The Weak and the Strong

14 Accept the one whose faith is weak,(A) without quarreling over disputable matters. One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.(B) 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. 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.

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The Law of Liberty

14 Accept(A) anyone who is weak in faith,[a](B) but don’t argue about doubtful issues. One person believes he may eat anything,(C) but one who is weak eats only vegetables. One who eats must not look down on one who does not eat,(D) and one who does not eat must not criticize one who does,(E) because God has accepted him.(F) Who are you to criticize(G) another’s household slave? Before his own Lord he stands or falls. And he will stand. For the Lord is able[b] to make him stand.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:1 Or weak in the Faith
  2. Romans 14:4 Other mss read For God has the power