Preface: In the Roman church, there are Jews and gentiles, and their backgrounds clash. The Jews have been brought up with a very clear set of clean and unclean foods, whereas the Romans are not subject to these dietary laws. Romans 14 helps both Jews and gentiles to navigate these cultural differences without the local church descending into chaos. Paul actually provides a great deal of leeway for both cultures, saying, if you want to observe this or that day as special, that is fine; if you want to limit your own food choices, that is fine. Just do not put these things on others.

Bible Summary: Accept those who are weak in faith. Everything is clean but it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble. Whatever is not of faith is sin.

This should be the most extensive examination of Romans 14 available, where you will be able to examine in depth every word of the original text.

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An Introduction to Romans 14

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What follows is a topic which Paul also covered in 2Corinthians, and it is about things which fall outside of the Christian life. What about those things and what about believers who believe differently concerning those things?

It is easy to make this all about eating meat as over against being a vegetarian; or, as one translation determined, fasting versus not fasting. The eating meat as over against not eating meat was the particular problem taking place in the Roman church. The reasons for eating or not eating meat might be interesting, but they are irrelevant to the doctrine being taught. The whole concept of eating or not eating meat is not the fundamental point of what is being taught; it is the illustration. There are many applications. Does one observe Halloween or not? Does one observe Christmas or not? Can you swim in the same swimming area men and women (or boys and girls) together? This latter is no longer a big deal, but it was at one time for some regions of the United States. Do you eat pork or not? Can you drink wine with meals? Can you have a beer with friends? Can a male Christian have long hair? Can a Christian be gay? We can replace eating meat or not with any one of these things, and preserve almost the exact same text.

Get the principle, understand the illustration given and then properly apply the principle.

In most cases, the same principle applies, which is live and let live; mind your own business; the privacy of the priesthood. Some people are not going to like this because they have some important taboos which are near and dear to them. However, try to understand the principle being taught, and that is based upon an illustration which you may or may not find relevant to your spiritual walk.

Here is how others have translated this verse:

Ancient texts:                       I will use the Westcott-Hort Greek text as the basis for my English translation. I use that test primarily because e-sword has a nice module by Rob Wolfram which has the interlinear English text, Strong’s #’s, and the Greek morphology. The e-sword tab is IWH+P. I do not use their English text for my translation. Also, throughout, I take in consideration alternate readings.

As a young Christian, I was quite interested in the alternative readings. After many decades of study, I have found that, as with the Hebrew text, disputed readings rarely have any affect on the interpretation of a text (apart from perhaps a half-dozen fairly well-known alternate readings, like the end of the book of Mark).

I will compare the Greek text to English translations of the Latin and Syriac (= Aramaic) texts, using the Douay-Rheims translation and George Lamsa’s translation from the Syriac. I often update these texts with non-substantive changes (e.g., you for thou, etc.).

In general, the Latin text is an outstanding translation from the Hebrew text into Latin and very trustworthy (I say this as a non-Catholic). Unfortunately, I do not read Latin—apart from some very obvious words—so I am dependent upon the English translation of the Latin (principally, the Douay-Rheims translation).

The Septuagint and the Dead Sea Scrolls are irrelevant, as they preceded the writing of the New Testament by over 200 years.

Underlined words indicate differences in the text.

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek) 

Complete Apostles’ Bible      Receive one that is weak in the faith, not for disputes over opinions.

One indeed believes that he may eat all things, but another, being weak, eats only vegetables.

Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him.

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) Now him that is weak in faith, take unto you: not in disputes about thoughts.

For one believeth that he may eat all things: but he that is weak, let him eat herbs.

Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not: and he that eateth not, let him not judge him that eateth. For God hath taken him to him.

Holy Aramaic Scriptures        .

Original Aramaic NT              But offer a hand to the one who is weak in faith and do not be divided by your disputes.

For there is one who believes that he may eat everything, and he who is weak eats vegetables.

But let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

English Translations:          I have included translations which I disagree with and footnotes that I do not necessarily agree with. If I believe that the author is too far from the truth, I may even address that at the footnote. However, nearly all of the correct commentary will be found following the Greek text box and the translation of each phrase.

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings. 

One man has faith to take all things as food: another who is feeble in faith takes only green food. 

Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.

Bible in Worldwide English     Be ready to take a person into the church even if he does not know and believe all you believe. Do not judge what he thinks about things.

One person believes he may eat anything. Another person, who does not believe that, eats only things that grow in the garden.

The one who eats anything must not despise the one who does not eat everything. And the one who does not eat must not judge the person who does. God has accepted him as he is.

Easy English                          .

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  Be willing to accept those who still have doubts about what believers can do. And don't argue with them about their different ideas. Some people believe they can eat any kind of food, but those who have doubts eat only vegetables. Those who know they can eat any kind of food must not feel that they are better than those who eat only vegetables. And those who eat only vegetables must not decide that those who eat all foods are wrong. God has accepted them.

God’s Word™                         Welcome people who are weak in faith, but don't get into an argument over differences of opinion. Some people believe that they can eat all kinds of food. Other people with weak faith believe that they can eat only vegetables. People who eat all foods should not despise people who eat only vegetables. In the same way, the vegetarians should not criticize people who eat all foods, because God has accepted those people.

Good News Bible (TEV)         Welcome those who are weak in faith, but do not argue with them about their personal opinions. Some people's faith allows them to eat anything, but the person who is weak in the faith eats only vegetables. The person who will eat anything is not to despise the one who doesn't; while the one who eats only vegetables is not to pass judgment on the one who will eat anything; for God has accepted that person.

J. B. Phillips                           .

The Message                         .

NIRV                                      .

New Life Version                    .

Radiant New Testament        .

New Simplified Bible              .

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Casual English Bible              .

Contemporary English V.       Welcome all the Lord's followers, even those whose faith is weak. Don't criticize them for having beliefs that are different from yours. Some think it is all right to eat anything, while those whose faith is weak will eat only vegetables. But you should not criticize others for eating or for not eating. After all, God welcomes everyone.

Goodspeed New Testament  .

The Living Bible                     .

New Berkeley Version           .

New Living Translation           .

The Passion Translation        Offer an open hand of fellowship to welcome every true believer, even though their faith may be weak and immature. And refuse to engage in debates with them concerning nothing more than opinions.  For example, one believer has no problem with eating all kinds of food, but another with weaker faith will eat only vegetables.  The one who eats freely shouldn’t judge and look down on the one who eats only vegetables. And the vegetarian must not judge and look down on the one who eats everything. Remember, God has welcomed him and taken him as his partner..

Plain English Version             .

UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  Accept those who are not sure whether God will permit them to do certain things some people think are wrong. But when you accept them, do not argue with them about what they think. These questions are only personal opinions. Some people believe that they may eat all kinds of food. Others believe that God does not want them to eat certain things, so they believe that they may eat only vegetables. Anyone who thinks that it is all right to eat all kinds of food must not despise those who do not think that. Anyone who thinks it is not all right to eat all kinds of food must not condemn those who think differently, because God himself has accepted those people.

Williams’ New Testament      Make it your practice to receive into full Christian fellowship people who are overscrupulous, but not to criticize their views. One man believes that he can eat anything; another who is overscrupulous eats nothing but vegetables. The man who eats anything must not look down on the man who does not do so, nor must the man who does not do so condemn the man who does, for God has fully accepted him.

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          .

Beck’s American Translation .

Breakthrough Version            Take in the person who is weak in the trust, not into discernments of questions. There certainly is a person who trusts to eat all things, but the person who is weak eats vegetables. The person who eats must not treat the person who doesn't eat as a nobody. The person who doesn't eat must not judge the person who eats. You see, God has taken him in.

Common English Bible           .

Len Gane Paraphrase           Welcome him who is weak in the faith, but not for a judgmental confrontation. For one believes that he can eat anything, another, who is weak [in faith], eats herbs. Don't let him who [feels free] to eat [anything] despise him who doesn't, and don't let him who doesn't [feel free] to eat [some things], judge the other, for God has welcomed him.

A. Campbell's Living Oracles Receive him who is weak in the faith, without regard to differences of opinions. One, indeed, believes he may eat everything; but he who is weak eats herbs only. Let not him who eats, despise him who eats not; and let not him who eats not, condemn him who eats: for God has received him.

New Advent (Knox) Bible       .

NT for Everyone                     .

20^th Century New Testament As for those whose faith is weak, always receive them as friends, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on their scruples. One man's faith permits of his eating food of all kinds, while another whose faith is weak eats only vegetable food. The man who eats meat must not despise the man who abstains from it; nor must the man who abstains from eating meat pass judgment on the one who eats it, for God himself has received him.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

An Understandable Version   .

Berean Study Bible                Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.  For one man has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.  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.

Christian Standard Bible        .

Conservapedia Translation    .

Revised Ferrar-Fenton           .

Free Bible Version                 Accept those who are still struggling to trust in God, and don’t get into arguments over personal opinions. One person may believe they can eat anything, while another whose trust is weak only eats vegetables*. Those who eat anything must not look down on those who won’t, and those who won’t eat must not criticize those who do—for God has accepted them both.

The Heritage Bible                          And the one who is weak in the faith take to yourself, not into judging through reasonings.

One truly believes he may eat all things, and one being weak, eats vegetables.²

The one eating is not to despise the one not eating, and the one not eating is not to judge the one eating, because God has taken him to himself.

The footnote for v. 2 is placed in the Addendum.

International Standard V        How to Treat Weak Believers

Accept anyone who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of arguing over differences of opinion. One person believes that he may eat anything, while the weak [Or ill] person eats only [The Gk. lacks only] vegetables. The person who eats any kind of food [The Gk. lacks any kind of food] must not ridicule the person who does not eat them, [The Gk. lacks them] and the person who does not eat certain foods [The Gk. lacks certain foods] must not criticize the person who eats them, [The Gk. lacks them] for God has accepted him.

Lexham Bible                         Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another

Now receive the one who is weak in faith, but not for quarrels about opinions. One believes he may eat all things , but the one who is weak eats only vegetables. The one who eats must not despise the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat must not judge the one who eats, because God has accepted him.

Montgomery NT                     Welcome a man of weak faith, but not for the purpose of deciding doubtful points. One man has faith to eat anything; but he whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. He who eats meat must not despise the man who abstains; and let not the man who abstains judge him who eats; for God has received him.

NIV, ©2011                             .

Riverside New Testament      .

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      .

The Spoken English NT         .

UnfoldingWord Literal Text    .

Urim-Thummim Version         .

Weymouth New Testament    I now pass to another subject. Receive as a friend a man whose faith is weak, but not for the purpose of deciding mere matters of opinion. One man's faith allows him to eat anything, while a man of weaker faith eats nothing but vegetables. Let not him who eats certain food look down upon him who abstains from it, nor him who abstains from it find fault with him who eats it; for God has received both of them.

Wikipedia Bible Project          Welcome those who find it hard to trust. One person may have the confidence to eat anything, while another who is weak just eats vegetables. Those who will eat anything must not look down those that will not, and those who will not eat must not criticize those who do eat—for God has accepted them.

Worsley’s New Testament    Receive him that is weak in the faith, but not to disputes about doubtful matters: for one believeth that he may eat any food; another, who is weak, liveth upon herbs. Let not him, that eateth, despise him that eateth not; and let not him, that eateth not, censure him that eateth: for God hath received him.

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)     The weak and the strong

• Welcome those weak in faith and do not criticize their scruples. Some think they can eat any food, while others, less liberated, eat only vegetables. If you eat, do not despise those who abstain; if you abstain, do not criticize those who eat, for God has welcomed them. 1Cor 10:25

The footnote for this passage is placed in the Addendum.

New American Bible (2011)   .

New Catholic Bible                 .

New Jerusalem Bible             .

NRSV (Anglicized Cath. Ed.) .

Revised English Bible–1989   .

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           .

Eth Cipher Translation           HIM that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.  For one believes that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eats herbs.  Let not him that eats despise him that eats not; and let not him which eats not judge him that eats: for Elohiym has received him.

Hebraic Roots Bible               .

Holy New Covenant Trans.    Accept the brother who is weak in faith, but don’t argue about opinions. One person believes that he is allowed to eat anything; but the weaker brother eats nothing but vegetables. The one who eats anything must not look down on the one who does not eat. And the one who does not eat meat must not condemn the one who eats, because God accepts him too.

The Scriptures 2009              And receive him who is weak in the belief, not criticising his thoughts.  One indeed believes to eat all food, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.  He that eats, let him not despise him who does not eat, and he that does not eat, let him not judge him who eats, for Elohim received him.

Tree of Life Version                Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of disputes about opinions. One person has faith to eat anything, but the weak eats only vegetables. Don’t let the one who eats disparage the one who does not eat, and don’t let the one who does not eat judge the one who eats, for God has accepted him.

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Accurate New Testament       ...the [man] but having (weakness) [in] the faith receive! not to discernment* [of] reasoning* Who certainly believes to eat all [things] The [Man] but Having (Weakness) vegetables eats The [Man] Eating {something} the [man] not eating {it} not despise! The [Man] but not Eating {something} the [man] eating {it} not judge! The God for him receives...

