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The Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to the Romans 1465

and another judgeth every day: let every man Ghost.
abound in his own sense. 18 For he that in this serveth Christ, pleaseth
6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto God, and is approved of men.
the Lord. And he that eateth, eateth to the 19 Therefore let us follow after the things that
Lord: for he giveth thanks to God. And he that are of peace; and keep the things that are of
eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth edification one towards another.
thanks to God. 20 Destroy not the work of God for meat. All
7 For none of us liveth to himself; and no man things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that
dieth to himself. man who eateth with offence.
8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord;
21 It is good not to eat flesh, and not to drink
or whether we die, we die unto the Lord. There-
wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother is of-
fore, whether we live, or whether we die, we are
fended, or scandalized, or made weak.
the Lord’s.
22 Hast thou faith? Have it to thyself before
9 For to this end Christ died and rose again;
God. Blessed is he that condemneth not himself
that he might be Lord both of the dead and of
in that which he alloweth.
the living.
23 But he that discerneth, if he eat, is con-
10 But thou, why judgest thou thy brother?
demned; because not of faith. For all that is not
or thou, why dost thou despise thy brother? For
of faith is sin.
we shall all stand before the judgment seat of
Christ.
11 For it is written: As I live, saith the Lord, Chapter 15
every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue
shall confess to God.
Now we that are stronger, ought to bear the in-
12 Therefore every one of us shall render ac-
firmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
count to God for himself.
2 Let every one of you please his neighbour
13 Let us not therefore judge one another any
unto good, to edification.
more. But judge this rather, that you put not
a stumblingblock or a scandal in your brother’s 3 For Christ did not please himself, but as it is
way. written: The reproaches of them that reproached
14 I know, and am confident in the Lord Jesus, thee, fell upon me.
that nothing is unclean of itself; but to him that 4 For what things soever were written, were
esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is written for our learning: that through patience
unclean. and the comfort of the scriptures, we might have
15 For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be hope.
grieved, thou walkest not now according to char- 5 Now the God of patience and of comfort
ity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom grant you to be of one mind one towards another,
Christ died. according to Jesus Christ:
16 Let not then our good be evil spoken of. 6 That with one mind, and with one mouth,
17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and you may glorify God and the Father of our Lord
drink; but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Jesus Christ.