Romans 14

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

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

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

For one believes that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eats herbs.

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 him that eats despise him that eats not; and let not him which eats not judge him that eats: for God has 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 are you that judge another man’s servant? to his own master he stands or falls. Yes, he shall be held up: 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.

One man esteems one day above another: another esteems every day alike. Let every man 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.

He that regards the day, regards it to the Lord; and he that regards not the day, to the Lord he does not regard it. He that eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he that eats not, to the Lord he eats not, and gives God thanks.

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

For none of us lives to himself, and no man 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 whether we live, we live to the Lord; and whether we die, we die to the Lord: whether we live therefore, or 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 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? 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 brother? or why do you set at nothing your 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 bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’”

For it is 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.

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

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.

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

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 by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteems any thing to be 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 be grieved with your meat, now walk you not charitably. Destroy not him with your meat, for whom Christ died.

16 Then don’t let your good be slandered,

Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

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 he that in these things serves Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

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

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

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offense.

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 any thing whereby your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak.

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

Have you faith? have it to yourself before God. Happy is he that condemns not himself in that thing which he allows.

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

And he that doubts is damned if he eat, because he eats not of faith: for whatever is not of faith is sin.