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Live For The Lord As You Think Best, For Each of Us Will Give an Account To God

For one judges a day beyond a day[a], but another judges every day alike. Let each one be fully-convinced in his own mind[b]. The one thinking[c] as to the day, is thinking for the Lord. And the one eating, is eating for the Lord— for he gives-thanks to God. And the one not eating, is not eating for the Lord— and he gives-thanks to God. For[d] none of us lives for himself, and none dies for himself.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:5 That is, one day as spiritually more significant than another.
  2. Romans 14:5 Each should follow the course proceeding from their own faith in Christ.
  3. Romans 14:6 That is, thinking of it in a special way out of a desire to honor the Lord.
  4. Romans 14:7 Paul generalizes from these cases to the broad view. In all of life and death, we live for the Lord.

One person considers one day more sacred than another;(A) another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God;(B) and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. For none of us lives for ourselves alone,(C) and none of us dies for ourselves alone.

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