NASB — Romans 14 — KJV

Principles of Conscience

1 Now° aaccept° the one who is bweak° in faith°, [but] not for [the purpose of] passing° judgment° on his opinions°. 2 aOne°° person has° faith° that he may eat° all° things°, but he who is bweak° eats° vegetables° [only]. 3 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. 4 aWho° are you to judge° the Iservant° of another°? To his own° IImaster° he stands° or° falls°; and he will stand°, for the Lord° is able° to make° him stand°.

[1] aAc 28:2; Ro 11:15; 14:3; 15:7 bRo 14:2; 15:1; 1Co 8:9ff; 9:22
[2] aRo 14:14 bRo 14:1; 15:1; 1Co 8:9ff; 9:22
[3] aLk 18:9; Ro 14:10 bRo 14:10, 13; Col 2:16 cAc 28:2; Ro 11:15; 14:1; 15:7
[4] IOr house-servant IILit lord aRo 9:20; Jm 4:12

5aOne°° person Iregards° one day° above° another°, another°° regards° every° day° [alike]. Each° person° must be bfully° convinced° in his own° mind°. 6 He who observes° the day°, observes° it for the Lord°, and he who eats°, Idoes° 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°. 7 For not one° of us alives° for himself°, and not one° dies° for himself°; 8 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°. 9 For to this° end aChrist° died° and lived° again, that He might be bLord° both° of the dead° and of the living°.

[5] ILit judges aGa 4:10 bLk 1:1; Ro 4:21; 14:23
[6] ILit eats aMt 14:19; 15:36; 1Co 10:30; 1Ti 4:3f
[7] aRo 8:38f; 2Co 5:15; Ga 2:20; Php 1:20f
[8] aLk 20:38; Php 1:20; 1Th 5:10; Rv 14:13
[9] aRv 1:18; 2:8 bMt 28:18; Jn 12:24; Php 2:11; 1Th 5:10

10 ¶ 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°. 11 For it is written°,
  “aAS I LIVE°, SAYS° THE LORD°, bEVERY° KNEE° SHALL BOW° TO ME,
  AND EVERY° TONGUE° SHALL IGIVE° PRAISE° TO GOD°.”
12 So° then° aeach° one° of us will give° an account° of himself° to God°.

[10] aLk 18:9; Ro 14:3 bRo 2:16; 2Co 5:10
[11] IOr confess aIs 45:23 bPhp 2:10f
[12] aMt 12:36; 16:27; 1P 4:5

13 ¶ 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. 14 I know° and am convinced° Iin the Lord° Jesus° that anothing° is unclean° in itself°; but to him who bthinks° anything° to be unclean°, to him it is unclean°. 15 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°. 16 Therefore° ado not let what° is for you a good° thing° be Ispoken° of as evil°; 17 for the kingdom° of God° ais not eating° and drinking°, but righteousness° and bpeace° and bjoy° in the Holy° Spirit°. 18 For he who in this° [way] aserves° Christ° is bacceptable° to God° and approved° by men°. 19 So° then° Iwe apursue° the things which make for peace° and the bbuilding° up of one° another°. 20 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° Iand gives° offense°. 21 aIt is good° not to eat° meat° or° to drink° wine°, or° [to do anything] by which° your brother° stumbles°. 22 The faith° which° you have°, have° Ias your own° conviction° before° God°. Happy° is he who adoes not condemn° himself° in what° he approves°. 23 But ahe who doubts° is condemned° if° he eats°, because° [his eating is] not from faith°; and whatever°° is not from faith° is sin°.

[13] aMt 7:1; Ro 14:3 b1Co 8:13
[14] ILit through aAc 10:15; Ro 14:2, 20 b1Co 8:7
[15] aEp 5:2 bRo 14:20; 1Co 8:11
[16] ILit blasphemed a1Co 10:30; Tit 2:5
[17] a1Co 8:8 bRo 15:13; Ga 5:22
[18] aRo 16:18 b2Co 8:21; Php 4:8; 1P 2:12
[19] ILater mss read let us pursue aPs 34:14; Ro 12:18; 1Co 7:15; 2Ti 2:22; He 12:14 bRo 15:2; 1Co 10:23; 14:3f, 26; 2Co 12:19; Ep 4:12, 29
[20] ILit with offense aRo 14:15 bAc 10:15; Ro 14:2, 14 c1Co 8:9-12
[21] a1Co 8:13
[22] ILit according to yourself a1 Jn 3:21
[23] aRo 14:5


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1² Him that is weakºª in the² faithº receive² ye,¹ª [but]¹ notº toº doubtfulº disputations.º 2 For¹ oneº² believethºª that he may eatºª all things:º² another,¹² who is weak,ºª eatethºª herbs.º

[1] Jb 4:3; Is 35:3; 40:11; 42:3; Ezk 34:4, 16; Zc 11:16; Mt 10:40; 12:20; 14:31; 18:5, 6, 10; Lk 17:2; Jn 13:20; Ro 4:19; 14:2, 21; 15:1, 7; 1Co 3:1; 8:7; 9:22; Php 2:29; 2Jn 1:10; 3Jn 1:8.
[2] Gn 1:29; 9:3; Pv 15:17; Dn 1:12, 16; Ro 14:14, 22; 1Co 10:25; Ga 2:12; 1Ti 4:4; Tit 1:15; He 9:10; 13:9.

