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[1] Him that is weak in the faith, receive unto you, but not for controversies of disputations.
[2] One believeth that he may eat of all things: and another, which is weak, eateth herbs.
[3] Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not: and let not him which eateth not, judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
[4] Who art thou that condemnest another mans servant? he standeth or falleth to his own master: yea, he shall be established: for God is able to make him stand.
[5] This man esteemeth one day above another day, and another man counteth every day alike: let every man be fully persuaded in his mind.
[6] He that observeth the day, observeth it to the Lord: and he that observeth not the day, observeth it not to the Lord. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord: for he giveth God thanks: and he that eateth not, eateth not to the Lord, and giveth God thanks.
[7] For none of us liveth to himself, neither doth any die to himself.
[8] For whether we live, we live unto the Lord: or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
[9] For Christ therefore died and rose again, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and the quick.
[10] But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou despise thy brother? for we shall all appear before the judgment seat of Christ.
[11] For it is written, I live, saith the Lord, and every knee shall bow to me, and all tongues shall confess unto God.
[12] So then everyone of us shall give accounts of himself to God.
[13] Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but use your judgment rather in this, that no man put an occasion to fall, or a stumbling block before his brother.
[14] I know, and am persuaded through the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but unto him that judgeth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
[15] But if thy brother be grieved for the meat, now walkest thou not charitably: destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
[16] Cause not your commodity to be evil spoken of.
[17] For the kingdom of God is not meat nor drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
[18] For whosoever in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable unto God, and is approved of men.
[19] Let us then follow those things which concern peace, and wherewith one may edify another.
[20] Destroy not the work of God for meats sake: all things indeed are pure: but it is evil for the man which eateth with offence.
[21] It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything, whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or made weak.
[22] Hast thou faith? have it with thyself before God: blessed is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
[23] For he that doubteth, is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: and whatsoever is not of faith, is sin.
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