Romans 14:8-19

⁸For whether we live, we live to the Lord; and whether we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore whether we live or die, we be of the Lord or we be Lord’s.

⁹For why for this thing Christ was dead, and rose again, that he be Lord both of quick and of dead men or of quick and of dead.

¹⁰But what deemest thou thy brother? or why despisest thou thy brother? for all we shall stand before the throne of Christ.

¹¹For it is written, I live, saith the Lord, for to me each knee shall be bowed, and each tongue shall acknowledge to God.

¹²Therefore each of us shall yield reason to God for himself.

¹³Therefore no more deem we each other; but more deem ye this thing, that ye put not hurting, or cause of stumbling, to a brother.

¹⁴I know and trust in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean by him, no but to him that deemeth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

¹⁵And if thy brother be made sorry, or heavy, in conscience for meat, now thou walkest not after charity. Do not thou through thy meat lose him, for whom Christ died.

¹⁶Therefore be not your good thing blasphemed or despised.

¹⁷For why the realm of God is not meat and drink, but rightwiseness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.

¹⁸And he that in this thing serveth Christ, pleaseth God, and is proved to men.

¹⁹Therefore pursue we those things that be of peace, and keep we together those things that be of edification.