Romans 14

1 And him who is weak in the faith receive ye — not to determinations of reasonings;

Receive him who is weak in the faith, without regard to differences of opinions.

2 one doth believe that he may eat all things — and he who is weak doth eat herbs;

One, indeed, believes he may eat everything; but he who is weak eats herbs only.

3 let not him who is eating despise him who is not eating: and let not him who is not eating judge him who is eating, for God did receive him.

Let not him who eats, despise him who eats not; and let not him who eats not, condemn him who eats: for God has received him.

4 Thou — who art thou that art judging another's domestic? to his own master he doth stand or fall; and he shall be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

Who are you that condemn another man's servant? By his own master he stands or falls; and he shall be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

5 One doth judge one day above another, and another doth judge every day [alike]; let each in his own mind be fully assured.

One, indeed, thinks one day more holy than another: but another thinks every day alike. Let every one be convinced in his own mind.

6 He who is regarding the day, to the Lord he doth regard [it], and he who is not regarding the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He who is eating, to the Lord he doth eat, for he doth give thanks to God; and he who is not eating, to the Lord he doth not eat, and doth give thanks to God.

He who observes the day, observe it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day to the Lord, does not observe it: he who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks.

7 For none of us to himself doth live, and none to himself doth die;

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

8 for both, if we may live, to the Lord we live; if also we may die, to the Lord we die; both then if we may live, also if we may die, we are the Lord's;

But whether we live, we live to the Lord; and whether we die, we die to the Lord: whether we live, therefore, ot die, we are the Lord's.

9 for because of this Christ both died and rose again, and lived again, that both of dead and of living he may be Lord.

For to this end, Christ both dies and rose, and lives again, that he might rule over both the dead and the living.

10 And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ;

But you, why do you condemn your brother? and you, also, why do you despise your brother? for we shall all be placed before the judgment seat of Christ.

11 for it hath been written, 'I live! saith the Lord — to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;'

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

12 so, then, each of us concerning himself shall give reckoning to God;

Well, then, every one of us shall give an account of himself to God.

13 no longer, therefore, may we judge one another, but this judge ye rather, not to put a stumbling-stone before the brother, or an offence.

Let us, therefore, no more judge one another; but let us decide, rather, not to lay an occasion of stumbling before a brother, or a cause of falling.

14 I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing [is] unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean — to that one [it is] unclean;

I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself; yet, to him who accounts anything to be unclean, to that man it is unclean.

15 and if through victuals thy brother is grieved, no more dost thou walk according to love; do not with thy victuals destroy that one for whom Christ died.

Now, if your brother be hurt through your meat, you no longer walk as love requires. Do not destroy him with your meat for whom Christ died.

16 Let not, then, your good be evil spoken of,

Let not your good, then, be an evil spoken of.

17 for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

For the Reign of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness and peace, and joy, in the Holy Spirit.

18 for he who in these things is serving the Christ, [is] acceptable to God and approved of men.

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

19 So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;

Well, then, let us strive after peace, and mutual edification.

20 for the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, [are] pure, but evil [is] to the man who is eating through stumbling.

Do not, for the sake of meat, destroy the work of God. All meats, indeed, are clean; but that meat is hurtful to the man who eats to occasion stumbling.

21 Right [it is] not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to [do anything] in which thy brother doth stumble, or is made to fall, or is weak.

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything by which your brother is made to stumble, or to fall, or is weakened.

22 Thou hast faith! to thyself have [it] before God; happy is he who is not judging himself in what he doth approve,

You have faith: keep it to yourself, in the sight of God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves.

23 and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because [it is] not of faith; and all that [is] not of faith is sin.

For he who discerns a difference, between meats is condemned, if he eat; because he eats not from faith: for what is not from faith is sin.