Now aaccept
the one who is bweak
in faith
, but not for the purpose of passing
judgment
on his opinions
.
aOne person has
faith
that he may eat
all
things
, but he who is bweak
eats
vegetables
only.
The one who eats
is not to aregard
with contempt
the one
who does not eat
, and the one
who does not eat
is not to bjudge
the one
who eats
, for God
has caccepted
him.
aWho are you to judge
the 1servant
of another
? To his own
2master
he stands
or
falls
; and he will stand
, for the Lord
is able
to make
him stand
.
aOne person 1regards
one day
above
another
, another
regards
every
day
alike. Each
person
must be bfully
convinced
in his own
mind
.
He who observes the day
, observes
it for the Lord
, and he who eats
, 1does
so
for the Lord
, for he agives
thanks
to God
; and he who eats
not, for the Lord
he does not eat
, and gives
thanks
to God
.
For not one of us alives
for himself
, and not one
dies
for himself
;
for if we live
, we live
for the Lord
, or
if
we die
, we die
for the Lord
; therefore
awhether
we live
or
die
, we are the Lord's
.
For to this end aChrist
died
and lived
again, that He might be bLord
both
of the dead
and of the living
.
But you, why do you judge
your brother
? Or
you again
, why
do you aregard
your brother
with contempt
? For bwe will all
stand
before
the judgment
seat
of God
.
For it is written, " aAS I LIVE
, SAYS
THE LORD
, bEVERY
KNEE
SHALL BOW
TO ME, AND EVERY
TONGUE
SHALL 1GIVE
PRAISE
TO GOD
."
So then
aeach
one
of us will give
an account
of himself
to God
.
Therefore let us not ajudge
one
another
anymore
, but rather
determine
this
-- bnot to put
an obstacle
or
a stumbling
block
in a brother's
way.
I know and am convinced
1in the Lord
Jesus
that anothing
is unclean
in itself
; but to him who bthinks
anything
to be unclean
, to him it is unclean
.
For if because
of food
your brother
is hurt
, you are no
longer
awalking
according
to love
. bDo not destroy
with your food
him for whom
Christ
died
.
Therefore ado not let what
is for you a good
thing
be 1spoken
of as evil
;
for the kingdom of God
ais not eating
and drinking
, but righteousness
and bpeace
and bjoy
in the Holy
Spirit
.
For he who in this way aserves
Christ
is bacceptable
to God
and approved
by men
.
So then
1we apursue
the things which make for peace
and the bbuilding
up of one
another
.
aDo not tear down
the work
of God
for the sake
of food
. bAll
things
indeed
are clean
, but cthey are evil
for the man
who eats
1and gives
offense
.
aIt is good not to eat
meat
or
to drink
wine
, or
to do anything by which
your brother
stumbles
.
The faith which
you have
, have
1as your own
conviction
before
God
. Happy
is he who adoes not condemn
himself
in what
he approves
.
But ahe who doubts is condemned
if
he eats
, because
his eating is not from faith
; and whatever
is not from faith
is sin
.