Romans 14

1 Him that is weak in his faith, receive ye, —not for disputing opinions: —

To him who is feeble in the faith, reach forth the hand. And be not divided in your thoughts.

2 One, indeed, hath faith to eat all things, whereas, he that is weak, eateth herbs:

For one man believeth, that he may eat every thing: and he that is feeble, eateth herbs.

3 Let not, him that eateth, despise him that eateth not, and let not, him that eateth not, judge him that eateth; for, God, hath received him.

And he that eateth, should not despise him that eateth not; and he that eateth not, should not judge him that eateth, for God hath received him.

4 Who art, thou, that judgest another’s domestic? To his own master, he standeth or falleth; he shall, however, be made to stand, —for his master is able to make him stand.

Who art thou, that thou judgest a servant not thine; and who, if he standeth, he standeth to his Lord; and if he falleth, he falleth to his Lord? But he will assuredly stand; for his Lord hath power to establish him.

5 [For], one, indeed esteemeth one day beyond another, whereas, another, esteemeth every day: —let, each one, in his own mind be fully persuaded.

One man discriminateth between days; and another judgeth all days alike. But let every one be sure, in regard to his knowledge.

6 He that regardeth the day, unto the Lord, regardeth it, —and, he that eateth, unto the Lord, doth eat, for he giveth thanks unto God; and, he that eateth not, unto the Lord, doth not eat and give God thanks.

He that esteemeth a day, esteemeth it for his Lord: and he that esteemeth not a day, for his Lord, he doth not esteem it. And he that eateth, eateth to his Lord, and giveth thanks to God: and he that eateth not, to his Lord he eateth not, and giveth thanks to God.

7 For, none of us, unto himself liveth, and, none, unto himself dieth;

For there is not one of us, who liveth for himself: and there is not one, who dieth for himself.

8 For both, if we live, unto the Lord, we live, and, if we die, unto the Lord, we die; whether therefore we live, the Lord’s, we are; or whether we die, the Lord’s, we are;

Because, if we live, to our Lord it is we live; or if we die, to our Lord it is we die. Whether we live, therefore, or whether we die, we are our Lord's.

9 For, to this end, Christ died and lived, in order that, both of dead and living, he might have lordship.

Moreover, for this cause Messiah died, and revived, and arose; that he might be Lord of the dead and of the living.

10 But, thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? Aye! and thou, why dost thou despise thy brother? For, all of us, shall present ourselves unto the judgment seat of God;

But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or, why dost thou despise thy brother? For we must all stand before the judgment seat of Messiah,

11 For it is written—Living am, I, saith the Lord, unto me, shall bow every knee, and, every tongue, shall openly confess unto God.

as it is written: As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow; and to me every tongue shall give praise.

12 Hence, [then], each one of us, of himself shall give account unto God.

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

13 No longer, then, upon one another, let us be sitting in judgment, but, this, judge ye rather—not to be putting a cause of stumbling before your brother or an occasion to fall.

Henceforth, judge ye not one another; but rather, judge ye this, that thou erect not a stumbling-block for thy brother.

14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus—that, nothing, is profane of itself, —save to him who reckoneth anything to be profane, unto that man, [it is] profane,

I know indeed, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing which is unclean in itself; but to him who thinketh any thing to be unclean, to him only it is defiled.

15 If, in fact, because of food, thy brother is being grieved, no longer, by the rule of love, art thou walking: —do not, by thy food, that man, be destroying, on whose behalf Christ died!

But if thou grievest thy brother, because of food, thou walkest not in love. On account of food, destroy not him for whom Messiah died.

16 Therefore, suffer not to be defamed, your own good thing;

And let not our good thing be matter of reproach.

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

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

18 For, he that in this doeth service unto the Christ, is acceptable unto God, and approved unto men.

For he who is in these things a servant of Messiah, is pleasing to God, and approved before men.

19 Hence, then, the things pertaining to peace, let us pursue, and the things which belong to the upbuilding one of another:

Now let us strive after peace, and after the edification of one another.

20 Do not, for the sake of food, be throwing down the work of God! All things, indeed, are pure; but, ill, is it for the man who with occasion of stumbling doth eat, —

And let us not, on account of food, destroy the work of God. For every thing is, indeed, pure; yet it is evil, to the man who eateth with stumbling.

21 Well, is it not to eat flesh nor to drink wine nor [to do aught] whereby thy brother is caused to stumble.

It is proper, that we neither eat flesh, nor drink wine, nor do any thing, whereby our brother is stumbled.

22 The faith which thou hast, have to thyself before God: happy, he that bringeth not judgment upon himself by that which he approveth;

Thou art one in whom there is faith; keep it to thyself, before God. Blessed is he, who doth not condemn himself, in that thing which he alloweth.

23 But, he that is in doubt, if he eat, hath condemned himself, —because, [it was] not of faith, and, everything which is not of faith, is sin.

For he who eateth and doubteth, is condemned; because he eateth not in faith. For every thing which is not of faith, is sin.