罗马书 14
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
体恤弱者
14 你们要接纳信心软弱的弟兄姊妹,不要因为看法不同便彼此批评。 2 有人相信什么都可以吃,但信心软弱的人只吃素菜。 3 吃的人不可轻看不吃的人,不吃的人也不可批评吃的人,因为两者都蒙上帝接纳。 4 你是谁,竟然批评别人的仆人?他做得是否合宜,自然有他的主人负责。他必能做得合宜,因为主能使他做得合宜。
5 有人认为这日比那日好,有人认为天天都一样,各人应该照着自己的信念拿定主意。 6 守日子的人是为主而守,吃的人是为主而吃,因为他感谢上帝;不吃的人是为主不吃,他也同样感谢上帝。 7 因为我们没有人为自己活,也没有人为自己死。 8 我们活是为主而活,死是为主而死。因此,我们无论生死都是属主的人。 9 正是为这个缘故,基督死了,又复活了,好做死人和活人的主。
10 那么,你为什么论断弟兄姊妹呢?为什么轻视弟兄姊妹呢?将来我们都要一同站在上帝的审判台前。 11 圣经上说:“主说,‘我凭我的永恒起誓,万膝必向我跪拜,万口必称颂上帝。’” 12 这样看来,我们各人都要在上帝面前陈明自己一切的事。
不要使人犯罪
13 所以,我们不可再互相论断,要留心自己的言行,不要绊倒弟兄姊妹。 14 我知道并靠着主耶稣深信,没有什么是不洁净的,但若有人以为某物不洁净,那物对他来说就不洁净。 15 如果你吃的东西令弟兄姊妹不安,你就不是凭爱心行事。你不可因为一点食物而损害基督舍命救赎的人。 16 所以,不要让你们认为好的事被别人诟病。 17 因为上帝的国不是关乎吃什么喝什么,而是关乎公义、平安和圣灵所赐的喜乐。 18 以这样的态度事奉基督的人才会得到上帝的喜悦和大家的称赞。
19 所以,我们要努力追求和睦,彼此造就。 20 不可因食物的问题而破坏上帝的工作。所有的食物固然都是洁净的,但人若因所吃的食物绊倒别人,就有罪了。 21 无论是吃肉、喝酒还是做任何别的事,如果会绊倒别人,就应该一概不做。 22 你有信心认为可以做的,只要你和上帝知道就可以了。人如果在自己认为可以做的事上问心无愧,就有福了。 23 人如果心里疑惑,却仍然吃,就有罪了,因为他不是凭信心吃。凡不凭信心去做的,就是犯罪。
Romanos 14
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Condescendencia y apoyo mutuo
14 Acojan a los que tienen una fe poco formada y no se enzarcen en cuestiones opinables. 2 Algunos creen que se puede comer de todo; otros, en cambio, tienen la fe poco formada y sólo comen alimentos vegetales. 3 Quien come de todo, que no desprecie a quien se abstiene de comer ciertos alimentos; y el que no come ciertos alimentos, que no critique al que come de todo, pues ambos han sido acogidos por Dios. 4 ¿Quién eres tú para erigirte en juez de alguien que no está bajo tu dominio? Que se mantenga en pie o que caiga es algo que incumbe solamente a su amo. Y no cabe duda de que se mantendrá en pie, pues le sobra poder al Señor para mantenerlo.
5 Algunos dan especial importancia a ciertos días mientras que otros piensan que todos los días son iguales. Actúe cada uno conforme al dictamen de su propia conciencia. 6 El que piensa que hay que celebrar determinadas fechas, con intención de honrar al Señor lo hace. Y el que come de todo, también lo hace para honrar al Señor; de hecho, da gracias a Dios por ello. De la misma manera, el que se abstiene de comer ciertos manjares, lo hace para honrar al Señor, y también da gracias a Dios.
7 Nadie vive ni muere para sí mismo. 8 Si vivimos, para el Señor vivimos; si morimos, para el Señor morimos. Así pues, en vida o en muerte, pertenecemos al Señor. 9 Para eso murió y resucitó Cristo: para ser Señor de vivos y muertos. 10 ¿Cómo te atreves, entonces, a erigirte en juez de tu hermano? ¿Quién eres tú para despreciarlo? Todos hemos de comparecer ante el tribunal de Dios, 11 pues dice la Escritura:
Por mi vida, dice el Señor,
que ante mí se doblará toda rodilla,
y todos reconocerán la grandeza de Dios.
