 1 Receive those who are weak in the faith, but not to doubtful disputations. 2 For some believe that they may eat everything. Others, who are weak, eat only herbs. 3 Do not let those who eat despise those who do not eat. Do not let those who do not eat judge those who eat. For God has received them. 4 Who are you to judge another's servants? To their own masters they stand or fall. Yes, they shall be held+ up, for God is able to make them stand. 5 One person+ esteems one day above another. Others esteem every day alike. Let everyone+ be fully persuaded in their own mind. 6 Those who regard the day, regard it to the Lord. Those who do not regard the day, it is to the Lord that they do not regard it. Those who eat, eat to the Lord, for they give God thanks. Those who do not eat, it is to the Lord that they do not eat, and give God thanks. 7 For none of us lives to ourselves, and no one dies to themselves. 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ both died and rose and revived so that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle+ your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written: As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. Isaiah 45:23 12 So then everyone of us shall give account of themselves to God. 13 Therefore, let us not judge one another any more. But judge this instead+: That no one put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in another's way. 14 I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself. But to those who consider+ anything to be unclean, to them it is unclean. 15 But if another+ is grieved because of your food+, then you are not walking in true love. Do not destroy one for whom Christ died because of your food+. 16 Do not let your good be evil spoken of. 17 For the kingdom of God is not food+ and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For those who serve Christ in these things are acceptable to God and approved by mankind+. 19 Therefore, let us follow after the things that make for peace and things with which one may edify another. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food+. All things indeed are pure, but evil for that person+ who stumbles+ by eating. 21 It is good to not eat flesh or drink wine or do anything by which another+ stumbles or is offended and caused to sin or is made weak. 22 Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Blessed are those who do not condemn themselves in what they allow. 23 Those who doubt are damned~ if they eat because they do not eat in faith. For whatever is not of faith is sin.
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