Alpha & Omega Bible            NOW ACCEPT THE ONE WHO IS WEAK IN FAITH, BUT NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PASSING JUDGMENT ON HIS OPINIONS.

ONE PERSON HAS FAITH THAT HE MAY EAT ALL THINGS, BUT HE WHO IS WEAK EATS VEGETABLES ONLY.

THE ONE WHO EATS IS NOT TO REGARD WITH CONTEMPT THE ONE WHO DOES NOT EAT, AND THE ONE WHO DOES NOT EAT (fast) IS NOT TO JUDGE THE ONE WHO EATS, FOR THEOS (The Alpha & Omega) HAS ACCEPTED HIM. [Kukis: My initial reading was, the reference to someone who does not eat is the person who does not eat certain food items. The Alpha & Omega Bible suggests that this is a person who is fasting instead.]

Awful Scroll Bible                   He being weak in confidence, be you receiving-near to yourself, moreover, be not for separating-through thoroughly-reckoning.

Surely that, one confides he is to eat all manner of things, but he being weak eats vegetables.

Be not he eating, making-not-even-one-thing-of him not eating, and be not he not eating, making judgment on him eating, for God received- him -near to Himself.

Concordant Literal Version    Now the infirm in the faith be taking to yourselves, but not for discrimination of reasonings."

One, indeed, is believing to eat all things, yet the infirm one is eating greens."

Let not him who is eating be scorning him who is not eating. Yet let not him who is not eating be judging him who is eating, for God took him to Himself."

exeGeses companion Bible   THE FRAIL IN THE TRUST

And take not the frail in the trust

to discern reasonings.

For indeed one who trusts, eats all:

another, who is frail, eats herbs.

Whoever eats, belittle not whoever eats not;

and whoever eats not, judge not whoever eats:

for Elohim takes them to himself..

God’s Truth (Tyndale)           .

Orthodox Jewish Bible           But welcome the one who is weak in emunah (faith). But not for the purpose of setting him straight in arguments.

For example, one person has emunah (faith) to eat every potential food; but the weak practice vegetarianism.

Let the one who eats not hold in contempt or despise the one who does not eat, and let not the one who does not eat pass judgment on the one who eats, for Hashem treats him as an oreach ratzuy (welcome guest).

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. ||Him that is weak in his faith|| receive ye,—

    Not for disputing opinions:—

||One|| indeedˎ hath faith to eat all things,

Whereas ||he that is weak|| eateth |herbs|:

Let not ||him that eateth|| despise |him that eateth not|,

And let not ||him that eateth not|| judge |him that eateth|;

    For ||God|| hath received him.

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Amplified Bible                .

An Understandable Version   But you should welcome [into your fellowship] the person whose faith is weak, and not argue [with him] over questionable matters. One person has enough faith that allows him to eat anything [i.e., without it bothering his conscience that the food, such as animal meat, was used in an idolatrous worship ceremony]. But the weak person can eat only vegetables [conscientiously]. The person who can eat anything should not look down on the person who cannot eat [what was used in idolatrous worship]; and the person who cannot eat [such things] should not pass judgment on the person who can. For God accepts that person, too.

Benjamin Brodie’s trans.       Furthermore [church protocol], accept the person who is weak in doctrine [deficient due to arrogance and lack of motivation] without quarreling over opinions [avoid theological debates].

On the one hand, the person [mature believer] who has doctrine [strong in the faith] may as a result eat all things [absence of legalism]; but on the other hand, the person [immature believer] who is weak [lacks doctrine in the soul] makes it a practice to eat vegetables [presence of legalism].

The person [mature believer] who eats all things must not treat with contempt the person [immature believer] who does not eat all things [vegetarian]; furthermore, the person who does not eat all things [vegetarian] must not criticize the person who eats all things [mature believer], because God accepts him .

The Expanded Bible              .

Jonathan Mitchell NT             So constantly reach toward and receive in your arms (take as a companion, admit to your society and friendship, and partner with) the one continuing without strength in the faith (the person weak in trust, confidence and loyalty) – not [putting him] into separated distinctions (or: discriminations) based upon or pertaining to opinions (or: reasoned considerations; thought processes; dialogues or disputes; things being thought through; thoroughly considered and settled accounts).

One person, indeed, is habitually trusting (is continually believing; continues to have faith) to eat everything, yet the person being constantly weak (without strength) continues (or: is normally) eating vegetables.

The person habitually eating the one thing must not constantly make nothing out of (= look down on) the person not eating. And the person not normally eating the one thing must not constantly make a decision about (separate away from; make a distinction between; pass judgment on) the one habitually eating, for God reaches toward him and takes him in His arms (receives him as a companion and a friend, and has taken him as a partner).

P. Kretzmann Commentary    .

Syndein/Thieme                     .

Translation for Translators     .

The Voice                               .

Bible Translations with Many Footnotes:

Lexham Bible                         .

NET Bible®                             .

New American Bible (2011)   .

The Passion Translation        .

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

The Spoken English NT         Living as a Christian among Your Fellow Christians
Also, accept people that are weak in faith, without arguing every point.^a

One person believes they can eat anything, but a weak person may only eat vegetables.^b

The person who eats meat shouldn’t despise the person who doesn’t eat it. And the person who doesn’t eat meat shouldn’t pass judgment on the person who does, since God has accepted them.

a.Lit. “not for deciding arguments.”

b.The context is that some people won’t eat any meat unless they are sure the meat has not at some point been offered to an idol. Paul’s advice is, don’t make fun of the person and try to argue them out of their feelings of conscience. Trust them to work it out.

Wilbur Pickering’s New T.     The law of liberty
Receive someone who is weak in the faith, but not for disputes over arguable. One man has faith to eat everything, while the weak one eats only vegetables. One who eats must not look down on one who does not, and one who does not eat must not judge one who does, because God has accepted him.

WEB — Messianic Edition       .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

A Faithful Version                  Receive the one who is weak in the faith, but not for divisive arguments.  Now on the one hand, one believes he may eat all things that are lawful; but on the other hand, another one, who is weak, eats only vegetables.  The one who eats meat should not despise the one who does not eat it. And the one who does not eat meat should not condemn the one who eats it, for God has received him.

Analytical-Literal Translation  Now be receiving the one being weak in the faith, not for disputes over opinions. One believes [it is permissible] to eat all [things], but the one being weak eats [only] vegetables. Stop letting the one eating despise [or, look down on] the one not eating; and stop letting the one not eating judge the one eating, for God [has] accepted him.

Berean Literal Bible                .

Bill Puryear translation           .

C. Thomson updated NT        .

Charles Thomson NT             .

