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Romans 14

Third Millennium Bible TMB

1 Receive ye him that is weak in the faith, but not to judge his doubtful disputations.

2 For one believeth that he may eat all things, while another who is weak eateth herbs.

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.

4 Who art thou who judgest another man's servant? To his own master he standeth or falleth; yea, he shall be held up, for God is able to make him stand.

5 One man esteemeth one day above another; another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

6 He that regardeth one day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not that day, to the Lord doth he not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not and giveth God thanks.

7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.

8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord. Whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's.

9 For to this end Christ both died, and arose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? Or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

11 For it is written: "`As I live,' saith the Lord, `every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God.'"

12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more, but judge this rather: that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.

14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him that regardeth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

15 But if thy brother be grieved because of thy meat, thou walkest no longer charitably. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.

16 Let not your good be spoken of as evil;

17 for the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.

18 For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God and approved by men.

19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and the things wherewith one may edify another.

20 Destroy not the work of God for the sake of meat. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for that man to eat what causeth offense.

21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

22 Hast thou faith? Have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not from faith; for whatsoever is not from faith is sin.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 Welcome people who are weak in faith, but don't get into an argument over differences of opinion.

2 Some people believe that they can eat all kinds of food. Other people with weak faith believe that they can eat only vegetables.

3 People who eat all foods should not despise people who eat only vegetables. In the same way, the vegetarians should not criticize people who eat all foods, because God has accepted those people.

4 Who are you to criticize someone else's servant? The Lord will determine whether his servant has been successful. The servant will be successful because the Lord makes him successful.

5 One person decides that one day is holier than another. Another person decides that all days are the same. Every person must make his own decision.

6 When people observe a special day, they observe it to honor the Lord. When people eat all kinds of foods, they honor the Lord as they eat, since they give thanks to God. Vegetarians also honor the Lord when they eat, and they, too, give thanks to God.

7 It's clear that we don't live to honor ourselves, and we don't die to honor ourselves.

8 If we live, we honor the Lord, and if we die, we honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

9 For this reason Christ died and came back to life so that he would be the Lord of both the living and the dead.

10 Why do you criticize or despise other Christians? Everyone will stand in front of God to be judged.

11 Scripture says, "As certainly as I live, says the Lord, everyone will worship me, and everyone will praise God."

12 All of us will have to give an account of ourselves to God.

13 So let's stop criticizing each other. Instead, you should decide never to do anything that would make other Christians have doubts or lose their faith.

14 The Lord Jesus has given me the knowledge and conviction that no food is unacceptable in and of itself. But it is unacceptable to a person who thinks it is.

15 So if what you eat hurts another Christian, you are no longer living by love. Don't destroy anyone by what you eat. Christ died for that person.

16 Don't allow anyone to say that what you consider good is evil.

17 God's kingdom does not consist of what a person eats or drinks. Rather, God's kingdom consists of God's approval and peace, as well as the joy that the Holy Spirit gives.

18 The person who serves Christ with this in mind is pleasing to God and respected by people.

19 So let's pursue those things which bring peace and which are good for each other.

20 Don't ruin God's work because of what you eat. All food is acceptable, but it's wrong for a person to eat something if it causes someone else to have doubts.

21 The right thing to do is to avoid eating meat, drinking wine, or doing anything else that causes another Christian to have doubts.

22 So whatever you believe about these things, keep it between yourself and God. The person who does what he knows is right shouldn't feel guilty. He is blessed.

23 But if a person has doubts and still eats, he is condemned because he didn't act in faith. Anything that is not done in faith is sin.