Romans 14:1-15:13
Legacy Standard Bible
Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another
14 Now (A)accept the one who is (B)weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on opinions. 2 (C)One person has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is (D)weak eats vegetables only. 3 The one who eats must not (E)view the one who does not eat with contempt, and the one who does not eat must not (F)judge the one who eats, for God (G)accepted him. 4 (H)Who are you to judge the [a]servant of another? To his own [b]master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5 (I)One person judges one day above another, another judges every day alike. Each person must be (J)fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who regards the day, regards it for the Lord, and he who eats, eats for the Lord, for he (K)gives thanks to God; and he who does not eat, for the Lord he does not eat and gives thanks to God. 7 For not one of us (L)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 (M)whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For to this end (N)Christ died and lived again, that He might be (O)Lord both of the dead and of the living.
10 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you (P)view your brother with contempt? For (Q)we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. 11 For it is written,
“(R)As I live, says the [c]Lord, (S)to Me every knee shall bow,
And every tongue shall confess to God.”
12 So then (T)each one of us will give an account of himself to God.
13 Therefore let us not (U)judge one another anymore, but rather judge this—(V)not to put a stumbling block or offense before a brother. 14 I know and am convinced [d]in the Lord Jesus that (W)nothing is defiled in itself; but to him who (X)considers anything to be defiled, to him it is defiled. 15 For if because of food your brother is grieved, you are no longer (Y)walking according to love. (Z)Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore (AA)do not let what is for you a good thing be [e]slandered; 17 for the kingdom of God (AB)is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and (AC)peace and (AD)joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For he who in this way (AE)serves Christ is (AF)pleasing to God and approved by men. 19 So then [f]let us (AG)pursue the things which make for peace and the (AH)building up of one another. 20 (AI)Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. (AJ)All things indeed are clean, but (AK)they are evil for the man who eats [g]and gives offense. 21 (AL)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 [h]as your own conviction before God. Blessed is he who (AM)does not judge himself in what he approves. 23 But (AN)he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.
Bearing the Weaknesses of Others
15 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of (AO)those without strength and not just please ourselves. 2 Each of us is to (AP)please his neighbor [i]for his good, to his (AQ)building up. 3 For even (AR)Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “(AS)The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.” 4 For (AT)whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through the perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 5 Now may the (AU)God of perseverance and encouragement grant you (AV)to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, 6 so that with one accord you may with one [j]voice glorify (AW)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christ, the Hope of Jews and Gentiles
7 Therefore, (AX)accept one another, just as Christ also accepted [k]us to the glory of God. 8 For I say that Christ has become a servant to (AY)the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm (AZ)the promises given to the fathers, 9 and for (BA)the Gentiles to (BB)glorify God for His mercy; as it is written,
10 And again he says,
“(BD)Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
11 And again,
12 And again Isaiah says,
“(BF)There shall come (BG)the root of Jesse,
And He who arises to rule over the Gentiles,
(BH)In Him shall the Gentiles hope.”
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all (BI)joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope (BJ)by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Footnotes
- Romans 14:4 Or house-servant
- Romans 14:4 Lit lord
- Romans 14:11 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 45:23
- Romans 14:14 Lit through
- Romans 14:16 Or blasphemed
- Romans 14:19 Some mss we pursue
- Romans 14:20 Lit through stumbling, cf. 14:13, 21
- Romans 14:22 Lit according to yourself
- Romans 15:2 Lit for what is good to edification
- Romans 15:6 Lit mouth
- Romans 15:7 One early ms you
- Romans 15:9 Or confess
- Romans 15:11 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 117:1
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