Romans 14

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The Jewish converts given warning against judging, and Gentile believers against despising one the other

Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings. Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.
One man has faith to take all things as food: another who is feeble in faith takes only green food. One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.
Let 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. 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.
Who 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. 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.
This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind. One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.
He 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. 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.
For every man's life and every man's death has a relation to others as well as to himself. For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.
As 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. 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.
And for this purpose Christ went into death and came back again, that he might be the Lord of the dead and of the living. For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
But 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. 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.
For 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. For it is written, “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’”
So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God. So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.
Then 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. 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.

And the Gentiles given strong words to take heed of giving offence in their use of indifferent things

I 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. 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.
And 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. 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.
Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good: Then don’t let your good be slandered,
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men. For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another. So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.
Do 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. 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.
It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother. It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.
The 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. Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn’t judge himself in that which he approves.
But 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. But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it isn’t of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin. (14:24) Now to him who is able to establish you according to my Good News and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret through long ages, (14:25) but now is revealed, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known for obedience of faith to all the nations; (14:26) to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.
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