6. Whoever observes the day, observes it for the honor of the Lord. Whoever eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; and whoever does not eat, it is for the Lord that he does not eat it, yet he thanks God.
7. For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.
8. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
9. Christ died and came to life for this: that He might rule over both the dead and the living.
10. But you, why do you criticize your brother? Or you, why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before the tribunal of God.
11. For it is written:As I live, says the Lord,every knee will bow to Me, and every tongue will give praise to God.
12. So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
13. Therefore, let us no longer criticize one another. Instead decide never to put a stumbling block or pitfall in your brother’s way.
14. (I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. Still, to someone who considers a thing to be unclean, to that one it is unclean. )
15. For if your brother is hurt by what you eat, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy that one Christ died for by what you eat.
16. Therefore, do not let your good be slandered,
17. for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18. Whoever serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by men.
19. So then, we must pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.
20. Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats.