Jubilee2000 - Romans - 14

14:1  Bear [with] the one who is sick in the faith, [but] not unto doubtful discernment.

14:2  For one believes that he may eat all things; another, who is sick, eats vegetables.

14:3  Let not him that eats despise him that does not eat, and let him who eats not judge him that eats; for God has raised him up.

14:4  Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? By his [own] master he stands or falls; and [if he falls], he shall be made to stand, for God is powerful to make him stand.

14:5  Also, some make a difference between one day and another; others esteem every day [alike]. Let each one be fully persuaded in his own soul.

14:6  He that observes the day, let him observe it unto the Lord; and he that does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe [it]. He that eats, eats unto the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he that does not eat, unto the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.

14:7  For none of us live for ourselves, and no one dies for himself.

14:8  For if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord; whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.

14:9  For to this end Christ both died and rose [and revived]: to thus exercise lordship over the dead as well as over the living.

14:10  But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou belittle thy brother? for we shall all stand before the tribunal of the Christ.

14:11  For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

14:12  So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.

14:13  Let us, therefore, not judge one another any more, but judge this rather: that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in [his] brother's way.

14:14  I know and trust in the Lord Jesus that for his sake there is nothing unclean, but to him that esteems any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean.

14:15  But if thy brother is grieved because of [thy] food, now thou dost not walk in charity. Do not destroy him with thy food, for whom Christ died.

14:16  Let not then your good be evil spoken of;

14:17  for the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

14:18  For he that in these things serves the Christ [is] well pleasing unto God and approved of men.

14:19  Let us, therefore, follow after the things which make for peace and the edification of each one to the others.

14:20  Because of food, do not destroy the work of God. All things indeed [are] clean, but [it is] evil for that man who eats with offense.

14:21  [It is] good neither to eat flesh nor to drink wine nor [do any thing] by which thy brother stumbles or is offended or is sick.

14:22  Thou hast faith; have [it] to thyself before God. Blessed [is] he that does not condemn himself with that thing which he allows.

14:23  And he that makes a difference is condemned if he eats, because [he] does not [eat] by faith; and whatsoever [is] not out of faith is sin.: