Romans 14

1 Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

But receive to yourselves him who is weak in faith, not into disputations of doubtful matters.

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

One indeed believes he is to eat all things: another who is weak, vegetables.

3 Don’t let him who eats despise him who doesn’t eat. Don’t let him who doesn’t eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.

Let not the one eating snub the one not eating. Let not the one not eating judge the one eating; for God received him.

4 Who are you who judge another’s servant? To his own lord he stands or falls. Yes, he will be made to stand, for God has power to make him stand.

Who art thou judging another man's servant? to his own master he stands or falls: but he shall stand; for God is able to make him stand.

5 One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

For one indeed judges a day above a day: another judges every day (alike); let each one be fully persuaded in his own mind.

6 He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks. He who doesn’t eat, to the Lord he doesn’t eat, and gives God thanks.

The one regarding the day, regards it to the Lord: the one eating, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and the one not eating, eats not to the Lord, and gives thanks to God.

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

For no one of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself:

8 For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

for if indeed we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Then indeed if we live, and if we die, we are the Lord's.

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

For unto this Christ died, and lives, in order that He may be Lord of the dead and of the living.

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

But why do you judge your neighbor, or indeed why do you discount your brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.

11 For it is written, “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’”

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

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

Then therefore each one of us shall give an account to God for himself.

13 Therefore let’s not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother’s way, or an occasion for falling.

Then let us no longer judge one another: but rather judge this, not to place before a brother an offence for a stumblingblock.

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

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: except to him who considers it unclean, to him it is unclean.

15 Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.

But if your brother is grieved on account of your meat, you are no longer walking in divine love. Do not by your meat destroy him for whom Christ died.

16 Then don’t let your good be slandered,

Let not your good be blasphemed.

17 for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but 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 he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

For in this the one serving Christ is acceptable to God, and approved unto men.

19 So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

Then therefore we pursue the things belonging to peace, and edification towards one another.

20 Don’t overthrow God’s work for food’s sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.

Do not destroy the work of God on account of meat. All things are pure; but it is evil to the man who eats with offence:

21 It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.

it is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother stumbles.

22 Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn’t judge himself in that which he approves.

The faith which you have, have it with yourself before God. Happy is the one not judging himself in that which he approves:

23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it isn’t of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.

but if he may eat doubting, he has been condemned, because it is not of faith; but every thing which is not of faith is sin.