10 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the 1ajudgment seat of God,
11 For it is written, a“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall openly confess to God.”
12 So then each one of us will agive an account concerning himself to God.
13 Therefore let us ajudge one another no longer, but rather judge this: bnot to put a stumbling block or cause of falling before your brother.
14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that there is anothing 1unclean of itself, except to him who considers something to be 1unclean; to that man it is 1unclean.
15 For if because of food your brother is 1wounded, you no longer awalk according to love. Do not bdestroy by your food that man for whom Christ died.
16 Therefore do not let your agood be slandered;
17 For the 1akingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but 2brighteousness and cpeace and djoy in the Holy Spirit.
18 For he who 1aserves Christ in this is well pleasing to God and approved by men.
19 So then let us 1apursue the things of peace and the things for bbuilding up one another.
20 Do not abreak down the 1work of God for the sake of food. bAll things indeed are clean, but it is evil for a man to eat while cstumbling others.
21 It is good anot to eat meat nor drink wine nor to do anything by which your brother stumbles.
22 The faith which you have, have to yourself before God. Blessed is he who does not judge himself in what he approves;
23 But he who adoubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not out of faith; for all that is not out of faith is sin.
CHAPTER 15
1 But we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those who are aweak and not to please ourselves.
2 Let each of us please his neighbor with a view to what is good for abuilding up.
3 For Christ also did not please Himself, but as it is written, a“The reproaches of those who reproached You fell upon Me.”
4 For the things that were awritten previously were written for our instruction, in order that through endurance and through the 1encouragement of the Scriptures we might have bhope.
5 Now the aGod of endurance and encouragement grant you to be of the bsame mind toward one another according to 1cChrist Jesus,
6 That 1with aone accord you may with bone mouth cglorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Therefore areceive one another, as 1Christ also received you to the glory of God.