(A)One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. He who (B)observes the day, observes it to the Lord; [a]and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for (C)he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. For (D)none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. For if we (E)live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For (F)to this end Christ died [b]and rose and lived again, that He might be (G)Lord of both the dead and the living.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:6 NU omits the rest of this sentence.
  2. Romans 14:9 NU omits and rose

One person[a] prefers one day over another day, and another person regards every day alike. Each one must be fully convinced in his own mind. The one who is intent on the day is intent on it for the Lord, and the one who eats eats for the Lord, because he is thankful to God, and the one who does not eat does not eat for the Lord, and he is thankful to God. For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself. For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For Christ died and became alive again for this reason, in order that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

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  1. Romans 14:5 Some manuscripts have “For one person”