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Romans 14
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Romans 14
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Do Not Criticize Other People
14 ·Accept into your group [L Welcome; Receive] someone who is weak in ·faith [or convictions; C on debatable issues], and do not argue about ·opinions [doubtful/debatable issues]. 2 One person believes it is right to eat all kinds of food. But another, who is weak, believes it is right to eat only vegetables [C possibly the issue of whether to keep the OT dietary laws, and/or whether to avoid food sacrificed to idols (see 1 Cor. 8—10)]. 3 The one who ·knows that it is right to eat any kind of food [L eats; v. 14; see Mark 7:18–19] must not ·reject [despise; look down on] the one who ·eats only vegetables [L does not eat]. And the person who ·eats only vegetables [L does not eat] must not ·think that the one who eats all foods is wrong [L judge the one who eats], because God has accepted that person. 4 ·You cannot [L Who are you to…?] judge another person’s servant. ·The master decides if the servant is doing well or not [L Before his own lord/master he stands or falls]. And the Lord’s servant will ·do well [stand] because the Lord ·helps him do well [L can make him stand].
5 Some ·think [decide; judge] that one day is more ·important [sacred; holy] than another, and others think that every day is the same [C the issue is whether to observe the Jewish Sabbath]. Let all be ·sure [fully convinced] ·in their own mind [according to their convictions/conscience]. 6 Those who ·think one day is more important than other days [L observe the day] are doing that for the Lord. And those who ·eat all kinds of food [L eat] are doing that for the Lord, ·and [since; for] they give thanks to God. Others who ·refuse to eat some foods [L do not eat] do that for the Lord, and they give thanks to God. 7 [L For] We do not live for ourselves, and we do not die for ourselves. 8 If we live, we are living for the Lord, and if we die, we are dying for the Lord. So living or dying, we belong to the Lord.
9 The reason Christ died and ·rose from the dead to live again [L lived] was so he would be Lord over both the dead and the living. 10 So why do you judge your brothers or sisters in Christ? And why do you ·think you are better than they are [L despise/look down on your brother or sister]? [L For] We will all stand before ·God to be judged [the judgment seat of God], 11 because it is written in the Scriptures:
“‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,
‘·Everyone [L Every knee] will bow before me;
·everyone [L every tongue] will ·say that I am [confess; acknowledge; or praise] God [Is. 45:23].’”
12 So each of us will ·have to answer [give an account of ourselves] to God.
Do Not Cause Others to Sin
13 For that reason ·we should [or let us] stop judging each other. We must make up our minds not to ·do anything that will make another Christian sin [L place a stumbling block or obstacle before a brother or sister]. 14 ·I am in the Lord Jesus, and I know [L I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus] that there is ·no food that is wrong to eat [L nothing impure/unclean/defiling in itself]. But if a person ·believes [considers; regards] something is ·wrong [impure; unclean; defiling], that thing is ·wrong [impure; unclean; defiling] for him. 15 If ·you hurt your brother’s or sister’s faith [your brother or sister is distressed/grieved] because of something you eat, you are ·not really following the way of [L no longer walking/living in] love. ·Do not destroy someone’s faith by eating food he thinks is wrong, because Christ died for him [L By your eating do not destroy that one for whom Christ died!; C so trivial a matter as food must not negate the tremendous sacrifice Christ made]. 16 Do not allow what you think is good to ·become what others say is evil [be criticized/regarded as evil; L be slandered/blasphemed]. 17 ·In the kingdom of God, eating and drinking are not important [L For the kingdom of God is not (about) eating and drinking]. The important things are ·living right with God [righteousness], peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 Anyone who serves Christ by living this way is pleasing God and will be ·accepted [approved; respected] by other people.
19 So let us try to do what makes peace and ·helps [builds up; edifies] one another. 20 Do not let the eating of food ·destroy [tear down] the work of God. All foods are ·all right to eat [clean; ritually undefiled], but it is wrong to eat food that causes someone else to ·sin [stumble; fall]. 21 It is ·better [good] not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that will cause your brother or sister to ·sin [stumble; fall].
22 Your beliefs about these things should be kept secret between you and God. ·People are happy [Blessed are those] ·if they can do what they think is right without feeling guilty [L who do not condemn themselves concerning issues they have examined and approved]. 23 But those who eat something ·without being sure it is right [while doubting; with misgivings] are ·wrong [condemned] because they did not believe it was right. Anything that ·is done without believing it is right [or does not come from faith] is sin.
Roma 14
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Roma 14
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Indi Ninyo Pagpakalainon ang Iban
14 Batuna ninyo ang tawo nga maluya ang iya pagtuo, kag indi ninyo paghikayi ang iya mga panghunahuna. 2 May mga tumuluo nga nagapati nga puwede makakaon sang bisan ano, kag may mga tumuluo nga maluya ang ila pagtuo nga ang ila ginakaon utan lang. 3 Ang tumuluo nga nagakaon sang bisan ano indi dapat magpakanubo sa tumuluo nga ang iya ginakaon utan lang, kag ang tumuluo nga utan lang ang ginakaon indi man dapat maghukom sa nagakaon sang bisan ano. Kay sila nga duha pareho nga ginabaton sang Dios, 4 kag sa Dios sila manabat. Gani sin-o ka bala nga maghukom sa suluguon sang iban? Ang iya Agalon gid lang amo ang makasiling kon maayo ukon malain ang iya ginahimo. Kag mahimo gid niya ang maayo, kay ang Ginoo amo ang magabulig sa iya sa paghimo sang maayo.