Context Group Version          But him who is weak in trust receive to yourselves, [yet] not for quarrels over opinions {or, disputes about scruples}. One man has trust eats all things: but he who is weak eats herbs. Don't let him who eats set at nothing him who does not eat; and don't let him who does not eat judge him who eats: for God has received him.

English Standard Version      .

Far Above All Translation       Receive him who is weak in faith, but not by getting involved in arbitrating in arguments. One person believes in eating everything, another who is weak eats vegetables. Let not him who eats something despise him who does not eat it, nor he who does not eat something judge him who does eat it. For God has accepted him.

Green’s Literal Translation    .

James Allen translation          .

Legacy Standard Bible           .

Literal New Testament           .

Literal Standard Version        . determination

Modern English Version         .

Modern Literal Version 2020  But receive° for yourselves the one who is weak in the faith, yet not *for the discernings of his reasonings. One has faith to eat all things, but the one who is weak eats herbs. Do not let the one who eats, scorn the one who does not eat; and do not let the one who does not eat, judge the one who eats; for* God himself has received him.

New American Standard B.    .

New European Version          .

New King James Version       .

New Matthew Bible                .

NT (Variant Readings)           .

Niobi Study Bible                   The Law of Liberty

Receive you him that is weak in the faith, but not to judge his doubtful disputations. For one believes that he may eat all things, while another who is weak eats herbs. Let not him that eats despise him that eats not; and let not him that eats not, judge him that eats; for God has received him.

R. B. Thieme, Jr. translation  Now receive that one who is weak [in the doctrine], but not for the purpose of getting into quarrels about opinions.

On the one hand the one category [mature believer] holds the opinion [is convinced] that he may eat all things; on the other hand, that one, the weak believer [because of weakness or reversionism] eats only vegetables.

He who eats [the mature or strong believer], let him stop regarding with contempt that one who does not eat [the legalistic weak believer who regards the taboos]; furthermore he who does not eat [weak believer], let him stop judging that one who keeps on eating everything; for the God has admitted him [the strong believer] into friendship.

R. B. Thieme, Jr. trans2         Now receive or accept or welcome that one who is deficient in Bible Doctrine and thus feeble or weak, not for the purpose of getting into quarrels or disputes about non essential opinions.

On the one hand, one, the strong mature believer, believes and is convinced holding the opinion from consistent Perception, Cognition, Inculcation & Metabolization of Bible Doctrine, that he may eat any food or drink any beverage, while, on the other hand, that one because of weakness from lack of Metabolized Bible Doctrine and resultant reversionism, the weak legalistic or antinomian believer eats only vegetables.

Let him who eats, the strong believer, stop despising or regarding, treating or rejecting with contempt, him who abstains, the weak believer, furthermore he who does not eat or abstains, the weak reversionistic or infant believer, stop judging that one mature strong believer who keeps on eating everything; for the God has admitted him the strong mature believer into friendship.

Revised Geneva Translation  .

Ron Snider translation           Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. One person has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables only. The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat is not to judge the one who eats, for God has accepted him.

Updated Bible Version 2.17   .

A Voice in the Wilderness      Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful thoughts. For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him.

Webster’s Translation           .

World English Bible                .

Worrell New Testament         . decisions

The gist of this passage: 

1-3

Translation: Now you (all) keep on taking in the (one) being weak in the faith,...

A believer who is weak in the faith would be, generally speaking, the new believer, but this could also reference the flaky believer or the believer who has been away from the faith for some time or the believer who has gone into reversionism and now wants to return. Weak in the faith is simply a believer who lacks Bible doctrine in his soul.

This passage (vv. 1–3) is bookended by the verb proslambánō (προσλαμβάνω) [pronounced pros-lam-BAHN-oh]. In general, this verb means, to take to, take in addition, to take to one’s self; to take (food), to lead (aside), to admit (to friendship or hospitality); to receive. Strong’s #4355. Paul is saying—this is the big picture—you all (as a church) take in the new believer (or even the flaky believer), because God has already taken that person in (v. 3c).

Translation: ...[but] not to judgments of doubtful things.

Now, the church is not to welcome, along with the weak believer, disputations which are a matter of speculation.

If memory serves, R. B. Thieme, Jr. put out a book called Doubtful Things in Corinth. I don’t think that it is still in print, but this covers this same topic, but from the passage in 2Corinthians.

Translation: Indeed, the one who keeps on believing eats anything,...

There is the believer who eats anything. That is, he has no dietary restrictions which he speaks about or promotes or tries to sell as being more spiritual.

Translation: ...but the (one) being weak keeps on eating vegetables [only].

The weak believer here is the vegetarian. His reasons for being a vegetarian are not germaine to Paul’s reasoning here. One translation suggests that meat is not eaten because maybe it was offered to idols. No doubt, in some cases, that is the reason. Others might be vegetarians because they believe that is a healthier diet. I am aware of children becoming vegetarians because it bothers them to eat an animal who was living. At some point in my early life, around age 20, I recall being a vegetarian. That was probably a phase I went through for a few months.

In any case, the weak believer is the believer who is the vegetarian, who has self-imposed limitations of his own diet.

Translation: The (one) who keeps on eating will not disdain the one not eating [everything].

There is the believer who will eat anything. Paul says to that believer, “Do not disdain the believer who is a vegetarian.” In other words, do not form any sort of a negative mental attitude toward that person and do not speak badly of him to others.

Translation: Now the (one) not eating [everything] will not judge the (one) who eats [anything],...

The person with the restricted diet is not to judge (condemn or damn) the person who eats anything.

In the parallel passage in Corinth, the issue was eating meat offered to idols. In that passage, Paul reasons, “It is just meat, nothing more. There is no spiritual issue.”

So, the vegetarian is not to present his choice of limited eating as an important spiritual issue. It is not. It is his choice, he is able to make this choice, but doctrine is not an issue at this point. He is neither better or worse than those who have a different view of what one can eat.

Personally, I try to eat food with limited processing. I buy fresh fruits and vegetables and consider them to be better for you than processed food. I am pretty certain that I am right about this. However, this is not a spiritual issue. This does not mean the person who avoids the fresh produce aisles in the grocery stores is on a lower level from me spiritually. There is no spiritual issue here.

Now, there is nothing wrong, even, with me espousing fresh foods are better, as long as I do not put it into some sort of spiritual context and, obviously, I cannot hand out fresh foods are better pamphlets in church. Eating healthy and doing things which are healthy (like exercising) can make better one’s life experience from the standpoint of personal health, but that is not a spiritual issue. And, there are certainly ailments which we may be subjected to, even if our diet is super-healthy.

Translation: ...for God has taken him in. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Here is the key phrase: God has taken him in, God has accepted him, God has welcomed him. Aorist tense means that this took place in a point of time—the moment that person believed in Jesus Christ. Now, he may be a believer weak in the faith, but God has accepted him; therefore, those of a local church must accept him.

