Geneva1599 - Romans - 14

14:1  Him that is weake in the faith, receiue vnto you, but not for controuersies of disputations.

14:2  One beleeueth that he may eate of all things: and another, which is weake, eateth herbes.

14:3  Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not: and let not him which eateth not, condemne him that eateth: for God hath receiued him.

14:4  Who art thou that condemnest another mans seruant? hee standeth or falleth to his owne master: yea, he shalbe established: for God is able to make him stand.

14:5  This man esteemeth one day aboue another day, and another man counteth euery day alike: let euery man be fully perswaded in his minde.

14:6  He that obserueth the day, obserueth it to the Lord: and he that obserueth not the day, obserueth it not to the Lord. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord: for he giueth God thankes: and he that eateth not, eateth not to the Lord, and giueth God thankes.

14:7  For none of vs liueth to himselfe, neither doeth any die to himselfe.

14:8  For whether wee liue, we liue vnto the Lord: or whether we die, we die vnto the Lord: whether we liue therefore, or die, we are the Lords.

14:9  For Christ therefore died and rose againe, and reuiued, that he might be Lord both of the dead and the quicke.

14:10  But why doest thou condemne thy brother? or why doest thou despise thy brother? for we shall all appeare before the iudgement seate of Christ.

14:11  For it is written, I liue, sayth the Lord, and euery knee shall bowe to me, and all tongues shall confesse vnto God.

14:12  So then euery one of vs shall giue accounts of himselfe to God.

14:13  Let vs not therefore iudge one another any more: but vse your iudgement rather in this, that no man put an occasion to fall, or a stumbling blocke before his brother.

14:14  I know, and am perswaded through the Lord Iesus, that there is nothing vncleane of it selfe: but vnto him that iudgeth any thing to be vncleane, to him it is vncleane.

14:15  But if thy brother be grieued for the meate, nowe walkest thou not charitably: destroy not him with thy meate, for whome Christ dyed.

14:16  Cause not your commoditie to be euill spoken of.

14:17  For the kingdome of God, is not meate nor drinke, but righteousnes, and peace, and ioye in the holy Ghost.

14:18  For whosoeuer in these things serueth Christ, is acceptable vnto God, and is approoued of men.

14:19  Let vs then follow those things which concerne peace, and wherewith one may edifie another.

14:20  Destroy not the worke of God for meates sake: all things in deede are pure: but it is euill for the man which eateth with offence.

14:21  It is good neither to eate flesh, nor to drinke wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or made weake.

14:22  Hast thou faith? haue it with thy selfe before God: blessed is hee that condemneth not himselfe in that thing which he aloweth.

14:23  For he that doubteth, is condemned if he eate, because he eateth not of faith: and whatsoeuer is not of faith, is sinne.