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One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike.[a] Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. The one who observes the day does it for the Lord. The[b] one who eats, eats for the Lord because he gives thanks to God, and the one who abstains from eating abstains for the Lord, and he gives thanks to God. For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself. If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that he may be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:5 tn Grk “For one judges day from day, and one judges all days.”
  2. Romans 14:6 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

(A)One person judges one day above another, another judges every day alike. Each person must be (B)fully convinced in his own mind. He who regards the day, regards it for the Lord, and he who eats, eats for the Lord, for he (C)gives thanks to God; and he who does not eat, for the Lord he does not eat and gives thanks to God. For not one of us (D)lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore (E)whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end (F)Christ died and lived again, that He might be (G)Lord both of the dead and of the living.

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