Romans 14:14-23

New King James Version

The Law of Love

¹⁴I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus ^(A)that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. ¹⁵Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. ^(B)Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. ¹⁶^(C)Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; ¹⁷^(D)for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and ^(E)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸For he who serves Christ in ^[a]these things ^(F)is acceptable to God and approved by men.

¹⁹^(G)Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which ^(H)one may ^[b]edify another. ²⁰^(I)Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. ^(J)All things indeed are pure, ^(K)but it is evil for the man who eats with ^[c]offense. ²¹It is good neither to eat ^(L)meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles ^[d]or is offended or is made weak. ²²^[e]Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. ^(M)Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. ²³But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for ^(N)whatever is not from faith is ^[f]sin.