Chapter 14
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14:1
- Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
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14:2
- For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
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14:3
- Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
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14:4
- Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
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14:5
- One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
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14:6
- He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
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14:7
- For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
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14:8
- For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
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14:9
- For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
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14:10
- But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
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14:11
- For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
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14:12
- So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
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14:13
- Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
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14:14
- I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
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14:15
- But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
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14:16
- Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
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14:17
- For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
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14:18
- For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
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14:19
- Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
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14:20
- For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
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14:21
- It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
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14:22
- Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
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14:23
- And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
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