Romans 14:1–12

THE LAW OF LIBERTY

14Welcome^d anyone who is weak in faith,^e but don’t argue about disputed matters. ²One person believes he may eat anything,^f while one who is weak eats only vegetables. ³One who eats must not look down on one who does not eat,^g and one who does not eat must not judge one who does,^h because God has accepted him.^{i 4}Who are you to judge^j another’s household servant? Before his own Lord he stands or falls. And he will stand, because the Lord is able^B to make him stand.

⁵One person judges one day to be more important than another day.^k Someone else judges every day to be the same. Let each one be fully convinced in his own mind.^{l 6}Whoever observes the day, observes it for the honor of the Lord.^C Whoever eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God;^m and whoever does not eat, it is for the Lord that he does not eat it, and he gives thanks to God. ⁷For none of us lives for himself, and no one dies for himself.^{n 8}If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.^{o 9}Christ died and returned to life^p for this: that he might be Lord over both the dead and the living.^{q 10}But you, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or you, why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.^{Dr 11}For it is written,

As I live, says the Lord,

every knee will bow to me,^s

and every tongue will give praise to God.^Et

¹²So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.^u