12 En una palabra, cada uno de nosotros habrá de rendir cuentas a Dios de sí mismo.
Convivir en paz y armonía
13 Por tanto, dejemos ya de criticarnos unos a otros. Propónganse, más bien, no ser para el hermano ocasión o motivo de pecado. 14 Apoyado en Jesús, el Señor, estoy plenamente convencido de que nada es en sí mismo impuro; una cosa es impura sólo para aquel que la considere como tal. 15 Claro que si, por comer un determinado alimento, haces daño a tu hermano, ya no es el amor la norma de tu vida. ¡Triste cosa sería hacer que perezca por cuestiones de alimentos alguien por quien Cristo ha muerto! 16 No permitan, pues, que se les critique por algo que en sí mismo es bueno. 17 El reino de Dios no consiste en lo que se come o en lo que se bebe; consiste en una vida recta, alegre y pacífica que procede del Espíritu Santo. 18 Quien sirve así a Cristo, agrada a Dios y se granjea la estima humana.
19 Así que busquemos con afán lo que contribuye a la paz y a la convivencia mutua. 20 ¿Por qué destruir la obra de Dios por una cuestión de alimentos? Todo lo que se come es bueno, pero se convierte en malo para quien, al comerlo, pone a otro en ocasión de pecado. 21 Más vale, pues, que te abstengas de carne, de vino o de cualquier otra cosa, antes que poner a tu hermano en trance de pecar. 22 La fe bien formada que tú tienes, resérvala para tus relaciones personales con Dios. ¡Dichoso el que puede tomar una decisión sin angustias de conciencia! 23 Pero quien tiene dudas de si un alimento está prohibido o permitido y, sin embargo, lo come, se hace culpable al no proceder conforme al dictamen de su conciencia. Pues todo lo que se hace con mala conciencia es pecado.
Romans 14
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Do Not Judge Another
14 As for the man who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not for disputes over opinions.[a] 2 One believes he may eat anything, while the weak man eats only vegetables. 3 Let not him who eats despise him who abstains, and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats; for God has welcomed him. 4 Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Master is able to make him stand.
5 One man esteems one day as better than another, while another man esteems all days alike. Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. He also who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; while he who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God; 11 for it is written,
“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall give praise[b] to God.”
12 So each of us shall give account of himself to God.
Do Not Make Another Stumble
13 Then let us no more pass judgment on one another, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. 14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but it is unclean for any one who thinks it unclean.[c] 15 If your brother is being injured by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died. 16 So do not let what is good to you be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God does not mean food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit; 18 he who thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. 19 Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. 20 Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for any one to make others fall by what he eats; 21 it is right not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that makes your brother stumble.[d] 22 The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God; happy is he who has no reason to judge himself for what he approves. 23 But he who has doubts is condemned, if he eats, because he does not act from faith; for whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.[e]
Footnotes
- 14.1–15.13 Paul is tolerant of the Jewish Christians’ reluctance to abandon the ritual prescriptions of the law of Moses, while being equally insistent that they shall not be forced on Gentile Christians.
- Romans 14:11 Or confess
- 14.14 Conscience is the ultimate guide.
- Romans 14:21 Other ancient authorities add or be upset or be weakened
- Romans 14:23 Other authorities, some ancient, insert here Ch 16.25–27
Romans 14
New International Version
The Weak and the Strong
14 Accept the one whose faith is weak,(A) without quarreling over disputable matters. 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.(B) 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt(C) the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge(D) the one who does, for God has accepted them. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant?(E) To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.
5 One person considers one day more sacred than another;(F) another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6 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;(G) and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives for ourselves alone,(H) and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8 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.(I) 9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life(J) so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.(K)
10 You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister[a]? Or why do you treat them with contempt?(L) For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.(M) 11 It is written:
“‘As surely as I live,’(N) says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will acknowledge God.’”[b](O)
12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.(P)
13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment(Q) on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.(R) 14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself.(S) But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean.(T) 15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love.(U) Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died.(V) 16 Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.(W) 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,(X) but of righteousness, peace(Y) and joy in the Holy Spirit,(Z) 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.(AA)
19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace(AB) and to mutual edification.(AC) 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food.(AD) All food is clean,(AE) but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.(AF) 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.(AG)
22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn(AH) himself by what he approves. 23 But whoever has doubts(AI) is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.[c]
Footnotes
- Romans 14:10 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verses 13, 15 and 21.
- Romans 14:11 Isaiah 45:23
- Romans 14:23 Some manuscripts place 16:25-27 here; others after 15:33.
Romans 14
King James Version
14 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
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