11 It is written:
" 'As surely as I live,' says the Lord,
'every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will confess to God.' "1 14:11 Isaiah 45:23 |
12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. |
13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way. |
14 As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food2 14:14 Or that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. |
15 If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died. |
16 Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil. |
17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, |
18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. |
19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. |
20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. |
