^14 (A)Bless those who persecute ^[a]you; bless and do not curse. ^15 (B)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. ^16 (C)Be of the same mind toward one another; ^(D)do not be ^[b]haughty in mind, but ^[c]associate with the lowly. ^(E)Do not be wise in your own estimation. ^17 (F)Never repay evil for evil to anyone. ^[d](G)Respect what is right in the sight of all people. ¹⁸ If possible, ^(H)so far as it depends on you, ^(I)be at peace with all people. ^19 (J)Never take your own revenge, beloved, but ^[e]leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “^(K)Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. ²⁰ “^(L)But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” ²¹ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

¹³ Therefore let’s not ^(A)judge one another anymore, but rather ^[a]determine this: ^(B)not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother’s or sister’s way. ¹⁴ I know and am convinced ^[b]in the Lord Jesus that ^(C)nothing is ^[c]unclean in itself; but to the one who ^(D)thinks something is ^[d]unclean, to that person it is ^[e]unclean. ¹⁵ For if because of food your brother or sister is hurt, you are no longer ^(E)walking in accordance with love. ^(F)Do not destroy with your choice of food that person for whom Christ died. ¹⁶ Therefore ^(G)do not let what is for you a good thing be ^[f]spoken of as evil; ¹⁷ for the kingdom of God ^(H)is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and ^(I)peace and ^(J)joy in the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ For the one who ^(K)serves Christ in this way is ^(L)acceptable to God and approved by other people. ¹⁹ So then we ^(M)pursue the things ^[g]which make for peace and the ^(N)building up of one another. ^20 (O)Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. ^(P)All things indeed are clean, but ^(Q)they are evil for the person who eats ^[h]and causes offense. ^21 (R)It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother or sister stumbles. ²² The faith which you have, have ^[i]as your own conviction before God. Happy is the one who ^(S)does not condemn himself in what he approves. ²³ But ^(T)the one who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.