'As2for the one1who is weak3in faith,5welcome [him],6but2not7to8quarrel9over opinions.10 One person1believes3hemay eat4anything,5while7the6weak person8eats10onlyvegetables.9 Let7not6the one1who eats2despise7the one3who abstains,45and9let15not14the one8who abstains1011pass judgment15on the one12who eats,13for18God17has welcomed20him.19 Who2are3you1to pass judgment5on the servant7ofanother?6It isbefore his own9master10thathe stands11or12falls.13And15he will be upheld,14for17the18Lord19is able16to make20him21stand.20 One person1esteems4one day5as better than6[another],7while9another8esteems10all11days12alike.Each one13should be fully convinced18in14his own16mind.17 The one1who observes2the3day,4observes6it[in honor of] the Lord.5The one8who eats,9eats11[in honor of] the Lord,10since13he gives thanks12to God,15while16the one17who abstains,1819abstains2122[in honor of] the Lord20and23gives thanks24to God.26 For2none1of us3lives5to himself,4and6none7of usdies9to himself.8 For3if1we live,4we live7to the5Lord,6and9if8we die,10we die13to the11Lord.12So then,16whether14we live17or18whether18we die,20we are23the21Lord’s.22 For3to1this [end]2Christ4died5and6lived7again,that8he might be Lord13both9of the dead10and11of the living.12 Why3doyou1pass judgment on4your7brother?6Or8you,10why11doyou despise12your15brother?14For17we will18all16stand before18the19judgment seat20of God;22 for2it is written,1“AsI4live,3says5the Lord,6every10knee11shall bow9to me,8and12every13tongue14shall confess15to God.”17 So1then2each3of us4will give8an account7of5himself6to God.10 Therefore2let us4not1pass judgment4on one another3any longer,1but5rather8decide7never10to put11a stumbling block12or15hindrance16in [the way of] a brother.14 I know1and2am persuaded3in4the Lord5Jesus6that7nothing8isunclean9in10itself,11but1213it is18unclean17for anyone19who thinks15it16unclean.20 For2if1your7brother6is grieved8by3what you eat,4you are12no longer9walking12in10love.11By what you eat,1516donot13destroy18the one17for19whom20Christ21died.22 So3donot1let2whatyou [regard as]4good6be spoken of as evil.2 For2the4kingdom5of God7is3not1a matter ofeating8and9drinking10but11ofrighteousness12and13peace14and15joy16in17theHoly19Spirit.18 Whoever1thus34serves5Christ7isacceptable8to God10and11approved12by men.14 So1then2let us pursue6what3makesfor peace5and7for mutual1213upbuilding.10 Donot,1for the sake2of food,3destroy4the5work6of God.8Everything9isindeed10clean,11but12it iswrong13for anyone15to make another stumble1718by what he eats.19 It isgood1not3to eat4meat5or6drink7wine8or9doanything11thatcauses15your14brother13to stumble.15 The faith2that3you1have,4keep7betweenyourself6andGod.10Blessed11isthe one12who has14no [reason]13to pass judgment14on himself15for16what17he approves.18 But2whoever has doubts13is condemned6if4he eats,5because7the eating isnot8from9faith.10For12whatever1113doesnot14proceedfrom15faith16is18sin.17