Murdock - Romans - 14

14:1  To him who is feeble in the faith, reach forth the hand. And be not divided in your thoughts.

14:2  For one man believeth, that he may eat every thing: and he that is feeble, eateth herbs.

14:3  And he that eateth, should not despise him that eateth not; and he that eateth not, should not judge him that eateth, for God hath received him.

14:4  Who art thou, that thou judgest a servant not thine; and who, if he standeth, he standeth to his Lord; and if he falleth, he falleth to his Lord? But he will assuredly stand; for his Lord hath power to establish him.

14:5  One man discriminateth between days; and another judgeth all days alike. But let every one be sure, in regard to his knowledge.

14:6  He that esteemeth a day, esteemeth it for his Lord: and he that esteemeth not a day, for his Lord, he doth not esteem it. And he that eateth, eateth to his Lord, and giveth thanks to God: and he that eateth not, to his Lord he eateth not, and giveth thanks to God.

14:7  For there is not one of us, who liveth for himself: and there is not one, who dieth for himself.

14:8  Because, if we live, to our Lord it is we live; or if we die, to our Lord it is we die. Whether we live, therefore, or whether we die, we are our Lord's.

14:9  Moreover, for this cause Messiah died, and revived, and arose; that he might be Lord of the dead and of the living.

14:10  But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or, why dost thou despise thy brother? For we must all stand before the judgment seat of Messiah,

14:11  as it is written: As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow; and to me every tongue shall give praise.

14:12  So then, every one of us must give account of himself to God.

14:13  Henceforth, judge ye not one another; but rather, judge ye this, that thou erect not a stumbling-block for thy brother.

14:14  I know indeed, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing which is unclean in itself; but to him who thinketh any thing to be unclean, to him only it is defiled.

14:15  But if thou grievest thy brother, because of food, thou walkest not in love. On account of food, destroy not him for whom Messiah died.

14:16  And let not our good thing be matter of reproach.

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

14:18  For he who is in these things a servant of Messiah, is pleasing to God, and approved before men.

14:19  Now let us strive after peace, and after the edification of one another.

14:20  And let us not, on account of food, destroy the work of God. For every thing is, indeed, pure; yet it is evil, to the man who eateth with stumbling.

14:21  It is proper, that we neither eat flesh, nor drink wine, nor do any thing, whereby our brother is stumbled.

14:22  Thou art one in whom there is faith; keep it to thyself, before God. Blessed is he, who doth not condemn himself, in that thing which he alloweth.

14:23  For he who eateth and doubteth, is condemned; because he eateth not in faith. For every thing which is not of faith, is sin.