1 A s for the man who is a weak believer, welcome him, but not to criticize his opinions or pass judgment on his scruples or perplex him with discussions.

Aceptad al que es débil en la fe, pero no para juzgar sus opiniones.

2 O ne believe he may eat anything, while a weaker one eating to vegetables.

Uno tiene fe en que puede comer de todo, pero el que es débil sólo come legumbres.

3 L et not him who eats look down on or despise him who abstains, and let not him who abstains criticize and pass judgment on him who eats; for God has accepted and welcomed him.

El que come no menosprecie al que no come, y el que no come no juzgue al que come, porque Dios lo ha aceptado.

4 W ho are you to pass judgment on and censure another’s household servant? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he shall stand and be upheld, for the Master (the Lord) is mighty to support him and make him stand.

¿Quién eres tú para juzgar al criado de otro ? Para su propio amo está en pie o cae, y en pie se mantendrá, porque poderoso es el Señor para sostenerlo en pie.

5 O ne man esteems one day as better than another, while another man esteems all days alike. Let everyone be fully convinced (satisfied) in his own mind.

Uno juzga que un día es superior a otro, otro juzga iguales todos los días. Cada cual esté plenamente convencido según su propio sentir.

6 H e who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. He also who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; while he who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.

El que guarda cierto día, para el Señor lo guarda; y el que come, para el Señor come, pues da gracias a Dios; y el que no come, para el Señor se abstiene, y da gracias a Dios.

7 N one of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself

Porque ninguno de nosotros vive para sí mismo, y ninguno muere para sí mismo;

8 I f we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or we die, we belong to the Lord.

pues si vivimos, para el Señor vivimos, y si morimos, para el Señor morimos; por tanto, ya sea que vivamos o que muramos, del Señor somos.

9 F or Christ died and lived again for this very purpose, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

Porque para esto Cristo murió y resucitó, para ser Señor tanto de los muertos como de los vivos.

10 W hy do you criticize and pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you look down upon or despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God.

Pero tú, ¿por qué juzgas a tu hermano? O también, tú, ¿por qué menosprecias a tu hermano? Porque todos compareceremos ante el tribunal de Dios.

11 F or it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Porque está escrito: Vivo yo — dice el Señor — que ante mi se doblara toda rodilla, y toda lengua alabara a Dios.

12 A nd so each of us shall give an account of himself to God.

De modo que cada uno de nosotros dará a Dios cuenta de sí mismo.

13 T hen let us no more criticize and blame and pass judgment on one another, but rather decide and endeavor never to put a stumbling block or an obstacle or a hindrance in the way of a brother.

Por consiguiente, ya no nos juzguemos los unos a los otros, sino más bien decidid esto: no poner obstáculo o piedra de tropiezo al hermano.

14 I know and am convinced (persuaded) as one in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is essentially unclean (defiled and unholy in itself). But it is unclean (defiled and unholy) to anyone who thinks it is unclean.

Yo sé, y estoy convencido en el Señor Jesús, de que nada es inmundo en sí mismo; pero para el que estima que algo es inmundo, para él lo es.

15 B ut if your brother is being pained or his feelings hurt or if he is being injured by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat hurt or cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died!

Porque si por causa de la comida tu hermano se entristece, ya no andas conforme al amor. No destruyas con tu comida a aquel por quien Cristo murió.

16 D o not therefore let what seems good to you be considered an evil thing.

Por tanto, no permitáis que se hable mal de lo que para vosotros es bueno.

17 t he kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink, but instead it is righteousness (that state which makes a person acceptable to God) and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Porque el reino de Dios no es comida ni bebida, sino justicia y paz y gozo en el Espíritu Santo.

18 H e who serves Christ in this way is acceptable and pleasing to God and is approved by men.

Porque el que de esta manera sirve a Cristo, es aceptable a Dios y aprobado por los hombres.

19 S o let us then definitely aim for and eagerly pursue what makes for harmony and for mutual upbuilding (edification and development) of one another.

Así que procuremos lo que contribuye a la paz y a la edificación mutua.

20 Y ou must not, for the sake of food, undo and break down and destroy the work of God! Everything is indeed clean and pure, but it is wrong for anyone to hurt the conscience of others or to make them fall by what he eats.

No destruyas la obra de Dios por causa de la comida. En realidad, todas las cosas son limpias, pero son malas para el hombre que escandaliza a otro al comer.

21 T he right thing is to eat no meat or drink no wine, or if it makes your brother stumble or hurts his conscience or offends or weakens him.

Es mejor no comer carne, ni beber vino, ni hacer nada en que tu hermano tropiece.

22 Y our personal convictions —exercise as in God’s presence, keeping them to yourself. Blessed (happy, to be envied) is he who has no reason to judge himself for what he approves.

La fe que tú tienes, ten la conforme a tu propia convicción delante de Dios. Dichoso el que no se condena a sí mismo en lo que aprueba.

23 B ut the man who has doubts (misgivings, an uneasy conscience) about eating, and then eats, stands condemned, because he is not true to his convictions and he does not act from faith. For whatever does not originate and proceed from faith is sin.

Pero el que duda, si come se condena, porque no lo hace por fe; y todo lo que no procede de fe, es pecado.