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17 For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of right conduct, peace and joy, through the Holy Spirit; 18 and whoever in this way devotedly serves Christ, God takes pleasure in him, and men highly commend him. 19 Therefore let us aim at whatever makes for peace and mutual upbuilding of character. 20 Do not for food's sake be throwing down God's work. All food is pure; but a man is in the wrong if his food is a snare to others. 21 The right course is to forego eating meat or drinking wine or doing anything that tends to your brother's fall. 22 As for you and your faith, keep your faith to yourself in the presence of God. The man is to be congratulated who does not pronounce judgement on himself in what his actions sanction. 23 But he who has misgivings and yet eats meat is condemned already, because his conduct is not based on faith; for all conduct not based on faith is sinful. Romans 14:17-23, Weymouth New Testament. Public domain.
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