7For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself. 8For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord; whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. 9For to this end Christ died, and lived, that he might be Lord of both the dead and living.
10But why dost thou judge thy brother? Or why dost thou despise thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God. 11For it is written: As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess to God.[11] 12So then, each one of us shall give account of himself to God.
13Let us therefore no longer judge one another; but judge this rather, not to put a stumbling-block, or an occasion to fall, in a brother's way. 14I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; but to him that accounts anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15But if because of food thy brother is grieved, thou no longer walkest in accordance with love. Destroy not him by thy food, for whom Christ died. 16Let not then your good be evil spoken of. 17For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18For he that in these things serves Christ, is well pleasing to God, and approved by men.
19So then, let us follow after the things which make for peace, and things by which one may edify another. 20For the sake of food destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offense. 21It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything whereby thy brother stumbles, or is made to offend, or is weak. 22Hast thou faith? Have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that judges not himself in that which he allows. 23And he that doubts is condemned if he eat, because it is not of faith; and all that is not of faith is sin.
XV. Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2Let each one of us please his neighbor, for his good, to edification. 3For also Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written: The reproaches of those who reproached thee, fell on me. 4For whatever things were written afore-time were for our instruction, that we through patience and consolation of the Scriptures may have hope. 5And the God of patience and consolation grant you to be of the same mind one with another, according to Christ Jesus; 6that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. 8For I say that Jesus Christ has been made a minister of the circumcision, for the sake of God's truth, in order to confirm the promises made to the fathers; 9and that the Gentiles should glorify God for his mercy; as it is written:
For this cause I will give thee praise among Gentiles.
And to thy name will sing.
10And again he says:
Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.