Romans 14

1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye — not to determinations of reasonings;

2 For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.

one doth believe that he may eat all things — and he who is weak doth eat herbs;

3 The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.

let not him who is eating despise him who is not eating: and let not him who is not eating judge him who is eating, for God did receive him.

4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

Thou — who art thou that art judging another's domestic? to his own master he doth stand or fall; and he shall be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

5 One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

One doth judge one day above another, and another doth judge every day [alike]; let each in his own mind be fully assured.

6 He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

He who is regarding the day, to the Lord he doth regard [it], and he who is not regarding the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He who is eating, to the Lord he doth eat, for he doth give thanks to God; and he who is not eating, to the Lord he doth not eat, and doth give thanks to God.

7 For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.

For none of us to himself doth live, and none to himself doth die;

8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

for both, if we may live, to the Lord we live; if also we may die, to the Lord we die; both then if we may live, also if we may die, we are the Lord's;

9 For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

for because of this Christ both died and rose again, and lived again, that both of dead and of living he may be Lord.

10 Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.

And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ;

11 It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

for it hath been written, 'I live! saith the Lord — to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;'

12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

so, then, each of us concerning himself shall give reckoning to God;

13 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.

no longer, therefore, may we judge one another, but this judge ye rather, not to put a stumbling-stone before the brother, or an offence.

14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing [is] unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean — to that one [it is] unclean;

15 If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.

and if through victuals thy brother is grieved, no more dost thou walk according to love; do not with thy victuals destroy that one for whom Christ died.

16 Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.

Let not, then, your good be evil spoken of,

17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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

18 For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

for he who in these things is serving the Christ, [is] acceptable to God and approved of men.

19 So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;

20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

for the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, [are] pure, but evil [is] to the man who is eating through stumbling.

21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

Right [it is] not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to [do anything] in which thy brother doth stumble, or is made to fall, or is weak.

22 Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.

Thou hast faith! to thyself have [it] before God; happy is he who is not judging himself in what he doth approve,

23 But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.

and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because [it is] not of faith; and all that [is] not of faith is sin.