5 May mga tawo nga nagakabig nga may mga adlaw nga labi pa ka importante sang sa iban nga mga adlaw. Kag may nagakabig man nga ang tanan nga adlaw palareho lang. Ang kada isa maghimo sang iya kaugalingon nga desisyon parte sa sini nga butang. 6 Kon ang tawo may ginapasulabi nga adlaw, ginahimo niya ini para sa Ginoo. Kag ang tawo nga nagakaon sang bisan ano, ginahimo man niya ini para sa Ginoo, tungod nga nagapasalamat siya sa Dios sa iya ginakaon. Ang iban nga wala nagakaon sang iban nga pagkaon nagahimo sini para man sa Ginoo, kag nagapasalamat man sila sa Dios. 7 Kay wala sing bisan sin-o sa aton nga mga tumuluo ang nagakabuhi ukon mapatay para sa iya kaugalingon. 8 Kon nagakabuhi kita, nagakabuhi kita para sa Ginoo, kag kon mapatay kita, para man sa Ginoo. Gani kon nagakabuhi kita ukon mapatay, iya kita sang Ginoo. 9 Amo gani nga si Cristo napatay kag nabanhaw, agod mangin Ginoo siya sang mga buhi kag mga patay. 10 Gani indi kamo magpakanubo ukon maghukom sa inyo mga utod kay Cristo. Kay kita tanan magaatubang sa Dios, kag siya ang magahukom kon ang aton ginhimo maayo ukon malain. 11 Kay nagasiling ang Kasulatan, “Ako, ang Ginoo nga buhi, nagasumpa nga magaabot ang adlaw nga magaluhod ang tanan nga tawo sa akon kag magakilala nga ako Dios.”[a] 12 Amo ini nga ang kada isa sa aton magapanabat sa Dios sa aton mga ginhimo diri sa kalibutan.
13 Gani indi na kita maghukom sa isa kag isa. Sa baylo, likawan ta ang mga butang nga mangin kabangdanan sang pagpakasala sang aton utod kay Cristo. 14 Tungod nga ako ara kay Ginoong Jesus, nahibaluan ko nga wala sing pagkaon nga indi matinlo. Pero ang bisan sin-o nga nagakabig nga may pagkaon nga ginadumilian, ti indi siya dapat magkaon sina. 15 Karon, kon tungod sang imo ginakaon nalainan ang imo utod, wala ka nagahigugma sa iya. Napatay man si Cristo para sa iya, gani indi paggub-a ang iya pagtuo tungod sang imo ginakaon. 16 Bisan ginakabig ninyo nga ang isa ka butang indi malain, indi ninyo paghimua kon pakalainon kamo sang iban tungod sini. 17 Kay ang paghari sang Dios indi parte sa pagkaon kag pag-inom, kundi parte sa matarong nga kabuhi, maayo nga relasyon sa isa kag isa, kag kalipay nga halin sa Espiritu Santo. 18 Ang bisan sin-o nga nagaalagad kay Cristo sa sini nga paagi amo ang nagustuhan sang Dios kag ginatahod sang mga tawo.
19 Gani tinguhaan ta gid ang paghimo sang mga butang nga nagadala sing maayo nga relasyon kag nagapalig-on sa pagtuo sang isa kag isa. 20 Indi paggub-a ang pagtuo sang ginluwas sang Dios tungod lang sa pagkaon. Sarang makaon ang tanan nga klase sang pagkaon, pero indi maayo nga magkaon sang pagkaon nga mangin kabangdanan sang pagpakasala sang iban. 21 Ang maayo nga himuon, indi ka magkaon sang karne ukon mag-inom sang mga ilimnon nga makahulubog ukon maghimo sang bisan ano nga mangin kabangdanan nga magpakasala ang imo utod. 22 Gani kon ano man ang ginapatihan mo parte sa sini nga mga butang, dapat ikaw na lang kag ang Dios ang nakahibalo. Bulahan ang tawo nga wala ginatublag sang iya konsensya sa mga butang nga ginahimo niya nga para sa iya husto. 23 Pero kon nagaduhaduha siya sa iya pagkaon, konsensyahon siya [b] kon kaunon niya ini, kay ang iya ginahimo wala nabasi sa iya ginapatihan. Sala ang bisan ano nga ginahimo ta nga wala nabasi sa aton ginapatihan.
Footnotes
- 14:11 Isa. 45:23.
- 14:23 konsensyahon siya: ukon, sentensyahan siya sang Dios.
Romans 14
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Romans 14
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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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