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[1] He who is weak in the faith, assist him. And be consistent in your reasoning.
[2] For one believes that he may eat all things: another who is weak, eats vegetables.
[3] Let not him who eats despise him who eats not; and let not him who eats not judge him who eats: for God has received him also.
[4] Who are you to judge another man's servant? for if he is a success, he is a success to his master; and if he is a failure, he is a failure to his master. As for his success, he will succeed for it is in the power of his master to make him succeed.
[5] One person values one day above another: another values all days alike. Let every man be sure in his own mind.
[6] He who is mindful concerning a day's duty is considerate of his master; and every one who is not mindful concerning a day's duty, is inconsiderate of his master. And he who is wasteful, is detrimental to his master even though he confesses it to God; and he who is not wasteful, is not wasteful to his master, yet he likewise tells it to God.
[7] For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.
[8] For whether we live, we live unto our LORD; and whether we die, we die unto our LORD: whether we live therefore, or die, we belong to our LORD.
[9] For to this end even Christ both died and came back to life, and rose to be LORD both of the dead and living.
[10] Why, then, do you judge your brother? or why do you despise your brother? for we must all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
[11] For it is written, As I live, said the LORD, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess me.
[12] So then every one of us shall answer for himself to God.
[13] Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but rather be mindful of this, that you should never place a stumblingblock in the way of your brother.
[14] For I know, and I have confidence in the LORD Jesus, that nothing unclean comes from him: but to him who believes a thing to be unclean, to him only is it unclean.
[15] But now if you have caused your brother to grieve on account of meat, then you are not living in harmony. Do not make food a cause to destroy a man for whose sake Christ died.
[16] Let not our blessings be a reproach to any one:
[17] For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
[18] For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and is approved by men.
[19] Now let us strive after peace, and help one another.
[20] And let us not, because of food, destroy the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is wrong for the man who eats with offence.
[21] It is better that we neither eat meat nor drink wine nor do any other thing whereby we cause our brother to stumble.
[22] You who have a certain belief, keep it to yourself, before God. Blessed is he who does not condemn himself by doing those things which he believes to be wrong.
[23] For he who is doubtful and eats, violates his beliefs: for whatever is not of faith, is sin. The strong must help the weak.
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