Romans 14
1 Him that is weak in the faith receive all of you, but not to doubtful disputations.
To him who is feeble in the faith, reach forth the hand. And be not divided in your thoughts.
2 For one believes that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eats herbs.
For one man believeth, that he may eat every thing: and he that is feeble, eateth herbs.
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.
And he that eateth, should not despise him that eateth not; and he that eateth not, should not judge him that eateth, for God hath received him.
4 Who are you that judge another man's servant? to his own master he stands or falls. Yea, he shall be held up: for God is able to make him stand.
Who art thou, that thou judgest a servant not thine; and who, if he standeth, he standeth to his Lord; and if he falleth, he falleth to his Lord? But he will assuredly stand; for his Lord hath power to establish him.
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 discriminateth between days; and another judgeth all days alike. But let every one be sure, in regard to his knowledge.
6 He that regards the day, regards it unto 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 that esteemeth a day, esteemeth it for his Lord: and he that esteemeth not a day, for his Lord, he doth not esteem it. And he that eateth, eateth to his Lord, and giveth thanks to God: and he that eateth not, to his Lord he eateth not, and giveth thanks to God.
7 For none of us lives to himself, and no man dies to himself.
For there is not one of us, who liveth for himself: and there is not one, who dieth for himself.
8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
Because, if we live, to our Lord it is we live; or if we die, to our Lord it is we die. Whether we live, therefore, or whether we die, we are our Lord's.
9 In order to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
Moreover, for this cause Messiah died, and revived, and arose; that he might be Lord of the dead and of 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 thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or, why dost thou despise thy brother? For we must all stand before the judgment seat of Messiah,
11 For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
as it is written: As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow; and to me every tongue shall give praise.
12 So then every one of us shall give account (logos) of himself to God.
So then, every one of us must give account of 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.
Henceforth, judge ye not one another; but rather, judge ye this, that thou erect not a stumbling-block for thy brother.
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 indeed, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing which is unclean in itself; but to him who thinketh any thing to be unclean, to him only it is defiled.
15 But if your brother be grieved with your food, now walk you not charitably. (agape) Destroy not him with your food, for whom Christ died.
But if thou grievest thy brother, because of food, thou walkest not in love. On account of food, destroy not him for whom Messiah died.
16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
And let not our good thing be matter of reproach.
17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. (pneuma)
For the kingdom of God, is not food and drink; but is 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 is in these things a servant of Messiah, is pleasing to God, and approved before men.
19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
Now let us strive after peace, and after the edification of one another.
20 For food destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offence.
And let us not, on account of food, destroy the work of God. For every thing is, indeed, pure; yet it is evil, to the man who eateth with stumbling.
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 proper, that we neither eat flesh, nor drink wine, nor do any thing, whereby our brother is stumbled.
22 Have you faith? have it to yourself before God. Happy is he that condemns not himself in that thing which he allows.
Thou art one in whom there is faith; keep it to thyself, before God. Blessed is he, who doth not condemn himself, in that thing which he alloweth.
23 And he that doubts is damned if he eat, because he eats not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
For he who eateth and doubteth, is condemned; because he eateth not in faith. For every thing which is not of faith, is sin.
