自由的律

14 你们要接纳在信仰上软弱的人,避免在有争议[a]的事上辩论。 虽然有的人相信什么都可以吃,但那软弱的人却只吃蔬菜。 吃的人不要藐视不吃的人,不吃的人也不要评断吃的人,因为神已经接纳他了。 你到底是谁,竟然评断别人的仆人?他或站稳或跌倒,是他自己主人的事;而且他会站得住,因为主[b]能使他站得住。

虽然有的人判定这一天比那一天重要,但有的人却判定每一天都一样。每个人当在自己理性上确信不疑。 注重某一天的人,是为主而注重的;[c]吃的人,是为主而吃的,因为他感谢神;不吃的人,也是为主不吃的,他也感谢神。 我们没有一个人是为自己而活,也没有一个人是为自己而死。 就是说,我们如果活着,是为主而活;如果死了,是为主而死。所以,我们无论是活着,还是死了,总是属于主。 正是为此,基督死了,而且复活了,要做死人和活人的主。 10 至于你,为什么评断你的弟兄呢?又为什么藐视你的弟兄呢?要知道,我们都要站在神[d]的审判台前, 11 因为经上记着:

“主说:我指着我的永生起誓,
万膝将向我跪下,
万口将承认神。”[e]

12 由此可见,我们每个人都要把自己的事向神做出交代。

爱的律

13 所以,我们不要再彼此评断,倒要下定决心,不给弟兄放下绊跌物或绊脚石。 14 我知道,并且在主耶稣里深信:没有一样东西本身是不洁净的。只是,如果有人认为什么是不洁净的,对他来说,那就是不洁净的。 15 如果因食物的缘故使你的弟兄忧伤,你就不再是凭着爱行事了。基督已经替他死了,不可因你的食物毁了他。 16 所以,不要让你们看为好的事受到毁谤, 17 因为神的国不在于吃喝,而在于圣灵里的公义、和睦[f]、喜乐。 18 要知道,如此服事基督的人,是蒙神喜悦的,也是受人赞许的。

19 这样看来,我们要追求和睦[g]的事和彼此造就的事。 20 不要因食物的缘故破坏神的工作。一切固然都是洁净的,但如果有人因吃东西使人绊脚,这就是恶事了。 21 不在吃肉、喝酒、或其他事上使你的弟兄绊倒,[h]这才是好的。 22 你所持有的信念,自己要在神面前持有;在自己认为对的事上不自责的人是蒙福的。 23 但那疑惑的人如果吃了,就被定罪了,因为不是本于信;而一切不是本于信的,就是罪。

Footnotes

  1. 罗马书 14:1 争议——或译作“疑惑”。
  2. 罗马书 14:4 主——有古抄本作“神”。
  3. 罗马书 14:6 有古抄本附“不注重那一天的人,也是为主而不注重的。”
  4. 罗马书 14:10 神——有古抄本作“基督”。
  5. 罗马书 14:11 《以赛亚书》45:23。
  6. 罗马书 14:17 和睦——或译作“平安”。
  7. 罗马书 14:19 和睦——或译作“平安”。
  8. 罗马书 14:21 有古抄本附“或犯罪、或软弱;”。

體恤弱者

14 你們要接納信心軟弱的弟兄姊妹,不要因為看法不同便彼此批評。 有人相信什麼都可以吃,但信心軟弱的人只吃素菜。 吃的人不可輕看不吃的人,不吃的人也不可批評吃的人,因為兩者都蒙上帝接納。 你是誰,竟然批評別人的僕人?他做得是否合宜,自然有他的主人負責。他必能做得合宜,因為主能使他做得合宜。

有人認為這日比那日好,有人認為天天都一樣,各人應該照著自己的信念拿定主意。 守日子的人是為主而守,吃的人是為主而吃,因為他感謝上帝;不吃的人是為主不吃,他也同樣感謝上帝。 因為我們沒有人為自己活,也沒有人為自己死。 我們活是為主而活,死是為主而死。因此,我們無論生死都是屬主的人。 正是為這個緣故,基督死了,又復活了,好做死人和活人的主。

10 那麼,你為什麼論斷弟兄姊妹呢?為什麼輕視弟兄姊妹呢?將來我們都要一同站在上帝的審判臺前。 11 聖經上說:「主說,『我憑我的永恆起誓,萬膝必向我跪拜,萬口必稱頌上帝。』」 12 這樣看來,我們各人都要在上帝面前陳明自己一切的事。

不要使人犯罪

13 所以,我們不可再互相論斷,要留心自己的言行,不要絆倒弟兄姊妹。 14 我知道並靠著主耶穌深信,沒有什麼是不潔淨的。但若有人以為某物不潔淨,那物對他來說就不潔淨。 15 如果你吃的東西令弟兄姊妹不安,你就不是憑愛心行事。你不可因為一點食物而損害基督捨命救贖的人。 16 所以,不要讓你們認為好的事被別人詬病。 17 因為上帝的國不是關乎吃什麼喝什麼,而是關乎公義、平安和聖靈所賜的喜樂。 18 以這樣的態度事奉基督的人才會得到上帝的喜悅和大家的稱讚。

19 所以,我們要努力追求和睦,彼此造就。 20 不可因食物的問題而破壞上帝的工作。所有的食物固然都是潔淨的,但人若因所吃的食物絆倒別人,就有罪了。 21 無論是吃肉、喝酒還是做任何別的事,如果會絆倒別人,就應該一概不做。 22 你有信心認為可以做的,只要你和上帝知道就可以了。人如果在自己認為可以做的事上問心無愧,就有福了。 23 人如果心裡疑惑,卻仍然吃,就有罪了,因為他不是憑信心吃。凡不憑信心去做的,就是犯罪。

The Weak and the Strong

14 Accept the one whose faith is weak,(A) without quarreling over disputable matters. One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.(B) 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. 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.

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. 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. For none of us lives for ourselves alone,(H) and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 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) 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

  1. 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.
  2. Romans 14:11 Isaiah 45:23
  3. Romans 14:23 Some manuscripts place 16:25-27 here; others after 15:33.

14 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

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.

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.

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

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.

For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.

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.

For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

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.

11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

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.

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.

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.

16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

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.

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.

22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.