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Before his own master he stands [approved] or falls [out of favor]. And he [who serves the Master--the Lord] will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>One person regards one day as better [or more important] than another, while another regards every day [the same as any other]. Let everyone be fully convinced (assured, satisfied) in his own mind. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord. He who eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; while he who abstains, abstains for the Lord and gives thanks to God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>None of us lives for himself [for his own benefit, but for the Lord], and none of us dies for himself [but for the Lord]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. So then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For Christ died and lived again for this reason, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>But you, why do you criticize your brother? Or you again, why do you look down on your [believing] brother <i>or</i> regard him with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God [who alone is judge]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For it is written [in Scripture], <p class="indent1stline">“AS I LIVE, SAYS THE LORD, EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO ME, <t><p class="indent1">AND EVERY TONGUE SHALL GIVE PRAISE TO GOD.” <A><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then let us not criticize one another anymore, but rather determine this--not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block <i>or</i> a source of temptation in another believer’s way. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I know and am convinced [as one] in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean [ritually defiled, and unholy] in itself; but [nonetheless] it is unclean to anyone who thinks it is unclean. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>If your brother is being hurt <i>or</i> offended because of food [that you insist on eating], you are no longer walking in love [toward him]. Do not let what you eat destroy <i>and</i> spiritually harm one for whom Christ died. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Therefore do not let what is a good thing for you [because of your freedom to choose] be spoken of as evil [by someone else]; <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>for the kingdom of God is not <i>a matter of</i> eating and drinking [what one likes], but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For the one who serves Christ in this way [recognizing that food choice is secondary] is acceptable to God and is approved by men. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>So then, let us pursue [with enthusiasm] the things which make for peace and the building up of one another [things which lead to spiritual growth]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Do not, for the sake of food, tear down the work of God. All things indeed are [ceremonially] clean, but they are wrong for the person who eats and offends [another’s conscience in the process]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>It is good [to do the right thing and] not eat meat or drink wine, or do anything that offends your brother <i>and</i> weakens him spiritually. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The faith which you have [that gives you freedom of choice], have as your own conviction before God [just keep it between yourself and God, seeking His will]. Happy is he who has no reason to condemn himself for what he approves. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/14-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>But he who is uncertain [about eating a particular thing] is condemned if he eats, because he is not <i>acting</i> from faith. Whatever is not from faith is sin [whatever is done with doubt is sinful].<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Some Jewish believers may have struggled with abandoning all the old requirements of the Law regarding eating things considered unclean, while some Gentile believers may have been overly sensitive to anything associated with paganism, such as eating meat offered to idols.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../romans/13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Romans 13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Romans 13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../romans/15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Romans 15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Romans 15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>