Now, this does not mean that a person has an innate right to attend any church and exhibit any behavior at all. Local churches sometimes lay down specific behaviors which can and cannot be exhibited in church. A person who talks continually during the teaching of the Word of God can reasonably be removed. A person who electioneers on church grounds could certainly be removed.

Here, a weak believer, a believer who happens to be a vegetarian, certainly can come into the local church for teaching and fellowship. He becomes subject to whatever regulations are in place at the local church.

None of this is meant to restrict free speech, meaning, if someone is willing to listen, a person can talk about the things which interest him, even if it is vegetarianism. However, that same person should not speak of this topic as though it were a spiritual issue. It is not.

Romans 14:1–3 Now you (all) keep on taking in the (one) being weak in the faith, [but] not to judgments of doubtful things. Indeed, the one who keeps on believing eats anything, but the (one) being weak keeps on eating vegetables [only]. The (one) who keeps on eating will not disdain the one not eating [everything]. Now the (one) not eating [everything] will not judge the (one) who eats [anything], for God has taken him in. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Romans 14:1–3 Welcome to your congregation the weak believer, but do not accept disputations about personal opinions. For instance, the person who eats anything should not dislike the person who is a vegetarian; and the vegetarian should not judge the person who eats meat. God has accept all of us as believers, so we should accept all believers into the local congregation. (Kukis paraphrase)

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Here is how others have translated this passage:

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    You, who are, the one judging another’s (domestic) servant. To one’s own lord he keeps on standing or he keeps on falling. Now he will make [him] stand for is able the lord to stand him up.

Complete Apostles Bible        Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or he falls. And he shall be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? To his own lord he standeth or falleth. And he shall stand: for God is able to make him stand.

Holy Aramaic Scriptures        .

Original Aramaic NT              Who are you to judge a Servant who is not yours*? For if he stands, he stands to his Master, and if he falls, he falls to his Master, for it is appointed to his Master to be able to establish him.

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.

Bible in Worldwide English     Why do you judge another persons servant? He stands or he falls before his own master. But he will stand because the Lord can give him power to stand.

Easy English                          .

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  You cannot judge the servants of someone else. Their own master decides if they are doing right or wrong. And the Lord's servants will be right, because the Lord is able to make them right.

God’s Word™                         Who are you to criticize someone else's servant? The Lord will determine whether his servant has been successful. The servant will be successful because the Lord makes him successful.

Good News Bible (TEV)         Who are you to judge the servants of someone else? It is their own Master who will decide whether they succeed or fail. And they will succeed, because the Lord is able to make them succeed.

J. B. Phillips                           .

The Message                         .

NIRV                                      .

New Life Version                    .

Radiant New Testament        .

New Simplified Bible              .

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Casual English Version          .

Contemporary English V.       What right do you have to criticize someone else's servants? Only their Lord can decide if they are doing right, and the Lord will make sure that they do right.

Goodspeed New Testament  .

The Living Bible                     .

New Berkeley Version           .

New Living Translation           .

The Passion Translation        Who do you think you are to sit in judgment of someone else’s household servant? His own master is the one to evaluate whether he succeeds or fails. And God’s servants will succeed, for God’s power supports them and enables them to stand.

Plain English Version             .

UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  You are wrong when you evaluate somebody else's servant. We are all God's servants so God is the master of us all. He is the one who will decide whether those people have done wrong! No one should judge another in this regard, because he is able to keep them faithful to him.

Williams’ New Testament      Who are you to criticize another man's servant? It is his own master's business whether he stands or falls, and he will stand, for the Lord has power to make him stand.

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          .

Beck’s American Translation .

Breakthrough Version            Who are you who judges another person's domestic servant? To his own master he stands or falls. He will be established. You see, the Master uses His ability to establish him.

Common English Bible           .

Len Gane Paraphrase           Who are you to judge another man's servant? He is approved or condemned by his own master. Yes, he will stand approved, for God is able to make him stand.

A. Campbell's Living Oracles .

New Advent (Knox) Bible       .

NT for Everyone                     .

20^th Century New Testament Who are you, that you should pass judgment on the servant of another? His standing or falling concerns his own master. And stand he will, for his Master can enable him to stand.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

An Understandable Version   .

Berean Study Bible                .

Christian Standard Bible        .

Conservapedia Translation    .

Revised Ferrar-Fenton Bible  .

Free Bible Version                 What right do you have to judge someone else’s servant? It’s their own master who decides whether they are right or wrong. With the Lord’s help they will be able to take their stand for right.

The Heritage Bible                 Who are you who judge another’s house servant? To his own lord he stands or falls, and he will stand, because God has the power to cause him to stand.

International Standard V        Who are you to criticize someone else’s servant? He stands or falls before his own Lord—and stand he will, because the Lord [Other mss. read because God] makes him stand.

Lexham Bible                         .

Montgomery NT                     .

NIV, ©2011                             .

Riverside New Testament      .

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      .

The Spoken English NT         .

UnfoldingWord Literal Text    .

Urim-Thummim Version         .

Weymouth New Testament    Who are you that you should find fault with the servant of another? Whether he stands or falls is a matter which concerns his own master. But stand he will; for the Master can give him power to stand.

Wikipedia Bible Project          .

Worsley’s New Testament    .

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)  Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? Whether he stands or falls, the one concerned is his master. But he will not fall, for his master is able to keep him standing. Jas 4:11; Mt 7:1

New American Bible (2011)   .

New Catholic Bible                 .

New Jerusalem Bible             .

NRSV (Anglicized Cath. Ed.) .

Revised English Bible–1989   .

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           .

Eth Cipher Translation           Who are you that judge another man's servant? To his own adoniy he stands or falls. Yea, he shall be held up: for Elohiym is able to make him stand.

Hebraic Roots Bible               .

Holy New Covenant Trans.    Who are you? Can you judge the servant of someone else? That servantmaster decides whether he stands or falls, not you. He will be made to stand; the Lord is able to make him stand.

The Scriptures 2009              .

Tree of Life Version                .

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Accurate New Testament       ...You Who? are The [Man] Judging (not) own servant [to] the own lord [He] stands or [He] falls [He] will be stood but has (ability) for The Lord to stand him...

Alpha & Omega Bible            .

Awful Scroll Bible                   Who is you, judging the household servant of another? To his own master he stands firm or falls, yet he will be standing, for God is able to make him stand.

Concordant Literal Version    Who are you who are judging Another's domestic? To his own Master he is standing or falling. Now he will be made to stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand."

exeGeses companion Bible   You

- who are you to judge the housekeeper of another?

unto his own adoni he stands firm or falls.

