Romans 14
New International Version
The Weak and the Strong
14 Accept the one whose faith is weak,(A) without quarreling over disputable matters. 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.(B) 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt(C) the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge(D) the one who does, for God has accepted them. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant?(E) To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.
5 One person considers one day more sacred than another;(F) another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6 Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God;(G) and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives for ourselves alone,(H) and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.(I) 9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life(J) so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.(K)
10 You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister[a]? Or why do you treat them with contempt?(L) For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.(M) 11 It is written:
“‘As surely as I live,’(N) says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will acknowledge God.’”[b](O)
12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.(P)
13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment(Q) on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.(R) 14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself.(S) But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean.(T) 15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love.(U) Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died.(V) 16 Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.(W) 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,(X) but of righteousness, peace(Y) and joy in the Holy Spirit,(Z) 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.(AA)
19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace(AB) and to mutual edification.(AC) 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food.(AD) All food is clean,(AE) but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.(AF) 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.(AG)
22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn(AH) himself by what he approves. 23 But whoever has doubts(AI) is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.[c]
Footnotes
- Romans 14:10 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verses 13, 15 and 21.
- Romans 14:11 Isaiah 45:23
- Romans 14:23 Some manuscripts place 16:25-27 here; others after 15:33.
Romerne 14
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Døm ikke hinanden
14 Vis forståelse for de svage i troen, og lad være med at dømme hinandens motiver. 2 Nogle mener, at det er i orden at spise hvad som helst. De svage i troen mener, at man kun må spise grønsager.[a] 3 De, der spiser alt, må ikke ringeagte dem, der ikke gør det, og de, der ikke spiser alt, må ikke fordømme dem, der gør det, for Gud har accepteret dem. 4 Det er ikke dit ansvar at være dommer over andres meninger. Det er Gud, der afgør, om de gør det rigtige eller ej, for det er ham, de tjener. Og Gud er i stand til at hjælpe dem, så de ikke til sin tid bliver dømt.
5 Nogle mener, at visse dage er mere hellige end andre dage. Andre mener, at alle dage er lige gode. Her må hver enkelt nå frem til sin egen overbevisning. 6 De, der betragter bestemte dage som mere hellige end andre, gør det til Guds ære. De, der mener, at man kan spise alt, gør det til Guds ære, for de takker ham for maden. De, der mener, at man ikke bør spise visse ting, gør det til Guds ære, og de takker ham også for maden. 7 Der er jo ingen af os, der lever eller dør for selv at få ære. 8 Nej, vi ønsker at leve til Guds ære og dø til Guds ære. Hvad enten vi lever eller dør, så tilhører vi ham. 9 Da Kristus døde og blev levende igen, blev han herre over både de døde og de levende.
10 Hvor tør du dømme dine medkristne eller se ned på dem? Husk på, at vi alle en dag vil blive stillet for Guds domstol. 11 Der står jo skrevet: „Så sandt jeg lever, siger Herren, skal alle bøje knæ for mig, og alle skal erklære, at jeg er Gud.”[b] 12 Altså skal hver eneste af os en dag stå til regnskab over for Gud.
Byg op i stedet for at rive ned
13 Hold op med at dømme hinanden. I skulle hellere tage den beslutning aldrig at gøre noget, der kan føre til, at en medkristen mister troen. 14 Jeg er overbevist om, at ifølge Herren Jesus er der ingen mad, der i sig selv er uren, og derfor ikke må spises. Men de, der har samvittighedskvaler ved at spise visse ting, skal hellere lade være. 15 Hvis du sårer en af dine medkristne ved det, du spiser, handler du ikke længere i kærlighed. Lad ikke din frihed til at spise hvad som helst ødelægge et menneske, som Kristus døde for. 16 Frihed er godt, men det må ikke føre til, at I får et dårligt ry. 17 Guds rige er nemlig ikke et spørgsmål om, hvad man spiser og drikker, men om at opleve den accept, fred og glæde, der kommer fra Helligånden. 18 Hvis I tjener Kristus med den holdning, vil I glæde Gud og blive respekteret af mennesker.
19 Gør alt, hvad I kan, for at leve i harmoni med hinanden og styrke fællesskabet. 20 Ødelæg ikke Guds værk på grund af maden. Det er tilladt at spise alt, men det bliver til noget forkert for dem, der spiser, hvad deres samvittighed forbyder dem. 21 Du bør derfor hverken spise kød, drikke vin eller foretage dig andre ting, hvis dine handlinger får en medkristen til at miste troen. 22 Den overbevisning du har om frihed til at spise alt, bør du holde for dig selv. Vær du glad, hvis du ikke er i tvivl om, hvad der er det rigtige at gøre, 23 men de, der tvivler på, at de gør det rigtige, har allerede dømt sig selv, for så handler de ikke ud fra deres egen overbevisning. Gør du noget, du mener, er forkert—ja, så er det forkert.
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.
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