Romans 14:14–23

¹⁴I 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. ¹⁵For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died. ¹⁶Let not then your good be evil spoken of: ¹⁷for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men. ¹⁹So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another. ²⁰Overthrow 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. ²¹It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth. ²²The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth. ²³But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.