Romans 14

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(Matthew 7:1–6; Luke 6:37–42)

AcceptG4355 him whoseG3588 faithG4102 is weakG770, withoutG3361G1519 passing judgmentG1253 on his opinionsG1261.1 2ForG3303 oneG3739 person has faithG4100 to eatG5315 all thingsG3956, whileG1161 anotherG3588, who is weakG770, eatsG2068 only vegetablesG3001. 3TheG3588 one who eatsG2068 everything must not belittleG3361G1848 theG3588 one who does not, andG1161 theG3588 one who does not eatG3361G2068 everything must not judgeG3361G2919 theG3588 one who does, forG1063 GodG2316 has acceptedG4355 himG846. 4WhoG5101 areG1510 youG4771 to judgeG2919 someone else’sG245 servantG3610? ToG3588 his ownG2398 masterG2962 he standsG4739 orG2228 fallsG4098. AndG1161 he will standG2476, forG1063 theG3588 LordG2962 is ableG1414 to make him standG846G2476.

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OneG3739 person regardsG2919 a certain dayG2250 aboveG3844 the others, whileG1161 someoneG3739 else considersG2919 everyG3956 dayG2250 alike. EachG1538 one should be fully convincedG4135 inG1722 his ownG2398 mindG3563. 6He whoG3588 observesG5426 a special dayG2250 does so to the LordG2962;2 he whoG3588 eatsG2068 does so to the LordG2962, forG1063 he gives thanksG2168 to GodG2316; andG2532 he whoG3588 abstainsG3361G2068 does so to the LordG2962 andG2532 gives thanksG2168 to GodG2316.

7ForG1063 noneG3762 of usG1473 livesG2198 to himselfG1438 alone, andG2532 noneG3762 of us diesG599 to himselfG1438 alone. 8IfG1437 we liveG2198, we liveG2198 to theG3588 LordG2962, andG5037 ifG1437 we dieG599, we dieG599 to theG3588 LordG2962. SoG3767 whetherG1437 we liveG2198 or dieG599, we belong toG1510 theG3588 LordG2962. 9ForG1519 this reasonG3778G1063 ChristG5547 diedG599 andG2532 returned to lifeG2198, thatG2443 He might be the Lord ofG2961 bothG2532 the deadG3498 andG2532 the livingG2198.

10WhyG5101, thenG1161, do youG4771 judgeG2919 yourG4771 brotherG80? OrG2228 whyG5101 do youG4771 belittleG1848 yourG4771 brotherG80? ForG1063 we will all stand beforeG3956G3936 God’sG3588G2316 judgment seatG968. 11It is writtenG1125:

12SoG686 thenG3767, eachG1538 of usG1473 will giveG1325 an accountG3056 ofG4012 himselfG1438 to GodG2316.

The Law of Love

(Ezekiel 14:1–11; 1 Corinthians 8:1–13)

13ThereforeG3767 let us stop judgingG3371G2919 one anotherG240. InsteadG235G3123, make up your mindG2919 notG3361 to putG5087 any stumbling blockG4348 orG2228 obstacleG4625 in your brother’s wayG3588G80.

14I am convincedG1492 andG2532 fully persuadedG3982 inG1722 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 thatG3754 nothingG3762 is uncleanG2839 inG1223 itselfG1438. But ifG1487G3361 anyone regardsG3049 somethingG5100 asG1510 uncleanG2839, then for himG1565 it is uncleanG2839. 15IfG1487 yourG4771 brotherG80 is distressedG3076 byG1223 what you eat, you are no longer actingG3765G4043 inG2596 loveG26. Do notG3361 byG3588 your eating destroyG622 yourG4771 brother, forG5228 whomG3739 ChristG5547 diedG599.

16Do not allowG3361 whatG3588 youG4771 consider goodG18, thenG3767, to be spoken of as evilG987. 17ForG1063 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 isG1510 notG3756 a matter of eatingG1035 andG2532 drinkingG4213, butG235 of righteousnessG1343, peaceG1515, andG2532 joyG5479 inG1722 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 18ForG1063 whoeverG3588 servesG1398 ChristG5547 inG1722 this wayG3778 is pleasingG2101 to GodG2316 andG2532 approvedG1384 by menG444.

19SoG686 thenG3767, let us pursueG1377 what leads toG3588 peaceG1515 andG2532 toG3588 mutualG1519G240 edificationG3619. 20Do notG3361 destroyG2647 theG3588 workG2041 of GodG2316 for the sake ofG1752 foodG1033. AllG3956 food is cleanG2513, butG235 it is wrongG2556 for a manG444 to let his eating beG1223G2068 a stumbling blockG4348. 21It is betterG2570 notG3361 to eatG5315 meatG2907 or drinkG4095 wineG3631 or to do anything to cause yourG4771 brotherG80 to stumbleG4350.4

22KeepG2192 yourG4771 beliefG4102 about such matters betweenG2596 yourselfG4572 and GodG2316.5 BlessedG3107 is theG3588 one who does not condemnG3361G2919 himselfG1438 byG1722 whatG3739 he approvesG1381. 23ButG1161 theG3588 one who has doubtsG1252 is condemnedG2632 ifG1437 he eatsG5315, becauseG3754 his eating is notG3756 fromG1537 faithG4102; andG1161 everythingG3956 thatG3739 is notG3756 fromG1537 faithG4102 isG1510 sinG266.6