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Romans 14

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Romans 14 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

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But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

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One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.

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One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs.

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Don’t let him who eats despise him who doesn’t eat. Don’t let him who doesn’t eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.

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Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

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Who are you who judge another’s servant? To his own lord he stands or falls. Yes, he will be made to stand, for God has power to make him stand.

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Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own lord he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be made to stand; for the Lord hath power to make him stand.

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One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

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One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

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He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks. He who doesn’t eat, to the Lord he doesn’t eat, and gives God thanks.

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He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

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For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.

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For none of us liveth to himself, and none dieth to himself.

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For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

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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.

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For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

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For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

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But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

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But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.

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For it is written, “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’”

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For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God.

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So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.

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So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.

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Therefore let’s not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother’s way, or an occasion for falling.

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Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother’s way, or an occasion of falling.

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I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

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I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: save that to him who accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

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Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.

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For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.

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Then don’t let your good be slandered,

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Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

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for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

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For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men.

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So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

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So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.

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Don’t overthrow God’s work for food’s sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.

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Overthrow not for meat’s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

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It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.

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It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.

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Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn’t judge himself in that which he approves.

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The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth.

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But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it isn’t of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.

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But 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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Now to him who is able to establish you according to my Good News and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret through long ages,

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but now is revealed, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known for obedience of faith to all the nations;

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to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.

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