| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. | 1Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions. |
| 2For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. | 2One person believes in eating everything, but the weak person eats only vegetables. |
| 3Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. | 3The one who eats everything must not despise the one who does not, and the one who abstains must not judge the one who eats everything, for God has accepted him. |
| 4Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. | 4Who are you to pass judgment on another's servant? Before his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. |
| 5One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. | 5One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. |
| 6He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. | 6The one who observes the day does it for the Lord. The one who eats, eats for the Lord because he gives thanks to God, and the one who abstains from eating abstains for the Lord, and he gives thanks to God. |
| 7For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. | 7For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself. |
| 8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. | 8If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. |
| 9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. | 9For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that he may be the Lord of both the dead and the living. |
| 10But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. | 10But you who eat vegetables only--why do you judge your brother or sister? And you who eat everything--why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. |
| 11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. | 11For it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God." |
| 12So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. | 12Therefore, each of us will give an account of himself to God. |
| 13Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. | 13Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister. |
| 14I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. | 14I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean. |
| 15But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. | 15For if your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died. |
| 16Let not then your good be evil spoken of: | 16Therefore do not let what you consider good be spoken of as evil. |
| 17For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. | 17For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. |
| 18For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. | 18For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people. |
| 19Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. | 19So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another. |
| 20For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. | 20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat. |
| 21It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. | 21It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble. |
| 22Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. | 22The faith you have, keep to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not judge himself by what he approves. |
| 23And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. | 23But the man who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not do so from faith, and whatever is not from faith is sin. |
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