Book of Common Prayer
13 So we must not judge each other any longer. But it is better for us to judge this. Never put anything in a brother's way that will hurt him or that will make him fall down.
14 As a Christian, I know and believe that nothing in itself is not right to eat. But it is not right for anyone to eat who thinks it is not right to eat.
15 Does what you eat trouble your brother? If it does, you are no longer living in love. Do not destroy the faith of someone because of what you eat. Christ died for him.
16 What is good for you must not be something that other people say is wrong.
17 The kingdom of God is not about what a person eats and drinks. But it is about living in a way which is right with God. It is peace. It is joy because a person has the Holy Spirit.
18 A person who does the work of Christ in this way pleases God. And people like him.
19 But we must do the things that make peace and that help each other to do better.
20 Do not spoil what God has done because you want some food. Everything is right. But it is wrong for anyone to eat anything if that will make his brother fall.
21 The right thing is to eat no meat, and drink no wine, and not do anything that makes your brother fall.
22 Keep to yourself and God what you believe about these things. God blesses a man who does not feel he has done wrong when he did what he thought was right.
23 But a man who is not sure that he should eat something, does wrong if he eats it. That is because he does not believe the thing he is doing is right to do. And it is wrong to do what you do not believe is right.
57 The men who caught Jesus took him to Caiaphas, the high priest. The scribes and the leaders had met at his house.
58 Peter followed Jesus a long way behind. He went as far as the yard of the high priest's house. He sat down with the people who worked for the high priest. He wanted to see how this would end.
59 The chief priests and all the judges of the court tried to find men to say Jesus had done something wrong so they could kill him.
60 But they found nothing. Many people came and said things that were not true. At last two men came.
61 They said, `This man said, "I can break down God's temple and build it again in three days." '
62 The high priest stood up. He said to Jesus, `Have you no answer? What do you have to say about this? They have said something against you.'
63 But Jesus said nothing at all. Then the high priest said to him, `I ask you in the name of the living God. Tell us. Are you the Christ, the Son of God?'
64 Jesus answered him, `Yes, I am. Also I tell you that after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the One who has all power. You will see him coming on the clouds in the sky!'
65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, `What he has said is wrong! We do not need any more proof against him. You have heard the wrong thing he said.
66 What do you think?' They said, `He should be killed.'
67 Then they spat on Jesus' face and hit him. Others slapped him with their hands.
68 They said, `Christ, tell us, if you know who hit you!'
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