Romans 14

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

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

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

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth 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 let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received 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 master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: 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.

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

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 regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

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; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or 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 both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and 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 why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought 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.

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

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 no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his 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 persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing 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.

But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. 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 your 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 righteousness, 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 these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

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

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

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; 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 neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is 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. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing 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.

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.