Men may not contemn nor condemn one the other for things different:

3 Let¹ª notº him that eatethºª despiseºª him that eateth¹ª not;º² andº let¹ª notº him which eateth¹ª notº² judgeºª him that eateth:ºª forº Godº hath receivedºª him.º 4 Whoº artºª thouº that judgestºª another man'sº servant?º to his ownº masterº he standethºª orº falleth.ºª Yea,º he shall be holden up:ºª forº Godº isºª ableº to make¹ª him¹ stand.ºª² 5 One¹ manº² esteemethºª one day¹ above¹ another:ºº² anotherº esteemethºª everyº dayº [alike]. Let¹ª every manº be fully persuadedºª inº his ownº mind.º 6 He that regardethºª the² day,º regardethºª [it] unto the Lord;º andº he that regardeth¹ª notº² the² day,º to the Lordº he doth¹ª notº regardºª [it]. He that eateth,ºª eatethºª to the Lord,º forº he giveth God¹ thanks;ºª² andº he that eateth¹ª not,º² to the Lordº he eatethºª not,º andº giveth God¹ thanks.ºª² 7 Forº noneº of usº livethºª to himself,º andº no manº diethºª to himself.º 8 Forº whetherº¹ we² live,ºª we liveºª unto the² Lord;º and² whetherº¹ we die,ºª we dieºª unto the² Lord:º² whetherº¹ we liveºª therefore,º orºº die,ºª we areºª the² Lord's.º 9 Forº toº this¹ end² Christº bothº died,ºª andº rose,ºª andº revived,ºª thatº he might be Lordºª bothº of the deadº andº living.ºª 10 Butº whyº dost¹ª thouº judgeºª thyº brother?º orºº whyº dost¹ª thouº set at noughtºª thyº brother?º forº we shall¹ª allº stand beforeºª the² judgment seatº of Christ.º 11 Forº it is written,ºª [As] Iº live,ºª saithºª the Lord,ºº everyº kneeº shall bowºª to me,º andº everyº tongueº shall confessºª to God.º 12 So¹² then¹² every oneº of usº shall giveºª accountº ofº himselfº to God.º

[3] Zc 4:10; Mt 7:1; 9:14; 11:18; 18:10; Lk 18:9; Ac 10:34, 44; 15:8; Ro 14:10, 13, 15, 21; 1Co 8:11; 10:29; Col 2:16.
[4] Dt 33:27; Ps 17:5; 37:17, 24, 28; 119:116; Is 40:29; Jn 10:28; Ac 11:17; Ro 8:31; 9:20; 11:23; 14:3; 16:25; 1Co 4:4; He 7:25; Jm 4:11; 1P 1:5; Jde 1:24.
[5] Ro 14:14, 23; 1Co 8:7, 11; Ga 4:9; Col 2:16; 1Jn 3:19.
[6] Ex 12:14, 42; 16:25; Is 58:5; Zc 7:5; Mt 14:19; 15:36; Jn 6:28; 1Co 10:30; Ga 4:10; 1Ti 4:3.
[7] Ro 14:9; 1Co 6:19; 2Co 5:15; Ga 2:19; Php 1:20; 1Th 5:10; Tit 2:14; 1P 4:2.
[8] Jn 21:19; Ac 13:36; 20:24; 21:13; 1Co 3:22; 15:23; Php 2:17, 30; 1Th 4:14; 5:10; Rv 14:13.
[9] Is 53:10; Mt 28:18; Lk 24:26; Jn 5:22, 27; Ac 10:36, 42; 2Co 5:14; Ep 1:20; Php 2:9; 2Ti 4:1; He 12:2; 1P 1:21; 4:5; Rv 1:18.
[10] Ec 12:14; Mt 25:31; Lk 23:11; Jn 5:22; Ac 4:11; 10:42; 17:31; Ro 2:16; 14:3; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 5:10; Jde 1:14; Rv 20:11.
[11] Nu 14:21, 28; Ps 72:11; Is 45:22; 49:18; Jr 22:24; Ezk 5:11; Zp 2:9; Mt 10:32; Ro 10:9; 15:9; Php 2:10; 1Jn 4:15; 2Jn 1:7; Rv 5:14.
[12] Ec 11:9; Mt 12:36; 18:23; Lk 16:2; Ga 6:5; 1P 4:5.

but take heed that they give no offence in them:

