Romans 14

1 Receive anyone who is weak in faith, without giving judgment about arguments.

Now him that is weak in faith, take unto you: not in disputes about thoughts.

2 One person has faith to eat anything, another who is weak eats only vegetables.

For one believeth that he may eat all things: but he that is weak, let him eat herbs.

3 May the one who eats everything not despise the one who does not; and may the one who does not eat everything not judge the other who eats everything. For God has accepted him.

Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not: and he that eateth not, let him not judge him that eateth. For God hath taken him to him.

4 Who are you, you who judge a servant belonging to someone else? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. But he will be made to stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? To his own lord he standeth or falleth. And he shall stand: for God is able to make him stand.

5 One person values one day above another. Another values every day equally. Let each person be convinced in his own mind.

For one judgeth between day and day: and another judgeth every day: let every man abound in his own sense.

6 He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord; and he who eats, eats for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God. He who does not eat, refrains from eating for the Lord, he also gives thanks to God.

He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord. And he that eateth, eateth to the Lord: for he giveth thanks to God. And he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth thanks to God.

7 For none of us lives for himself, and none dies for himself.

For none of us liveth to himself; and no man dieth to himself.

8 For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Then whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord. Therefore, whether we live, or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.

9 For to this purpose Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and those who are living.

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

10 But you, why do you judge your brother? And you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? or thou, why dost thou despise thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

11 For it is written, “As I live,” says the Lord, “to me every knee will bend, and every tongue will give praise to God.”

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

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

Therefore every one of us shall render account to God for himself.

13 Therefore, let us no longer judge one another, but instead decide this, that no one will place a stumbling block or a snare for his brother.

Let us not therefore judge one another any more. But judge this rather, that you put not a stumblingblock or a scandal in your brother’s way.

14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean by itself. Only for him who considers anything to be unclean, for him it is unclean.

I know, and am confident in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

15 If because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food one for whom Christ died.

For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

16 So do not allow what you consider to be good to be spoken of as evil.

Let not then our good be evil spoken of.

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

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

18 For the one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by people.

For he that in this serveth Christ, pleaseth God, and is approved of men.

19 So then, let us pursue the things of peace and the things that build up one another.

Therefore let us follow after the things that are of peace; and keep the things that are of edification one towards another.

20 Do not destroy the work of God because of food. All things are indeed clean, but it is evil for that person who eats and causes him to stumble.

Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

21 It is good not to eat meat, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother takes offense.

It is good not to eat flesh, and not to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother is offended, or scandalized, or made weak.

22 The faith you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.

Hast thou faith? Have it to thyself before God. Blessed is he that condemneth not himself in that which he alloweth.

23 He who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not from faith. And whatever is not from faith is sin.

But he that discerneth, if he eat, is condemned; because not of faith. For all that is not of faith is sin.