisely the self-denial called for in giving up food for a brother's sake.
In 1 Corinthians 13:4, love is defined as patient and kind — the standard Paul applies here when urging not to grieve a brother over food.
1 Corinthians 10:23 states not all things build up—reinforces that liberty must be limited to avoid harming a brother's conscience.
1 Corinthians 10:29 clarifies that the other's conscience, not your own, limits your liberty—directly parallel to not grieving a brother.
1 Corinthians 10:28 directly applies: do not eat meat offered to idols out of regard for the informant's conscience—same situation.
Acts 15:29 gives the Jerusalem decree on abstaining from idol food — the very issue Paul addresses in Romans 14:15 about not causing a brother to stumble.
In 1 Corinthians 13:1, love is indispensable — failing to love (as in Romans 14:15) makes one empty.
Daniel 1:8 shows Daniel refusing food to avoid defilement — a parallel example of conscientious food choices, though for personal purity rather than others' stumbling.
1 Corinthians 16:14 commands 'do everything in love'—general call that underlies the specific warning against causing grief.