13 Let us¹ª not therefore¹ judgeºª² one anotherº any more:º butº judgeºª thisº rather,º that no manº putºª a stumblingblockº orº an occasion to fallº in [his] brother's² way.¹ 14 I know,ºª andº am persuadedºª byº the Lordº Jesus,º thatº [there is] nothingº uncleanº ofº itself:º butº to him that esteemethºª any thingº to beºª unclean,º to himº [it is] unclean.º

[13] Lv 19:14; 2S 12:14; Is 57:14; Ezk 14:3; Mt 16:23; 18:7; Lk 12:57; 17:2; Ro 9:32; 11:9; 14:4, 10; 16:17; 1Co 8:9; 10:32; 11:13; 2Co 5:14; 6:3; Php 1:10; 1Ti 5:14; Jm 2:4; 4:11; 1Jn 2:10; Rv 2:14.
[14] Ac 10:14, 28; 11:8; Ro 14:2, 20, 23; 1Co 8:7, 10; 10:25; 1Ti 4:4; Tit 1:15.

for that the apostle proveth unlawful by many reasons.

15 Butº ifº thyº brotherº be grievedºª withº [thy] meat,º now¹ª walkest thou¹ª notº² charitably.ºº Destroyºª notº himº with thyº meat,º forº whomº Christº died.ºª 16 Let¹ª notº thenº yourº goodº be evil spoken of:ºª 17 Forº the² kingdomº of Godº isºª notº meatº andº drink;º butº righteousness,º andº peace,º andº joyº inº the Holyº Ghost.º 18 Forº he that inº these thingsº servethºª Christº [is] acceptableº to God,º andº approvedº of men.º 19 ² Let us¹ª therefore¹¹ follow afterºª² the things² which make for¹ peace,º andº things² wherewith¹ one¹ª may edifyº² another.º 20 Forº meatº destroyºª notº the² workº of God.º All thingsº indeedº [are] pure;º butº [it is] evilº for that manº who eatethºª withº offence.º 21 [It is] goodº neitherº to eatºª flesh,º norº to drinkºª wine,º norº [any thing] wherebyºº thyº brotherº stumbleth,ºª orº is offended,ºª orº is made weak.ºª 22 Hastºª thouº faith?º haveºª [it] toº thyselfº beforeº God.º Happyº [is] he that condemnethºª notº himselfº inº that thing whichº he alloweth.ºª 23 Andº he that doubtethºª is damnedºª ifº he eat,ºª becauseº [he eateth] notº ofº faith:º forº whatsoeverºº [is] notº ofº faithº isºª sin.º

[15] Ezk 13:22; Ro 13:10; 15:2; 1Co 8:1, 11, 12; 13:1, 4; Ga 5:13; Php 2:2; 2P 2:1; 1Jn 2:2.
[16] Ro 12:17; 1Co 10:29; 2Co 8:20; 1Th 5:22.
[17] Is 45:24; 55:12; 61:3; Jr 23:5; Dn 2:44; 9:24; Mt 3:2; 6:33; Lk 14:15; 17:20; Jn 3:3, 5; 16:33; Ac 9:31; 13:52; Ro 5:1; 8:6, 15; 15:13; 1Co 1:30; 4:20; 6:9; 8:8; 2Co 5:21; Ga 5:22; Php 2:1; 3:3, 9; 4:4, 7; Col 1:11; 2:16; 1Th 1:6; 2:12; He 13:9; 1P 1:8; 2P 1:1.
[18] Gn 4:7; Ec 9:7; Mk 13:34; Jn 12:26; Ac 10:35; Ro 6:22; 12:1, 11; 14:4; 16:18; 1Co 7:22; 2Co 4:2; 5:11; 6:4; 8:21; Ga 6:15; Php 4:18; Col 3:24; 1Th 1:3; 1Ti 2:3; 5:4; Tit 2:11; Jm 2:18; 1P 2:5, 20; 3:16.
[19] Ps 34:14; 133:1; Mt 5:9; Mk 9:50; Ro 12:18; 15:2; 1Co 10:33; 14:12, 26; 2Co 13:11; Ep 4:3, 29; Php 2:1; Col 3:12; 1Th 5:11; 1Ti 1:4; He 12:14; Jm 3:13; 1P 3:11.
[20] Mt 15:11; 18:6; Ac 10:15; Ro 14:14, 15, 21; 1Co 6:12; 8:8, 9, 13; 10:31, 32; Ep 2:10; Php 1:6; 1Ti 4:3; Tit 1:15.
[21] Mal 2:8; Mt 16:23; 18:7; Lk 17:1; Ro 14:13, 17; 15:1; 1Co 8:13; Php 1:10; He 12:13; Rv 2:14.
[22] Ac 24:16; Ro 7:15, 24; 14:2, 5, 14, 23; 2Co 1:12; Ga 6:1; Jm 3:13; 1Jn 3:21.
[23] Ro 13:2; 1Co 8:7; 11:29; Tit 1:15; He 11:6.


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