Romans 14:14–23

¹⁴I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except to him who reckons anything to be unclean, to that man it is unclean. ¹⁵For if on account of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer according to love. Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ has 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 in this serves the Christ is acceptable to God and approved of men. ¹⁹So then let us pursue the things which tend to peace, and things whereby one shall build up another. ²⁰For the sake of meat do not destroy the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil to that man who eats while stumbling in doing so. ²¹It is right not to eat meat, nor drink wine, nor do anything in which thy brother stumbles, or is offended, or is weak. ²²Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Blessed is he who does not judge himself in what he allows. ²³But he that doubts, if he eat, is condemned; because it is not of faith; but whatever is not of faith is sin.