Romans 14

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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 esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

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 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.

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

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

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.

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

For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and 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 you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgement seat of Christ.

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.

For it is written, “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’”

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

So then each one of us will 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.

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.

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 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.

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!

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.

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

Then don’t let your good be slandered,

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

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, 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 serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

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

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

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, —

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.

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 good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.

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

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

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.

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