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Romans 14:1
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The Weak and the Strong

Accept the one whose faith is weak,(a) without quarreling over disputable matters.
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Romans 14:2
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One person's faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.(b)
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Romans 14:3
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The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt(c) the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge(d) the one who does, for God has accepted them.
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Romans 14:4
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Who are you to judge someone else's servant?(e) To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.
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Romans 14:5
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One person considers one day more sacred than another;(f) another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.
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Romans 14:6
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Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God;(g) and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
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Romans 14:7
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For none of us lives for ourselves alone,(h) and none of us dies for ourselves alone.
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Romans 14:8
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If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.(i)
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Romans 14:9
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For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life(j) so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.(k)
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Romans 14:10
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You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister[a]? Or why do you treat them with contempt?(l) For we will all stand before God's judgment seat.(m)
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Romans 14:11
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It is written: "‘As surely as I live,'(n) says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.'"[b](o)
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Romans 14:12
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So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.(p)
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Romans 14:13
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Therefore let us stop passing judgment(q) on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.(r)
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Romans 14:14
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I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself.(s) But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean.(t)
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Romans 14:15
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If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love.(u) Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died.(v)
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Romans 14:16
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Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.(w)
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Romans 14:17
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For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,(x) but of righteousness, peace(y) and joy in the Holy Spirit,(z)
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Romans 14:18
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because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.(aa)
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Romans 14:19
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Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace(ab) and to mutual edification.(ac)
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Romans 14:20
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Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food.(ad) All food is clean,(ae) but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.(af)
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Romans 14:21
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It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.(ag)
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Romans 14:22
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So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn(ah) himself by what he approves.
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Romans 14:23
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But whoever has doubts(ai) is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.[c]
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