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12 So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.
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12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
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13 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.
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13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way.
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14 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.
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14 As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
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15 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.
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15 If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died.
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16 Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good:
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16 Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil.
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17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
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18 And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.
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18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
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19 So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.
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19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
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20 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.
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20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.
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21 It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.
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21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall.
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22 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.
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22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
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