Yes, he stands:

for Elohim is able to stand him.

God’s Truth (Tyndale)           .

Orthodox Jewish Bible           Who are you to condemn the eved (house slave) of someone else? In relation to Ribbono (shel Olam) he stands or falls. And he shall stand, for Ribbono (shel Olam) is able to make him stand.

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Amplified Bible                .

An Understandable Version   Who [do you think] you are, to pass judgment on someone elsehousehold servant? He stands [approved] or falls [into disapproval] before his own Master [only]. Yes, [surely] he will stand [approved], for the Lord is capable of helping him to stand.

Brodie’s Expanded Trans.     Who are you [weak believer] who keeps on judging another member of the same household [fellow believer]? He stands firm [advances in the spiritual life] or falls down [becomes a spiritual casualty] by means of his own Lord [Jesus Christ]. Yes, he shall be supported, for the Lord has the power to cause him to stand [He doesn't need help from a legalist].

The Expanded Bible              .

Jonathan Mitchell NT             You, who are the person constantly judging (separating away; making a distinction or a decision about) another man's house-servant (domestic)! By (In; To; For; With) his own Lord (Master; Owner) he continues standing, or, he is falling. Yet he will repeatedly be made to stand, for you see, the Lord [= Yahweh or Christ] is constantly able (perpetually powerful) to make him stand.

P. Kretzmann Commentary    .

Syndein/Thieme                     .

Translation for Translators     .

The Voice                               .

Bible Translations with Many Footnotes:

Lexham Bible                         .

NET Bible®                             .

New American Bible (2011)   .

The Passion Translation        .

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. Who art ||thou||, that judgest another’sʹ domestic^g?

    ||To his own master|| he standethˎ or falleth;

He shallˎ howeverˎ be made to stand,—

For his master is ableʹ to make him stand.

^g Ja. iv. 12.

The Spoken English NT         Who are you to pass judgment on somebody else’s servant? It’s up to the person’s own boss whether they stand or fall. And they will stand, because the Lord is able to hold^c them up.

c.Lit. “stand.”

Wilbur Pickering’s New T.     Who are you to judge someone else’s household servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And stand he will, for God has the power to make him stand.¹

(1) Christ is the Master of the Church.

WEB — Messianic Edition       .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

A Faithful Version                  .

Analytical-Literal Translation  .

Berean Literal Bible                Who are you, judging another’s servant? To the own master he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to uphold him.

Bill Puryear translation           .

C. Thomson updated NT        .

Charles Thomson NT             .

Context Group Version          .

Far Above All Translation       .

Green’s Literal Translation    .

James Allen translation          .

Legacy Standard Bible           .

Literal New Testament           .

Literal Standard Version        You—who are you that are judging another’s domestic [affairs]? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

Modern English Version         .

Modern Literal Version 2020  Who are you who is judging anothers domestic servant? He stands or falls to his own lord. Now, he will be made to stand up; for* it is possible for God to stand him up.

New American Standard        .

New European Version          .

New King James Version       .

New Matthew Bible                .

NT (Variant Readings)           .

Niobi Study Bible                   .

R. B. Thieme, Jr. translation  You there, who are you, the one who keeps judging a house slave belonging to another? To his own Lord [the Lord Jesus Christ] he stands firm or becomes a casualty [through reversionism]. In fact, he will hold his ground [or, stand firm] for the Lord has the power to make him stand [or, hold his ground].

R. B. Thieme, Jr. trans2         You there, Who are you, who do you think you are, the one who keeps judging the (female) domestic slave belonging to another? To his own Lord, Jesus of Nazareth, The Christ, he stands firm and stabilized with steady advance without emotion to take the objective under maximum pressure under discipline and authority or he becomes a casualty falling or being slain in the battle from reversionism. For the Lord has the power to cause him to stand fast to hold his ground and when you judge stand he will.

Revised Geneva Translation  .

Ron Snider translation           Who are you to judge the personal servant, who belongs to someone else? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

Updated Bible Version 2.17   .

A Voice in the Wilderness      .

Webster’s Translation           .

World English Bible                .

Worrell New Testament         .

The gist of this passage: 

Translation: Who are you the one judging another’s domestic servant.

Paul draws an analogy here, but one which is quite easy to follow. Do you go over to another person’s home and begin to tell the servants there what to do and how they are not doing everything that they are supposed to do? Of course not!

In the same manner, we do not tell God’s servants (fellow believers) what they should be doing; nor do we tell them how they have fallen down on the job and are therefore displeasing to the Lord.

When you consider the analogy, does this not make perfect sense?

R. B. Thieme, Jr. coined the phrase, the privacy of the priesthood. This means that we live our lives before God and it is no one else’s business.

Now, quite obviously, this is not an absolute. You cannot, for instance, rob another believer, and that believer, knowing who you are, keep this information from the police.

Most of us know or have known a vegetarian, who might be a believer or might be an unbeliever. Is it our business to tell him what he should be eating? No, it is not! Is it our prerogative to judge and malign this person? It is not!

Translation: To one’s own lord, he keeps on standing or he keeps on falling.

The domestic servant to his own master stands or falls. We are completely unrelated to this. It is not our business in any way to take a stand here.

The analogy is, it is not our business to tell a believer that he is doing good or not; nor is it our business to monitor his life.

There are some exceptions to this. If a detective is told that Charlie Brown may have committed such-and-such a crime and he is to investigate it, the detective cannot say, “Listen, Charlie Brown and I are both believers, so I cannot investigate him.” That would be silly. Determining when a person is connected to a crime or not is what the detective is supposed to do.

But, I, as a believer, cannot follow you, a believer, around, and tell you what is going good in your life and what is not. It is not my business to make any value judgments on your life.

We will, at some point in time, run into a believer who appears also to be gay. Whether this person is blatant about it or not is not our business. Obviously, if such a person attempts to spread pro-gay propaganda literature around the church, he would have to go; or if he shows up with a gay lover and they kiss and make out on church grounds—that would be a problem. But what he supports or does not support and what he does behind closed doors is not our business (unless, of course, he is a pedophile).

When I was first saved, I had long hair. I was a hippie. It was no one’s business to take me aside and say, “Listen, now that you have believed in Jesus, you need to cut off your hair.” That was the business of no one else. At some point, I did cut my hair. But, until that time, it was no one else’s business.

Translation: Now he will make [him] to stand...

The master of the personal servant can make this person to stand.

Ideally speaking, a master who has a slave wants to put him in a position that he can do. That master is making his servant to stand in this way.

Translation: ...for (his) lord is able to make him stand. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

It is the Lord who can make the believer stand or fall. God is able to do that (unless we, of course, exhibit negative volition toward Bible teaching).

