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Huwag Hatulan ang Inyong Kapatid

14 Tanggapin(A) ninyo ang mahihina sa kanilang paniniwala, at huwag makipagtalo sa kanya tungkol sa kanyang kuru-kuro. May naniniwalang maaari siyang kumain ng anuman, ngunit gulay lamang ang kinakain ng mahina sa kanyang paniniwala. Huwag hamakin ng taong kumakain ng anuman ang taong kumakain ng gulay lamang. At huwag namang hatulan ng kumakain ng gulay lamang ang taong kumakain ng anuman, sapagkat siya'y tinatanggap din ng Diyos. Sino ka upang humatol sa lingkod ng iba? Ang panginoon lamang niya ang makahahatol kung siya'y karapat-dapat o hindi. At ituturing naman siyang karapat-dapat sapagkat kayang gawin iyon ng Panginoon.

May nagpapahalaga sa isang araw nang higit kaysa ibang mga araw. May naniniwala namang pare-pareho ang lahat ng araw. Dapat tiyakin ng bawat isa kung ano ang kanyang pasya tungkol sa bagay na ito. Ang nagpapahalaga sa isang araw ay nagpapahalaga rito alang-alang sa Panginoon. Ang kumakain ng anuman ay kumakain niyon alang-alang sa Panginoon, sapagkat nagpapasalamat siya sa Diyos. Iyon namang hindi kumakain ng ilang uri ng pagkain ay gumagawa ng ganoon alang-alang din sa Panginoon, at nagpapasalamat din siya sa Diyos. Walang sinuman sa atin ang nabubuhay o namamatay para sa sarili lamang. Kung tayo'y nabubuhay, para sa Panginoon tayo nabubuhay; at kung tayo'y namamatay, para sa Panginoon tayo namamatay. Kaya nga, sa mabuhay o sa mamatay, tayo'y sa Panginoon. Sapagkat si Cristo ay namatay at muling nabuhay upang maging Panginoon ng mga patay at ng mga buháy. 10 Ngunit(B) ikaw, bakit mo hinahatulan ang iyong kapatid? At ikaw naman, bakit mo hinahamak ang iyong kapatid? Tayong lahat ay haharap sa hukuman ng Diyos. 11 Sapagkat(C) nasusulat,

“Sabi ng Panginoon, ‘Dahil ako'y buháy,
    ang lahat ay luluhod sa harap ko,
    at ang bawat isa'y magpupuri sa Diyos.’”

12 Kaya't bawat isa sa atin ay magbibigay-sulit sa Diyos.

Huwag Maging Sanhi ng Pagkakasala ng Iba

13 Huwag na tayong humatol sa isa't isa. Huwag rin tayong maging dahilan ng pagkatisod o pagkakasala ng ating kapatid. 14 Dahil sa aking pakikipag-isa sa Panginoong Jesus, natitiyak kong walang anumang likas na marumi. Ngunit kung ang sinuman ay naniniwalang marumi ang anumang bagay, marumi nga iyon sa kanya. 15 Kaya, kung dahil sa kinakain mo ay natitisod ang iyong kapatid, hindi na ayon sa pag-ibig ang ginagawa mo. Huwag mong ipahamak ang taong tinubos ng kamatayan ni Cristo dahil sa iyong kinakain. 16 Pag-ingatan mong ang inaakala mong mabuti ay huwag masamain ng iba. 17 Sapagkat ang paghahari ng Diyos ay hindi tungkol sa pagkain o inumin; ito ay tungkol sa matuwid na pamumuhay, kapayapaan, at kagalakan na ipinagkakaloob ng Espiritu Santo. 18 Ang naglilingkod kay Cristo nang may ganitong kaisipan ay kinalulugdan ng Diyos at iginagalang ng mga tao. 19 Kaya't lagi nating pagsikapang gawin ang mga bagay na makakapagdulot ng kapayapaan at makakapagpalakas sa isa't isa. 20 Huwag ninyong sirain ang ginawa ng Diyos dahil lamang sa pagkain. Lahat ng pagkain ay malinis at maaaring kainin. Ngunit hindi mabuti na magkakasala ang iba dahil sa iyong kinakain. 21 Mabuti ang huwag nang kumain ng karne o uminom ng alak o gumawa ng anumang magiging sanhi ng pagkakasala ng iyong kapatid. 22 Ikaw at ang Diyos lamang ang dapat makaalam ng iyong paniniwala tungkol sa bagay na ito. Pinagpala ang taong hindi sinusumbatan ng kanyang budhi kapag ginagawa niya ang mga bagay na pinaniniwalaan niyang tama. 23 Ngunit ang sinumang kumakain sa kabila ng kanyang pag-aalinlangan ay nagkakasala, sapagkat hindi siya nagiging tapat sa kanyang paniniwala. Ang paggawa ng anuman na labag sa sariling paniniwala ay kasalanan.

14 Be ready to take a person into the church even if he does not know and believe all you believe. Do not judge what he thinks about things.

One person believes he may eat anything. Another person, who does not believe that, eats only things that grow in the garden.

The one who eats anything must not despise the one who does not eat everything. And the one who does not eat must not judge the person who does. God has accepted him as he is.

Why do you judge another person's servant? He stands or he falls before his own master. But he will stand because the Lord can give him power to stand.

One man thinks, `This day is better than that day.' But another man thinks, `All days are alike.' Every man should be sure in his own mind what he believes.

One man honours the day to honour the Lord; another man does not honour the day to honour the Lord. The person who eats everything, eats it because he honours the Lord. And he thanks God. And the person who will not eat every kind of food also does so to honour the Lord. And he still gives thanks to God.

Not one of us lives for himself. And not one of us dies for himself.

If we live, we live for the Lord. And if we die, we die for the Lord. So then, if we live or if we die we belong to the Lord.

Christ wanted to be Lord, both of dead people and of living people. That is why he died and lived again.

10 Why do you judge your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? We shall all stand before God to be judged.

11 The holy writings say, `The Lord says, "As sure as I live, every knee will bow to me. Every tongue will praise God." '

12 So each of us will tell God about what he has done.

13 So we must not judge each other any longer. But it is better for us to judge this. Never put anything in a brother's way that will hurt him or that will make him fall down.

14 As a Christian, I know and believe that nothing in itself is not right to eat. But it is not right for anyone to eat who thinks it is not right to eat.

15 Does what you eat trouble your brother? If it does, you are no longer living in love. Do not destroy the faith of someone because of what you eat. Christ died for him.

16 What is good for you must not be something that other people say is wrong.

17 The kingdom of God is not about what a person eats and drinks. But it is about living in a way which is right with God. It is peace. It is joy because a person has the Holy Spirit.

18 A person who does the work of Christ in this way pleases God. And people like him.

19 But we must do the things that make peace and that help each other to do better.

20 Do not spoil what God has done because you want some food. Everything is right. But it is wrong for anyone to eat anything if that will make his brother fall.

21 The right thing is to eat no meat, and drink no wine, and not do anything that makes your brother fall.

22 Keep to yourself and God what you believe about these things. God blesses a man who does not feel he has done wrong when he did what he thought was right.

23 But a man who is not sure that he should eat something, does wrong if he eats it. That is because he does not believe the thing he is doing is right to do. And it is wrong to do what you do not believe is right.

The Weak and the Strong

14 Accept the one whose faith is weak,(A) without quarreling over disputable matters. One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.(B) 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. 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.

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. 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. For none of us lives for ourselves alone,(H) and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 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) 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

  1. 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.
  2. Romans 14:11 Isaiah 45:23
  3. Romans 14:23 Some manuscripts place 16:25-27 here; others after 15:33.