Romans 14

1 Him that is weak in the faith receive you, but not to doubtful disputations.

But the man who is weak in the faith, do not receive for arguments of opinions.

2 For one believes that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eats herbs.

One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables.

3 Let not him that eats despise him that eats not; and let not him which eats not judge him that eats: for God has received him.

The man who eats should not disdain the man who does not eat, and the man who does not eat should not criticize the man who eats, for God has received him.

4 Who are you that judge another man’s servant? to his own master he stands or falls. Yes, he shall be held up: for God is able to make him stand.

Who are thou who criticizes the servant of another? To his own lord he stands or falls. And he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

5 One man esteems one day above another: another esteems every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

One man prefers one day above another, another man prefers every day. Let each man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

6 He that regards the day, regards it to the Lord; and he that regards not the day, to the Lord he does not regard it. He that eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he that eats not, to the Lord he eats not, and gives God thanks.

He who regards the day, regards it for the Lord. And he who does not regard the day, for the Lord he does not regard it. And he who eats, eats for the Lord, for he expresses thanks to God. And he who does not eat, for the Lord he does not eat, and expresses thanks to God.

7 For none of us lives to himself, and no man dies to himself.

For none of us lives to himself, and no man dies to himself.

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

For both if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Both if we live and if we die, therefore, we are the Lord's.

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

For because of this Christ both died and arose, and he became alive so that he might be Lord over both the dead and the living.

10 But why do you judge your brother? or why do you set at nothing your brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

But why do thou criticize thy brother? Or also why do thou disdain thy brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

11 For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

For it is written, I live, says the Lord, that every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will confess to God.

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

So then each of us will give account about himself to God.

13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

Let us not therefore criticize each other any more, but judge ye this instead, not to place a stumbling block to the brother, or a snare.

14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteems any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is profane by itself, except to him who regards anything to be profane. To that man it is profane.

15 But if your brother be grieved with your meat, now walk you not charitably. Destroy not him with your meat, for whom Christ died.

For if thy brother is distressed because of food, thou no longer walk according to love. Do not destroy with thy food that man for whom Christ died.

16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

Therefore do not let your good be maligned.

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 eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

18 For he that in these things serves Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God, and approved by men.

19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things with which one may edify another.

So then we should pursue the things of peace, and the things of constructiveness for each other.

20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offense.

Do not tear down the work of God because of food. All things indeed are clean, but it is wrong to the man who eats through hindrance.

21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak.

It is good not to eat meats, nor to drink wine, nor in whatever thy brother stumbles against, or is caused to stumble, or becomes weak.

22 Have you faith? have it to yourself before God. Happy is he that condemns not himself in that thing which he allows.

The faith thou have, have in relation to thyself before God. Blessed is the man not condemning himself in what he allows.

23 And he that doubts is damned if he eat, because he eats not of faith: for whatever is not of faith is sin.

But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not from faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin.