Romans 14

1 HIM that is weak in faith take by the hand, and enter not into niceties of disputes.

Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings.

2 One man indeed thinketh he may eat all meats; another, who is weak, eateth vegetables.

One man has faith to take all things as food: another who is feeble in faith takes only green food.

3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not, and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth; for God hath accepted him.

Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.

4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? To his own master he standeth or falleth; but he shall be established: for God is able to establish him.

Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.

5 One man judgeth one day different from another day: another judgeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind.

6 He that observeth a day, to the Lord he observeth it; and he that observeth not a day, to the Lord he doth not observe it. He that eateth, to the Lord he eateth, for he giveth thanks to God; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth thanks to God.

He who keeps the day, keeps it to the Lord; and he who takes food, takes it as to the Lord, for he gives praise to God; and he who does not take food, to the Lord he takes it not, and gives praise to God.

7 For no one of us liveth to himself, and no one dieth to himself.

For every man's life and every man's death has a relation to others as well as to himself.

8 For whether we live, to the Lord we live, and whether we die, to the Lord we die; whether therefore we live, or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.

As long as we have life we are living to the Lord; or if we give up our life it is to the Lord; so if we are living, or if our life comes to an end, we are the Lord's.

9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose again, and revived, that he might be the Lord both of the dead and of the living.

And for this purpose Christ went into death and came back again, that he might be the Lord of the dead and of the living.

10 But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? And thou, why dost thou disparage thy brother? for we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ.

But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

11 For it is written, “As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall make confession to God.”

For it is said in the holy Writings, By my life, says the Lord, to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give worship to God.

12 Assuredly then every one of us shall give an account of himself to God.

So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.

13 Let us therefore no more judge one another; but judge this rather, that no one put a stumbling-block or offence before his brother.

Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.

14 I know, and am convinced by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who thinketh any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.

15 But if by meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no more according to love. Do not by thy meat destroy him for whom Christ died.

And if because of food your brother is troubled, then you are no longer going on in the way of love. Do not let your food be destruction to him for whom Christ went into death.

16 Let not therefore food, which is good for you, give occasion of reproach.

Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good:

17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

18 For he who in these things is the servant of Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

19 Well then, let us earnestly pursue the things that conduce to peace, and the things which are for mutual edification.

So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

20 For the sake of meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are clean; but it is an evil thing for a man to eat, giving offence.

Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.

21 It is laudable not to eat flesh, or to drink wine, nor to do any thing whereby thy brother is stumbled, or scandalized, or weakened.

It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.

22 Hast thou faith, exercise it before God within thyself. Blessed is the man who condemneth not himself in that which he alloweth.

The faith which you have, have it to yourself before God. Happy is the man who is not judged by that to which he gives approval.

23 But he that maketh a difference between meats, if he eat is condemned, because he doth it not by faith: for every thing which is not of faith, is sin.

But he who is in doubt is judged if he takes food, because he does it not in faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.