Romans 14:11-18

¹¹for it hath been written, 'I live! saith the Lord — to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;'

¹²so, then, each of us concerning himself shall give reckoning to God;

¹³no longer, therefore, may we judge one another, but this judge ye rather, not to put a stumbling-stone before the brother, or an offence.

¹⁴I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean — to that one it is unclean;

¹⁵and if through victuals thy brother is grieved, no more dost thou walk according to love; do not with thy victuals destroy that one for whom Christ died.

¹⁶Let not, then, your good be evil spoken of,

¹⁷for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

¹⁸for he who in these things is serving the Christ, is acceptable to God and approved of men.