Romanos 14
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Normas para el caso de opiniones diversas
14 Reciban bien al que es débil en la fe, y no entren en discusiones con él. 2 Por ejemplo, hay quienes piensan que pueden comer de todo, mientras otros, que son débiles en la fe, comen solamente verduras. 3 Pues bien, el que come de todo no debe menospreciar al que no come ciertas cosas; y el que no come ciertas cosas no debe criticar al que come de todo, pues Dios lo ha aceptado. 4 ¿Quién eres tú para criticar al servidor de otro? Si queda bien o queda mal, es asunto de su propio amo. Pero quedará bien, porque el Señor tiene poder para hacerlo quedar bien.
5 Otro caso: Hay quienes dan más importancia a un día que a otro, y hay quienes creen que todos los días son iguales. Cada uno debe estar convencido de lo que cree. 6 El que guarda cierto día, para honrar al Señor lo guarda. Y el que come de todo, para honrar al Señor lo come, y da gracias a Dios; y el que no come ciertas cosas, para honrar al Señor deja de comerlas, y también da gracias a Dios.
7 Ninguno de nosotros vive para sí mismo ni muere para sí mismo. 8 Si vivimos, para el Señor vivimos; y si morimos, para el Señor morimos. De manera que, tanto en la vida como en la muerte, del Señor somos. 9 Para eso murió Cristo y volvió a la vida: para ser Señor tanto de los muertos como de los vivos.
10 ¿Por qué, entonces, criticas a tu hermano? ¿O tú, por qué lo desprecias? Todos tendremos que presentarnos delante de Dios, para que él nos juzgue. 11 Porque la Escritura dice:
«Juro por mi vida, dice el Señor,
que ante mí todos doblarán la rodilla
y todos alabarán a Dios.»
12 Así pues, cada uno de nosotros tendrá que dar cuenta de sí mismo a Dios.
13 Por eso, ya no debemos criticarnos unos a otros. Al contrario, propónganse ustedes no hacer nada que sea causa de que su hermano tropiece, o que ponga en peligro su fe. 14 Yo sé que no hay nada impuro en sí mismo; como creyente en el Señor Jesús, estoy seguro de ello. Pero si alguno piensa que una cosa es impura, será impura para él. 15 Ahora bien, si por lo que tú comes tu hermano se siente ofendido, tu conducta ya no es de amor. ¡Que tu comida no sea causa de que se pierda aquel por quien Cristo murió! 16 No den, pues, lugar a que se hable mal de ese bien que ustedes tienen. 17 Porque el reino de Dios no es cuestión de comer o beber determinadas cosas, sino de vivir en justicia, paz y alegría por medio del Espíritu Santo. 18 El que de esta manera sirve a Cristo, agrada a Dios y es aprobado por los hombres.
19 Por lo tanto, busquemos todo lo que conduce a la paz y a la edificación mutua. 20 No eches a perder la obra de Dios por causa de la comida. En realidad, todos los alimentos son limpios; lo malo es comer algo que haga perder la fe a otros. 21 Es mejor no comer carne, ni beber vino, ni hacer nada que sea causa de que tu hermano tropiece. 22 La fe que tienes, debes tenerla tú mismo delante de Dios. ¡Dichoso aquel que usa de su libertad sin cargos de conciencia! 23 Pero el que no está seguro de si debe o no comer algo, al comerlo se hace culpable, porque no lo come con la convicción que da la fe; y todo lo que no se hace con la convicción que da la fe, es pecado.
Romans 14
New King James Version
The Law of Liberty
14 Receive(A) one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. 2 For one believes he (B)may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. 3 Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and (C)let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. 4 (D)Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.
5 (E)One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who (F)observes the day, observes it to the Lord; [a]and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for (G)he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. 7 For (H)none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. 8 For if we (I)live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For (J)to this end Christ died [b]and rose and lived again, that He might be (K)Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For (L)we shall all stand before the judgment seat of [c]Christ. 11 For it is written:
(M)“As I live, says the Lord,
Every knee shall bow to Me,
And every tongue shall confess to God.”
12 So then (N)each of us shall give account of himself to God. 13 Therefore let us not judge one another [d]anymore, but rather resolve this, (O)not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.
The Law of Love
14 I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus (P)that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. (Q)Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. 16 (R)Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; 17 (S)for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and (T)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For he who serves Christ in [e]these things (U)is acceptable to God and approved by men.
19 (V)Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which (W)one may [f]edify another. 20 (X)Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. (Y)All things indeed are pure, (Z)but it is evil for the man who eats with [g]offense. 21 It is good neither to eat (AA)meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles [h]or is offended or is made weak. 22 [i]Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. (AB)Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. 23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for (AC)whatever is not from faith is [j]sin.
Footnotes
- Romans 14:6 NU omits the rest of this sentence.
- Romans 14:9 NU omits and rose
- Romans 14:10 NU God
- Romans 14:13 any longer
- Romans 14:18 NU this thing
- Romans 14:19 build up
- Romans 14:20 A feeling of giving offense
- Romans 14:21 NU omits the rest of v. 21.
- Romans 14:22 NU The faith which you have—have
- Romans 14:23 M puts Rom. 16:25–27 here.
Romans 14
English Standard Version
Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another
14 As for (A)the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. 2 (B)One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. 3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and (C)let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. 4 (D)Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master[a] that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5 (E)One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. (F)Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since (G)he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For (H)none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, (I)whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ (J)died and lived again, that he might be Lord both (K)of the dead and of the living.
10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For (L)we will all stand before (M)the judgment seat of God; 11 for it is written,
(N)“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall confess[b] to God.”
12 So then (O)each of us will give an account of himself to God.
Do Not Cause Another to Stumble
13 (P)Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide (Q)never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. 14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus (R)that nothing is unclean in itself, (S)but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean. 15 For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, (T)you are no longer walking in love. (U)By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. 16 (V)So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. 17 (W)For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but (X)of righteousness and (Y)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 Whoever thus serves Christ is (Z)acceptable to God and approved by men. 19 So then let us (AA)pursue what makes for peace and for (AB)mutual upbuilding.
20 (AC)Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. (AD)Everything is indeed clean, but (AE)it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. 21 (AF)It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.[c] 22 The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. (AG)Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves. 23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.[d]
Footnotes
- Romans 14:4 Or lord
- Romans 14:11 Or shall give praise
- Romans 14:21 Some manuscripts add or be hindered or be weakened
- Romans 14:23 Some manuscripts insert here 16:25–27
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