1He who is weak in the faith, assist him. And be consistent in your reasoning. 2For one believes that he may eat all things: another who is weak, eats vegetables. 3Let not him who eats despise him who eats not; and let not him who eats not judge him who eats: for God has received him also. 4Who are you to judge another man’s servant? for if he is a success, he is a success to his master; and if he is a failure, he is a failure to his master. As for his success, he will succeed for it is in the power of his master to make him succeed.

5One person values one day above another: another values all days alike. Let every man be sure in his own mind. 6He who is mindful concerning a day’s duty is considerate of his master; and every one who is not mindful concerning a day’s duty, is inconsiderate of his master. And he who is wasteful, is detrimental to his master even though he confesses it to God; and he who is not wasteful, is not wasteful to his master, yet he likewise tells it to God. 7For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8For whether we live, we live unto our LORD; and whether we die, we die unto our LORD: whether we live therefore, or die, we belong to our LORD. 9For to this end even Christ both died and came back to life, and rose to be LORD both of the dead and living.

10Why, then, do you judge your brother? or why do you despise your brother? for we must all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

11For it is written, As I live, said the LORD, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess me.

12So then every one of us shall answer for himself to God.

13Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but rather be mindful of this, that you should never place a stumblingblock in the way of your brother. 14For I know, and I have confidence in the LORD Jesus, that nothing unclean comes from him: but to him who believes a thing to be unclean, to him only is it unclean. 15But now if you have caused your brother to grieve on account of meat, then you are not living in harmony. Do not make food a cause to destroy a man for whose sake Christ died. 16Let not our blessings be a reproach to any one: 17For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and is approved by men. 19Now let us strive after peace, and help one another. 20And let us not, because of food, destroy the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is wrong for the man who eats with offence. 21It is better that we neither eat meat nor drink wine nor do any other thing whereby we cause our brother to stumble. 22You who have a certain belief, keep it to yourself, before God. Blessed is he who does not condemn himself by doing those things which he believes to be wrong. 23For he who is doubtful and eats, violates his beliefs: for whatever is not of faith, is sin. The strong must help the weak.