The Law of Liberty (Matthew 7:1–6; Luke 6:37–42)
2 AKJV For one believes that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eats herbs. BSB BSB: For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
3 AKJV Let not him that eats despise him that eats not; and let not him which eats not judge him that eats: for God has received him. BSB BSB: The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.
4 AKJV Who are you that judge another man’s servant? to his own master he stands or falls. Yes, he shall be held up: for God is able to make him stand. BSB BSB: Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
6 AKJV He that regards the day, regards it to the Lord; and he that regards not the day, to the Lord he does not regard it. He that eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he that eats not, to the Lord he eats not, and gives God thanks. BSB BSB: He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
7 AKJV For none of us lives to himself, and no man dies to himself. BSB BSB: For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.
8 AKJV For whether we live, we live to the Lord; and whether we die, we die to the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. BSB BSB: If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
9 AKJV For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. BSB BSB: For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
10 AKJV But why do you judge your brother? or why do you set at nothing your brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. BSB BSB: Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
11 AKJV For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. BSB BSB: It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
12 AKJV So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. BSB BSB: So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
The Law of Love (Ezekiel 14:1–11; 1 Corinthians 8:1–13)
13 AKJV Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way. BSB BSB: Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
15 AKJV But if your brother be grieved with your meat, now walk you not charitably. Destroy not him with your meat, for whom Christ died. BSB BSB: If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
16 AKJV Let not then your good be evil spoken of: BSB BSB: Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
17 AKJV For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. BSB BSB: For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18 AKJV For he that in these things serves Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. BSB BSB: For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
19 AKJV Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things with which one may edify another. BSB BSB: So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
20 AKJV For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offense. BSB BSB: Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
21 AKJV It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak. BSB BSB: It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
22 AKJV Have you faith? have it to yourself before God. Happy is he that condemns not himself in that thing which he allows. BSB BSB: Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
23 AKJV And he that doubts is damned if he eat, because he eats not of faith: for whatever is not of faith is sin. BSB BSB: But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
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