Romans 14
Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another
14Now aaccept the one who is bweak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on opinions. 2aOne person has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is bweak eats vegetables only. 3The one who eats must not aview the one who does not eat with contempt, and the one who does not eat must not bjudge the one who eats, for God caccepted him. 4aWho 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.
5aOne person judges one day above another, another judges every day alike. Each person must be bfully convinced in his own mind. 6He who regards the day, regards it for the Lord, and he who eats, eats for the Lord, for he agives thanks to God; and he who does not eat, for the Lord he does not eat and gives thanks to God. 7For not one of us alives for himself, and not one dies for himself; 8for 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. 9For to this end aChrist died and lived again, that He might be bLord both of the dead and of the living.
10But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you aview your brother with contempt? For bwe will all stand before the judgment seat of God. 11For it is written, “aAs I live, says the 1Lord, bto Me every knee shall bow,And every tongue shall confess to God.”
12So then aeach one of us will give an account of himself to God.
13Therefore let us not ajudge one another anymore, but rather judge this—bnot to put a stumbling block or offense before a brother. 14I know and am convinced 1in the Lord Jesus that anothing is defiled in itself; but to him who bconsiders anything to be defiled, to him it is defiled. 15For if because of food your brother is grieved, you are no longer awalking according to love. bDo not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. 16Therefore ado not let what is for you a good thing be 1slandered; 17for the kingdom of God ais not eating and drinking, but righteousness and bpeace and cjoy in the Holy Spirit. 18For he who in this way aserves Christ is bpleasing to God and approved by men. 19So then 1let us apursue the things which make for peace and the bbuilding up of one another. 20aDo 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. 21aIt is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother stumbles. 22The faith which you have, have 1as your own conviction before God. Blessed is he who adoes not judge himself in what he approves. 23But ahe who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.