Romans 14

1Now him that is weak in the faith receive, not to [the] determining of questions of reasoning.

1Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings.

2One man is assured that he may eat all things; but the weak eats herbs.

2One man has faith to take all things as food: another who is feeble in faith takes only green food.

3Let not him that eats make little of him that eats not; and let not him that eats not judge him that eats: forGod has received him.

3Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.

4Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own master he stands or falls. And he shall be made to stand; for the Lord is able to make him stand.

4Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.

5One man esteems day more than day; another esteems every day [alike]. Let each be fully persuaded in his own mind.

5This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind.

6He that regards the day, regards it to [the] Lord. And he that eats, eats to [the] Lord, for he givesGod thanks; and he that does not eat, [it is] to [the] Lord he does not eat, and givesGod thanks.

6He who keeps the day, keeps it to the Lord; and he who takes food, takes it as to the Lord, for he gives praise to God; and he who does not take food, to the Lord he takes it not, and gives praise to God.

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

7For every man's life and every man's death has a relation to others as well as to himself.

8For both if we should live, [it is] to the Lord we live; and if we should die, [it is] to the Lord we die: both if we should live then, and if we should die, we are the Lord's.

8As long as we have life we are living to the Lord; or if we give up our life it is to the Lord; so if we are living, or if our life comes to an end, we are the Lord's.

9For to this [end] Christ has died and lived [again], that he might rule over both dead and living.

9And for this purpose Christ went into death and came back again, that he might be the Lord of the dead and of the living.

10But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou make little of thy brother? for we shall all be placed before the judgment-seat ofGod.

10But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

11For it is written, I live, saith [the] Lord, that to me shall bow every knee, and every tongue shall confess toGod.

11For it is said in the holy Writings, By my life, says the Lord, to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give worship to God.

12So then each of us shall give an account concerning himself toGod.

12So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.

13Let us no longer therefore judge one another; but judge ye this rather, not to put a stumbling-block or a fall-trap before his brother.

13Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.

14I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except to him who reckons anything to be unclean, to that man [it is] unclean.

14I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.

15For if on account of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer according to love. Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ has died.

15And if because of food your brother is troubled, then you are no longer going on in the way of love. Do not let your food be destruction to him for whom Christ went into death.

16Let not then your good be evil spoken of;

16Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good:

17for the kingdom ofGod is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in [the] Holy Spirit.

17For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

18For he that in this serves the Christ [is] acceptable toGod and approved of men.

18And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

19So then let us pursue the things which tend to peace, and things whereby one shall build up another.

19So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

20For the sake of meat do not destroy the work ofGod. All things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil to that man who eats while stumbling [in doing so].

20Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.

21[It is] right not to eat meat, nor drink wine, nor [do anything] in which thy brother stumbles, or is offended, or is weak.

21It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.

22Hast thou faith? have [it] to thyself beforeGod. Blessed [is] he who does not judge himself in what he allows.

22The faith which you have, have it to yourself before God. Happy is the man who is not judged by that to which he gives approval.

23But he that doubts, if he eat, is condemned; because [it is] not of faith; but whatever [is] not of faith is sin.

23But he who is in doubt is judged if he takes food, because he does it not in faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.