Romans 14:1-6

New International Reader's Version

The Weak and the Strong

14 Accept the person whose faith is weak. Don’t argue with them where you have differences of opinion. ² One person’s faith allows them to eat anything. But another person eats only vegetables because their faith is weak. ³ The person who eats everything must not look down on the one who does not. And the one who doesn’t eat everything must not judge the person who does. That’s because God has accepted them. ⁴ Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? Whether they are faithful or not is their own master’s concern. And they will be faithful, because the Lord has the power to make them faithful.

⁵ One person considers one day to be more holy than another. Another person thinks all days are the same. Each of them should be absolutely sure in their own mind. ⁶ Whoever thinks that one day is special does so to honor the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to honor the Lord. They give thanks to God. And whoever doesn’t eat meat does so to honor the Lord. They also give thanks to God.