Romans 14:4 Who are you the one judging another’s domestic servant. To one’s own lord, he keeps on standing or he keeps on falling. Now he will make [him] to stand for (his) lord is able to make him stand. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Romans 14:4 Who do you think you are, to judge someone else’s personal servant? That servant stands or falls before his own master, not before you. A master can make his servant to stand if the servant is willing. (Kukis paraphrase)

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Here is how others have translated this passage:

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    For who indeed keeps on judging a day beside a day, now who keeps on judging every day. Each one in one’s own mind be convinced. The one having understanding the day in [the] Lord, keeps on having understanding; and the one eating in [the] Lord, he will keep on eating, for he is grateful to the God. And the one not eating in [the] Lord he will not eat and he keeps on being grateful to the God.

Complete Apostles Bible        One indeed judges one day above another; but another judges every day the same. Let each be fully assured in his own mind.

He that regards the day, regards it to the Lord; and he that does not regard the day, to the Lord he does not regard it. And he that eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he that does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and he gives thanks to God.

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) For one judgeth between day and day: and another judgeth every day. Let every man abound in his own sense.

He that regardeth the day regardeth it unto the Lord. And he that eateth eateth to the Lord: for he giveth thanks to God. And he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not and giveth thanks to God.

Holy Aramaic Scriptures        .

Original Aramaic NT              There is one who distinguishes one day from another and there is another who judges all days the same, but let every person be certain in his own mind.

Whoever esteems whatever day, he esteems it for his Lord, and everyone who does not esteem whatever day, for his Lord he does not esteem it. He who eats, eats for his Lord and he gives thanks to God, and he who does not eat, for his Lord he does not eat, and he gives thanks to God.*

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind. 

He who keeps the day, keeps it to the Lord; and he who takes food, takes it as to the Lord, for he gives praise to God; and he who does not take food, to the Lord he takes it not, and gives praise to God.

Bible in Worldwide English     One man thinks, This day is better than that day. But another man thinks, All days are alike. Every man should be sure in his own mind what he believes.

One man honours the day to honour the Lord; another man does not honour the day to honour the Lord. The person who eats everything, eats it because he honours the Lord. And he thanks God. And the person who will not eat every kind of food also does so to honour the Lord. And he still gives thanks to God.

Easy English                          .

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  Some people might believe that one day is more important than another. And others might believe that every day is the same. Everyone should be sure about their beliefs in their own mind. Those who think one day is more important than other days are doing that for the Lord. And those who eat all kinds of food are doing that for the Lord. Yes, they give thanks to God for that food. And those who refuse to eat some foods do that for the Lord. They also give thanks to God.

God’s Word™                         One person decides that one day is holier than another. Another person decides that all days are the same. Every person must make his own decision. When people observe a special day, they observe it to honor the Lord. When people eat all kinds of foods, they honor the Lord as they eat, since they give thanks to God. Vegetarians also honor the Lord when they eat, and they, too, give thanks to God.

Good News Bible (TEV)         Some people think that a certain day is more important than other days, while others think that all days are the same. We each should firmly make up our own minds. Those who think highly of a certain day do so in honor of the Lord; those who will eat anything do so in honor of the Lord, because they give thanks to God for the food. Those who refuse to eat certain things do so in honor of the Lord, and they give thanks to God.

J. B. Phillips                           .

The Message                         .

NIRV                                      .

New Life Version                    .

Radiant New Testament        .

New Simplified Bible              .

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Casual English Version          .

Contemporary English V.       Some of the Lord's followers think one day is more important than another. Others think all days are the same. But each of you should make up your own mind. Any followers who count one day more important than another day do it to honor their Lord. And any followers who eat meat give thanks to God, just like the ones who don't eat meat.

Goodspeed New Testament  .

The Living Bible                     .

New Berkeley Version           .

New Living Translation           .

The Passion Translation        In the same way, one person regards a certain day as more sacred than another, and another person regards them all alike. There is nothing wrong with having different personal convictions about such matters.  For the person who observes one day as especially sacred does it to honor the Lord. And the same is true regarding what a person eats. The one who eats everything eats to honor the Lord, because he gives thanks to God, and the one who has a special diet does it to honor the Lord, and he also gives thanks to God.

Plain English Version             .

UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  Some people regard certain days as more holy than other days. Other people regard all days as equally suitable for worshiping God. Each person should be fully convinced about such matters, thinking and deciding for himself and not for others. As for those who believe that they should worship on a certain day of the week, it is to honor the Lord that they worship on that day. And as for those who think that it is all right to eat all kinds of food, it is to honor the Lord that they eat those foods, because they thank God for their food. As for those who abstain from eating certain kinds of food, it is to honor the Lord that they do not eat those foods, and they also thank God for the food that they do eat. So these people are not wrong, even though they think differently.

Williams’ New Testament      One man rates one day above another, another rates them all alike. Let every man be fully convinced in his own mind. The man who keeps a certain day keeps it for the Lord. The man who eats anything does it for the Lord too, for he gives God thanks. The man who refuses to eat anything does it for the Lord too, and gives God thanks.

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          .

Beck’s American Translation .

Breakthrough Version            One person judges one day beyond another day. Another judges every day. Each person must be well-established in his own way of thinking. The person who focuses on the day, focuses on it with the Master. And the person who eats, eats with the Master (you see, he thanks God) and the person who doesn't eat, his not eating is with the Master (he also thanks God).

Common English Bible           .

Len Gane Paraphrase           Someone decides that one day is more important than another; someone else decides that every day [is alike]. Each one must be fully convinced in his mind. The one who considers one day [more important] considers [it] for the Lord's [honor], and the one who doesn't consider one day [more important] considers [that] for the Lord. He who [feels free] to eat [all foods], eats for the Lord's [honor], because he gives thanks to God. He who doesn't [feel free] to eat [some things] does that for the Lord's [honor] and gives God thanks.

A. Campbell's Living Oracles One, indeed, thinks one day more holy than another: but another thinks every day alike. Let every one be convinced in his own mind. He who observes the day, observe it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day to the Lord, does not observe it: he who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks.

New Advent (Knox) Bible       .

NT for Everyone                     .

20^th Century New Testament Again, one man considers some days to be more sacred than others, while another considers all days to be alike. Every one ought to be fully convinced in his own mind. He who observes a day, observes it to the Master's honor. He, again, who eats meat eats it to the Master's honor, for he gives thanks to God; while he who abstains from it abstains from it to the Master's honor, and also gives thanks to God.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

An Understandable Version   .

Berean Study Bible                .

Christian Standard Bible        .

Conservapedia Translation    .

Revised Ferrar-Fenton Bible  .

