9. For to this end Christ both died and rose and revived: to thus exercise lordship over the dead as well as over the living.
10. But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou belittle thy brother? for we shall all stand before the tribunal of the Christ.
11. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12. So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.
13. Let us, therefore, not 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.
14. I know and trust in the Lord Jesus that for his sake there is nothing unclean, but to him that esteems any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
15. But if thy brother is grieved because of thy food, now thou dost not walk in charity. Do not destroy him with thy food, for whom Christ died.
16. Let not then your good be evil spoken of;
17. for the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18. For he that in these things serves the Christ is well pleasing unto God and approved of men.
19. Let us, therefore, follow after the things which make for peace and the edification of each one to the others.
20. Because of food, do not destroy the work of God. All things indeed are clean, but it is evil for that man who eats with offense.