Romans 14

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Now him that is weak in faith, take unto you: not in disputes about thoughts.	1 But accept those who are weak in faith, without disputing about ideas.
2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: but he that is weak, let him eat herbs.	2 For one person believes that he may eat all things, but if another is weak, let him eat plants.
3 Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not: and he that eateth not, let him not judge him that eateth. For God hath taken him to him.	3 He who eats should not despise him who does not eat. And he who does not eat should not judge him who eats. For God has accepted him.
4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? To his own lord he standeth or falleth. And he shall stand: for God is able to make him stand.	4 Who are you to judge the servant of another? He stands or falls by his own Lord. But he shall stand. For God is able to make him stand.
5 For one judgeth between day and day: and another judgeth every day: let every man abound in his own sense.	5 For one person discerns one age from the next. But another discerns unto every age. Let each one increase according to his own mind.
6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord. And he that eateth, eateth to the Lord: for he giveth thanks to God. And he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth thanks to God.	6 He who understands the age, understands for the Lord. And he who eats, eats for the Lord; for he gives thanks to God. And he who does not eat, does not eat for the Lord, and he gives thanks to God.
7 For none of us liveth to himself; and no man dieth to himself.	7 For none of us lives for himself, and none of us dies for himself.
8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord. Therefore, whether we live, or whether we die, we are the Lord's.	8 For 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.
9 For to this end Christ died and rose again; that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.	9 For Christ died and rose again for this purpose: that he might be the ruler of both the dead and the living.
10 But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? or thou, why dost thou despise thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.	10 So then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11 For it is written: As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.	11 For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bend to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”
12 Therefore every one of us shall render account to God for himself.	12 And so, each one of us shall offer an explanation of himself to God.
13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more. But judge this rather, that you put not a stumblingblock or a scandal in your brother's way.	13 Therefore, we should no longer judge one another. Instead, judge this to a greater extent: that you should not place an obstacle before your brother, nor lead him astray.
14 I know, and am confident in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.	14 I know, with confidence in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in and of itself. But to him who considers anything to be unclean, it is unclean to him.
15 For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.	15 For if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are not now walking according to love. Do not allow your food to destroy him for whom Christ died.
16 Let not then our good be evil spoken of.	16 Therefore, what is good for us should not be a cause of blasphemy.
17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.	17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but rather justice and peace and joy, in the Holy Spirit.
18 For he that in this serveth Christ, pleaseth God, and is approved of men.	18 For he who serves Christ in this, pleases God and is proven before men.
19 Therefore let us follow after the things that are of peace; and keep the things that are of edification one towards another.	19 And so, let us pursue the things that are of peace, and let us keep to the things that are for the edification of one another.
20 Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.	20 Do not be willing to destroy the work of God because of food. Certainly, all things are clean. But there is harm for a man who offends by eating.
21 It is good not to eat flesh, and not to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother is offended, or scandalized, or made weak.	21 It is good to refrain from eating meat and from drinking wine, and from anything by which your brother is offended, or led astray, or weakened.
22 Hast thou faith? Have it to thyself before God. Blessed is he that condemneth not himself in that which he alloweth.	22 Do you have faith? It belongs to you, so hold it before God. Blessed is he who does not judge himself in that by which he is tested.
23 But he that discerneth, if he eat, is condemned; because not of faith. For all that is not of faith is sin.	23 But he who discerns, if he eats, is condemned, because it is not of faith. For all that is not of faith is sin.