Free Bible Version                 Some people consider some days more important than others, while others consider each day the same. Everyone should be completely convinced in their own minds. Those who respect a special day do so for the Lord; and those who eat without worrying* do so for the Lord since they give thanks to God; while those who avoid eating certain things does so for the Lord, and they also give thanks to God.

The Heritage Bible                          One indeed judges a day above another day, and one judges every day alike. Let each in his own mind carry it to a full conclusion.

The one who exercises his mind on the day, exercises his mind on it to the Lord, and the one who does not exercise his mind on the day, he absolutely does not exercise his mind on it to the Lord. The one eating, eats to the Lord, because he gives thanks to God, and the one not eating, to the Lord he absolutely does not eat, and gives God thanks.

International Standard V        One person decides in favor of one day over another, while another person decides that all days are the same. Let each one be fully convinced in his own mind: The one who observes a special day, [Lit. the day] observes it to honor the Lord. The one who eats, eats to honor the Lord, since he gives thanks to God. And the one who does not eat, refrains from eating to honor the Lord; yet he, too, gives thanks to God.

Lexham Bible                         .

Montgomery NT                     . disregard

NIV, ©2011                             .

Riverside New Testament      .

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      .

The Spoken English NT         .

UnfoldingWord Literal Text    One person values one day above another day. But another person values every day equally. Let each person be convinced in his own mind. He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord; and he who eats, eats for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God. He who does not eat, refrains from eating for the Lord, he also gives thanks to God.

Urim-Thummim Version         .

Weymouth New Testament    One man esteems one day more highly than another; another esteems all days alike. Let every one be thoroughly convinced in his own mind. He who regards the day as sacred, so regards it for the Master's sake; and he who eats certain food eats it for the Master's sake, for he gives thanks to God; and he who refrains from eating it refrains for the Master's sake, and he also gives thanks to God.

Wikipedia Bible Project          One person considers one day more important than another, while another considers every day the same. Let everyone be completely convinced in their own minds. Whoever respects a special day, respects it for the Lord; and whoever eats without concerns eats for the Lord since they give thanks to God; while whoever avoids eating does not eat for the Lord, and they also give thanks to God.

Worsley’s New Testament    One preferreth some days to others; another esteemeth every day alike. Let every one be fully satisfied in his own mind. He that regardeth a day regardeth it to the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, in deference to the Lord he doth not regard it. So he, that eateth all sorts of food, eateth to the Lord; for he giveth God thanks for it; and he that eateth not of some kinds of food, in deference to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks for the rest.

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)  Some judge one day to be better than the other; let us act according to our own opinion. The one who distinguishes among days does that for the Lord; and the one who eats, eats for the Lord and in eating gives thanks to the Lord. And the one who does not eat does it for the Lord and gives him thanks as well.

Gal 4:10; Col 2:16 1Cor 10:30; 1Tim 4:4

New American Bible (2011)   .

New Catholic Bible                 .

New Jerusalem Bible             .

NRSV (Anglicized Cath. Ed.) .

Revised English Bible–1989   .

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           .

Eth Cipher Translation           One man esteems one day above another: another esteems every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.  He that regards the day, regards it unto Yahuah; and he that regards not the day, to Yahuah he does not regard it. He that eats, eats to Yahuah, for he gives Elohiym thanks; and he that eats not, to Yahuah he eats not, and gives Elohiym thanks.

Hebraic Roots Bible               One indeed judges a day above another day; and another one judges every day alike. Let each one be fully assured in his own mind. The one minding the day, he is considerate of His duty to YAHWEH. And the one not minding the day, he is not considerate of his duty to YAHWEH. The one eating, he eats to YAHWEH; for he gives thanks to YAHWEH. And the one not eating, he does not eat to YAHWEH, and gives thanks to YAHWEH.

Holy New Covenant Trans.    One person thinks that one day is more holy than another day. But another man thinks that every day is the same. Each person must be sure in his own mind. When someone is honoring a special day, he is doing this for the Lord. When someone is eating in a special way, he is thanking God. And the brother who is not eating meat is doing that for the Lord. He also thanks God!

The Scriptures 2009              One indeed judges one day above another, another judges every day alike. Let each one be completely persuaded in his own mind.  He who minds the day, minds it to יהוה. And he who does not mind the day, to יהוה he does not mind it. He who eats, eats to יהוה, for he gives Elohim thanks. And he who does not eat, to יהוה he does not eat, and gives Elohim thanks.

Tree of Life Version                .

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Accurate New Testament       Who certainly for judges day against day Who but judges every day Each [Man] in the own mind be assured! The [Man] Thinking the day [for] lord thinks and The [Man] Eating {something} [for] lord eats {it} [He] thanks for the god and The [Man] not Eating {something} [for] lord not eats {it} and [He] thanks the god.

Alpha & Omega Bible            ONE PERSON REGARDS ONE DAY ABOVE ANOTHER, ANOTHER REGARDS EVERY DAY ALIKE. EACH PERSON MUST BE FULLY CONVINCED IN HIS OWN MIND. †(The context is eating vs. fasting. It has nothing to do with Sabbaths, rest days, festivals or commandments. There is nothing in this entire chapter about doing away with any of Ten Commandments or the 7th day commanded rest or the annual Festivals and Holy Days. This chapter should never be used to teach that we are free to break the 4th Commandment or that we are free to sin in any way or to choose our own sabbath to keep pagan holidays.)

HE WHO OBSERVES THE DAY †(fasting on the days that the Temple was destroyed), OBSERVES IT FOR THE LORD, AND HE WHO EATS, DOES SO FOR THE LORD, FOR HE GIVES THANKS TO THEOS (The Alpha & Omega); AND HE WHO EATS NOT (fasting), FOR THE LORD HE DOES NOT EAT, AND GIVES THANKS TO THEOS (The Alpha & Omega). [Kukis: The context is actually eating pretty much everything as over against being a vegetarian, which is illustrative and not the main point.]

Awful Scroll Bible                   Surely that there is, one who determines a day off from a day, and that there is, one who determines all the days, be each fully-bearing it from-within his own mind.

He reasoning the day, reasons it to the Lord, and he not reasoning the day, to the Lord he reasons it not. And he eating, eats to the Lord, for to God he gives-good-favoredness, and he not eating, to the Lord he eats not, and to God he gives-good-favoredness.

Concordant Literal Version    One indeed, is deciding for one day rather than another day, yet one is deciding for every day. Let each one be fully assured in his own mind."

He who is disposed to the day, is disposed to it to the Lord; and he who is eating, is eating to the Lord, for he is thanking God. And he who is not eating, to the Lord is not eating, and is thanking God."

exeGeses companion Bible   One judges one day above another;

another judges every day.