Romans 14:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.

New Living Translation
If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too.

English Standard Version
Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.

Berean Study Bible
For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

New American Standard Bible
For the one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by other people.

NASB 1995
For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.

NASB 1977
For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.

Amplified Bible
For the one who serves Christ in this way [recognizing that food choice is secondary] is acceptable to God and is approved by men.

Christian Standard Bible
Whoever serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and receives human approval.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whoever serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by men.

Contemporary English Version
If you serve Christ in this way, you will please God and be respected by people.

Good News Translation
And when you serve Christ in this way, you please God and are approved by others.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The person who serves Christ with this in mind is pleasing to God and respected by people.

International Standard Version
For the person who serves the Messiah in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.

NET Bible
For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

New King James Version
For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

King James 2000 Bible
For he that in these things serves Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

New Heart English Bible
For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by people.

World English Bible
For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

American King James Version
For he that in these things serves Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

American Standard Version
For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men.

A Faithful Version
Because the one who serves Christ in these things is well pleasing to God and acceptable among men.

Darby Bible Translation
For he that in this serves the Christ [is] acceptable to God and approved of men.

English Revised Version
For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved by men.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For whosoeuer in these things serueth Christ, is acceptable vnto God, and is approoued of men.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For he that in these thynges serueth Christe, pleaseth God, and is comended of men.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He that in these thinges serueth Christ, pleaseth God, & is comended of me.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For whosoever in these thinges serveth Christ pleaseth well God and is commended of men.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for he who in these things is serving the Christ, [is] acceptable to God and approved of men.

Berean Literal Bible
For the one serving Christ in these things is well-pleasing to God and approved by men.

Young's Literal Translation
for he who in these things is serving the Christ, is acceptable to God and approved of men.

Smith's Literal Translation
For he in these serving Christ, pleasing to God, and acceptable to men.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For the one serving Christ in these things is well pleasing to God and approved by men.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For he that in this serveth Christ, pleaseth God, and is approved of men.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For he who serves Christ in this, pleases God and is proven before men.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For whoever serves The Messiah in these things is beautiful to God and is approved before the children of men.

Lamsa Bible
For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and is approved by men.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For he who serves the Christ in these things is acceptable to God, and approved by men.

Godbey New Testament
For in this the one serving Christ is acceptable to God, and approved unto men.

Haweis New Testament
For he who in these things is the servant of Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

Mace New Testament
for he that thus pays his allegiance to Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

Weymouth New Testament
and whoever in this way devotedly serves Christ, God takes pleasure in him, and men highly commend him.

Worrell New Testament
For he that in these things serves Christ, is well-pleasing to God, and approved by men.

Worsley New Testament
that in these serveth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved by men.
















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