Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
12 Every one of us, then, will have to give an account to God.
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So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
13 So then, let us stop judging one another. Instead, you should decide never to do anything that would make others stumble or fall into sin.
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Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.
14 My union with the Lord Jesus makes me certain that no food is of itself ritually unclean; but if you believe that some food is unclean, then it becomes unclean for you.
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I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean.
15 If you hurt others because of something you eat, then you are no longer acting from love. Do not let the food that you eat ruin the person for whom Christ died!
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If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died.
16 Do not let what you regard as good get a bad name.
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Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.
17 For God's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of the righteousness, peace, and joy which the Holy Spirit gives.
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For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
18 And when you serve Christ in this way, you please God and are approved by others.
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because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.
19 So then, we must always aim at those things that bring peace and that help strengthen one another.
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Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
20 Do not, because of food, destroy what God has done. All foods may be eaten, but it is wrong to eat anything that will cause someone else to fall into sin.
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Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.
21 The right thing to do is to keep from eating meat, drinking wine, or doing anything else that will make other believers fall.
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It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.
22 Keep what you believe about this matter, then, between yourself and God. Happy are those who do not feel guilty when they do something they judge is right!
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So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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