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1 | Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful
disputations. |
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2 | For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is
weak, eateth herbs. |
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3 | Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let
not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath
received him. |
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4 | Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own
master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for
God is able to make him stand. |
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5 | One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth
every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own
mind. |
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6 | He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he
that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it.
He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks;
and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth
God thanks. |
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7 | For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. |
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8 | For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we
die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die,
we are the Lord's. |
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9 | For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that
he might be Lord both of the dead and living. |
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10 | But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at
nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment
seat of Christ. |
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11 | For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall
bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. |
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12 | So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. |
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13 | Let us not therefore 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. |
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14 | I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is
nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing
to be unclean, to him it is unclean. |
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15 | But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou
not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ
died. |
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16 | Let not then your good be evil spoken of: |
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17 | For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but
righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. |
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18 | For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to
God, and approved of men. |
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19 | Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace,
and things wherewith one may edify another. |
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20 | For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are
pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. |
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21 | It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any
thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is
made weak. |
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22 | Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he
that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. |
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23 | And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth
not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. |
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