Roma 14
Magandang Balita Biblia
Huwag Hatulan ang Inyong Kapatid
14 Tanggapin(A) ninyo ang mahihina sa kanilang paniniwala, at huwag makipagtalo sa kanya tungkol sa kanyang kuru-kuro. 2 May naniniwalang maaari siyang kumain ng anuman, ngunit gulay lamang ang kinakain ng mahina sa kanyang paniniwala. 3 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. 4 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.
5 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. 6 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. 7 Walang sinuman sa atin ang nabubuhay o namamatay para sa sarili lamang. 8 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. 9 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.
Romans 14
Complete Jewish Bible
14 Now as for a person whose trust is weak, welcome him — but not to get into arguments over opinions. 2 One person has the trust that will allow him to eat anything, while another whose trust is weak eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats anything must not look down on the one who abstains; and the abstainer must not pass judgment on the one who eats anything, because God has accepted him — 4 who are you to pass judgment on someone else’s servant? It is before his own master that he will stand or fall; and the fact is that he will stand, because the Lord is able to make him stand.
5 One person considers some days more holy than others, while someone else regards them as being all alike. What is important is for each to be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes a day as special does so to honor the Lord. Also he who eats anything, eats to honor the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; likewise the abstainer abstains to honor the Lord, and he too gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives only in relation to himself, and none of us dies only in relation to himself; 8 for if we live, we live in relation to the Lord; and if we die, we die in relation to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord — 9 indeed, it was for this very reason that the Messiah died and came back to life, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 You then, why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For all of us will stand before God’s judgment seat; 11 since it is written in the Tanakh,
“As I live, says Adonai, every knee will bend before me,
and every tongue will publicly acknowledge God.”[a]
12 So then, every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.
13 Therefore, let’s stop passing judgment on each other! Instead, make this one judgment — not to put a stumbling block or a snare in a brother’s way. 14 I know — that is, I have been persuaded by the Lord Yeshua the Messiah — that nothing is unclean in itself. But if a person considers something unclean, then for him it is unclean; 15 and if your brother is being upset by the food you eat, your life is no longer one of love. Do not, by your eating habits, destroy someone for whom the Messiah died! 16 Do not let what you know to be good, be spoken of as bad; 17 for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, shalom and joy in the Ruach HaKodesh. 18 Anyone who serves the Messiah in this fashion both pleases God and wins the approval of other people.
19 So then, let us pursue the things that make for shalom and mutual upbuilding. 20 Don’t tear down God’s work for the sake of food. True enough, all things are clean; but it is wrong for anybody by his eating to cause someone to fall away. 21 What is good is not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble. 22 The belief you hold about such things, keep between yourself and God. Happy the person who is free of self-condemnation when he approves of something! 23 But the doubter comes under condemnation if he eats, because his action is not based on trust. And anything not based on trust is a sin.
Footnotes
- Romans 14:11 Isaiah 45:23
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.
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