Romans 14
1 Accept those who are still struggling to trust in God, and don't get into arguments over personal opinions.
But to him who is weak in the faith give the hand, and be not divided in your thoughts.
2 One person may believe they can eat anything, while another whose trust is weak only eats vegetables.
For there are some who believe that one may eat every thing, and he who is weak; eateth (only) the herb.
3 Those who eat anything must not look down on those who won't, and those who won't eat must not criticize those who do—for God has accepted them both.
But let not him who eateth despise him who eateth not; and he who eateth not, let him not judge him who eateth; for Aloha hath received him.
4 What right do you have to judge someone else's servant? It's their own master who decides whether they are right or wrong. With the Lord's help they will be able to take their stand for right.
Who art thou that judgest a servant who is not thine? who, if he stand, unto his Lord he standeth, and if he fall, falleth unto his Lord. But standing, he standeth; for there is power in the hands of his Lord to make him stand.
5 Some people consider some days more important than others, while others consider each day the same. Everyone should be completely convinced in their own minds.
There is who distinguisheth day from day, and there is who judgeth all days (to be alike); but let every man in the conviction of his (own) mind be confirmed.
6 Those who respect a special day do so for the Lord; and those who eat without worrying do so for the Lord since they give thanks to God; while those who avoid eating certain things do so for the Lord, and they also give thanks to God.
He who thinketh of the day, to his Lord he thinketh; and every one who thinketh not of the day, unto his Lord he thinketh not (of it). He who eateth, to his Lord he eateth, and to Aloha giveth thanks;
7 None of us live for ourselves, or die for ourselves.
and he who eateth not, to his Lord he eateth not, and giveth thanks to Aloha. For there is no one of us who to himself liveth and no one who to himself dieth.
8 If we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord—so whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
For if we live, to our Lord we live; and if we die, to our Lord we die: and if we live, then, or if we die, our Lord's are we.
9 This was the reason Christ died and came back to life—so that he could be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
Because of this also the Meshiha died and lived and arose, that he might be Lord of the dead and of the living. But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother?
10 So why do you criticize your fellow-believer? Why do you despise your fellow-believer? For all of us will stand before God's throne of judgment.
Or thou, also, why despisest thou thy brother? For we shall all stand before the tribunal of the Meshiha:
11 For the Scriptures say, “‘As surely as I am alive,’ the Lord says, ‘Every knee shall bow before me, and every tongue will declare that I am God.’”
as it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, unto me every knee shall bow, and to me shall every tongue confess.
12 So every one of us will have to explain ourselves to God.
Therefore, every one of us the answer for himself shall give unto Aloha.
13 Therefore let's not judge each other anymore, but decide to do this instead—we won't put obstacles in the way of fellow-believers, or cause them to fall.
Then judge not one another, but this determine rather, to lay not a stumbling-block for thy brother.
14 I'm certain—persuaded by the Lord Jesus—that nothing in itself is ceremonially unclean. But if someone considers it to be unclean, to them it is unclean.
For I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jeshu, that a thing which is unclean from itself is not (so); but to him who judgeth of any thing that it is polluted, to him only it is polluted.
15 If your fellow-believer is hurt by you over matters of food, then you're no longer behaving in a loving way. Don't destroy someone for whom Christ died by the food you choose to eat.
But if on account of meat thou grievest thy brother, thou walkest not in love: destroy not by thy meat him on account of whom the Meshiha died.
16 Don't let the good things you do be misrepresented—
Let not our good (things) be blasphemed.
17 for God's kingdom is not about eating and drinking, but about living right, having peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
For the kingdom of Aloha is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Spirit of Holiness.
18 Anyone who serves Christ in this way pleases God, and is appreciated by others.
For who in these things serveth the Meshiha pleaseth Aloha, and before men is approved.
19 So let's pursue the path of peace, and find ways to encourage each other.
Now, after peace let us pursue, and after the edification of one another,
20 Don't destroy the work of God with arguments over food. Everything is clean—but it would be wrong to eat and offend others.
and not for the sake of meats undo the work of Aloha. For each thing is pure, yet evil is it to the man who eateth with offence.
21 It's better not to eat meat or drink wine or anything else that would cause your fellow-believer to stumble.
It is well not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing by which our brother is offended.
22 What you personally believe is between you and God. Happy are those who don't condemn themselves for doing what they think is right!
Hast thou confidence? In thyself retain it before Aloha. Blessed is he who condemneth not himself in what he distinguisheth.
23 But if you have doubts whether it's right or wrong to eat something, then you shouldn't, because you're not convinced it's right. Whatever isn't based on conviction is sin.
For he who doubteth and eateth is made guilty, because he eateth not with confidence. For every thing that is not of confidence is sin.
