< Romans 14 >
1 And him who is weak in the faith receive ye — not to determinations of reasonings;
Receive him that is weak in the faith, but not to disputes about doubtful matters:
2 one doth believe that he may eat all things — and he who is weak doth eat herbs;
for one believeth that he may eat any food; another, who is weak, liveth upon herbs.
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, that eateth, despise him that eateth not; and let not him, that eateth not, censure him that eateth: for God hath 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 art thou that judgest the servant of another? To his own master he standeth or falleth: yea, he shall be established; for God is able to establish him.
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 preferreth some days to others; another esteemeth every day alike. Let every one be fully satisfied 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 that regardeth a day regardeth it to the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, in deference to the Lord he doth not regard it. So he, that eateth all sorts of food, eateth to the Lord; for he giveth God thanks for it; and he that eateth not of some kinds of food, in deference to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks for the rest.
7 For none of us to himself doth live, and none to himself doth die;
For none of us liveth to himself, and no one dieth 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 if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, 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 end Christ both died, and rose, and lives again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of 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 why dost thou censure thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? since we shall all stand before the tribunal 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, saith the Lord, 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;
So that 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 not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, not to lay a stumbling-block or scandal before a 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 have been taught by the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: only to him that thinketh any thing unclean, to 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.
But if thy brother be grieved by thy food, thou dost not herein walk in love. Do not by thy food destroy him, for whom Christ died.
16 Let not, then, your good be evil spoken of,
Let not your liberty then be evil-spoken of: for the kingdom of God consists not in meat and drink;
17 for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;
but in righteousness and peace, and joy in the holy Ghost: for he,
18 for he who in these things is serving the Christ, [is] acceptable to God and approved of men.
that in these serveth 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;
Let us then pursue 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 thy brother who is the work of God: all things indeed are pure; but to the man that eateth with offence it is evil.
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 flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do any thing at which thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or weakened.
22 Thou hast faith! to thyself have [it] before God; happy is he who is not judging himself in what he doth approve,
Thou who hast faith, have it to thyself before God: and happy is he that condemneth not himself in what he alloweth himself to do.
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.
But he that hath any scruple, is condemned if he eat; because he doth it not with faith: and whatsoever is not of faith, is sin.