Romans 14:7-23

Legacy Standard Bible

⁷ For not one of us ^(A)lives 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 ^(B)whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. ⁹ For to this end ^(C)Christ died and lived again, that He might be ^(D)Lord both of the dead and of the living.

¹⁰ But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you ^(E)view your brother with contempt? For ^(F)we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. ¹¹ For it is written,

¹² So then ^(I)each one of us will give an account of himself to God.

¹³ Therefore let us not ^(J)judge one another anymore, but rather judge this—^(K)not to put a stumbling block or offense before a brother. ¹⁴ I know and am convinced ^[b]in the Lord Jesus that ^(L)nothing is defiled in itself; but to him who ^(M)considers anything to be defiled, to him it is defiled. ¹⁵ For if because of food your brother is grieved, you are no longer ^(N)walking according to love. ^(O)Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. ¹⁶ Therefore ^(P)do not let what is for you a good thing be ^[c]slandered; ¹⁷ for the kingdom of God ^(Q)is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and ^(R)peace and ^(S)joy in the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ For he who in this way ^(T)serves Christ is ^(U)pleasing to God and approved by men. ¹⁹ So then ^[d]let us ^(V)pursue the things which make for peace and the ^(W)building up of one another. ^20 (X)Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. ^(Y)All things indeed are clean, but ^(Z)they are evil for the man who eats ^[e]and gives offense. ^21 (AA)It 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 ^[f]as your own conviction before God. Blessed is he who ^(AB)does not judge himself in what he approves. ²³ But ^(AC)he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.