Romans 14

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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, 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.

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 person values one day above another. Another values every day equally. Let each person 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, 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.

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

For none of us lives for himself, and none dies for 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;

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.

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 purpose Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and those who are 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 judge your brother? And you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

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, “to me every knee will bend, and every tongue will give praise to God.”

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

So then, each one of us will 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.

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.

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 in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean by itself. Only for him who considers anything to be unclean, for him 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.

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.

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

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

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

For the kingdom of God is not about food and drink, but about righteousness, 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.

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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