Romans 14

1Welcome the one who is weak in faith, but not in order to quarrel over opinions.

2One person believes he may eat anything, while the one who is weak eats only vegetables.

3The one who eats must not look down on the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat must not judge the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.

4Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

5One person considers one day more important than another, while another considers every day alike. Everyone must be fully convinced in their own mind.

6Whoever observes the day observes it for the Lord. Whoever eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; and whoever does not eat abstains for the Lord and gives thanks to God.

7For none of us lives for our own sake, and none of us dies for our own sake.

8For if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

9For this is why Christ died and came to life again: so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

10You, then—why do you judge your brother or sister? Or you—why do you look down on your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

11For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will acknowledge God.”

12So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

13Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, let this be your judgment: never to put a stumbling block or an obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.

14I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone considers something unclean, then for that person it is unclean.

15For if your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not by your food destroy someone for whom Christ died.

16So do not let the good that is yours be spoken of as evil.

17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

18For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.

19So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building one another up.

20Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. All things are indeed clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat in a way that causes stumbling.

21It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother or sister to stumble.

22The faith you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed are those who do not judge themselves in what they approve.

23But those who have doubts are condemned if they eat, because they do not eat from faith. And whatever does not come from faith is sin.