The weak and the strong
1Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarrelling over disputable matters. 2One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. 4Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.
5One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8If 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. 9For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
10You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister14:10 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.? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11It is written:
‘ “As surely as I live,” says the Lord,
“Every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will acknowledge God.” ’14:11 Isaiah 45:23
12So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
13Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling-block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. 14I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean. 15If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died. 16Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil. 17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, 18because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.
19Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. 21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.
22So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.14:23 Some manuscripts place 16:25-27 here; others after 15:33.
Irquicuna llashachicujtaca sinchicuna apaichij
1Manaraj sinchi crijta chasquishpaca, ama caita chaita tapushpa pʼiñanacuipi yaicuichijchu. 2Maijancunaca, sinchi crijcuna cashcamantaca, ima imatapish micunllami. Cutin manaraj sinchi crijcunaca, granocunallatami micuncuna. 3Imatapish micujlla crijca, huaquin micunata jarcarijtaca ama pʼiñachun. Shinallataj huaquin micunata jarcarijpish, imatapish micujtaca, Taita Dios chashnata chasquishcamanta, ama mana alli nishpa rimachun. 4Canca, ¿ima nishpataj shujtajpaj runataca mana alli nishpa rimangui? Pai alli purijpi, mana cashpaca urmajpipish, paipaj amotajchari ricunga. Pai sinchita purichunca, tucuita rurai tucuj cashcamantaca, Apunchij Jesusmi sinchiyachishpa pushanga.
5Maijancunaca ‘Shuj punllami, shujtaj punllacunata yalli’ nincunami. Cutin shujcunaca, ‘Tucui punllacuna chai shinallatajmi’ nincunami. Cancuna ima shina yuyacushcataca, quiquinllataj allimi crina canguichij. 6Shuj punllata ashtahuan alli cajta yuyajca, Apunchij Jesuspajmi chashna yuyan. Tucui punllacuna chai shinallataj cashcata yuyajpish, Apunchij Jesuspajllatami chashnaca yuyan. Tucui imatapish micujca, Taita Diosta pagui nishpami micun. Chashna rurashpaca, Apunchij Jesustami alli nin. Huaquin micunacunata jarcarijpish, Taita Diosllatatajmi pagui nin. Paipish, Apunchij Jesustami alli nin. 7Ñucanchijca, pipish mana quiquinpajllataj causanchijchu. Huañushpapish, mana quiquinpajllataj huañunchijchu. 8Causacushpaca, Apunchij Jesuspajmi causacunchij, huañushpapish Apunchij Jesuspajmi huañushun. Chaimanta, causacushpapish, huañushpapish, Apunchij Jesuspajllatajmi canchij. 9Cristo huañushpa causarishpaca, huañushcacunatapish causajcunatapish Mandaj cangapajmi causacun. 10Chashna cajpica, ¿ima nishpataj cambaj huauquitaca mana alli nishpa rimangui? Canpish cambaj huauquitaca, ¿ima nishpataj pʼiñangui? Tucuicunamari ñucanchij imalla rurashcacunahuanca, mandashpa tiyacuj Cristopaj ñaupajpi ricurigrina canchij. 11Dios Quillcachishcapipish, cashnamari nicun:
«Mandaj Diosca: “Ñucaca causacunimi,
tucuicunami ñuca ñaupajpi cunguringacuna.
Tucuicunami ñucataca, ‘Canmi Taita Dios cangui’ ningacuna”» ninmi.
12Chaimanta ñucanchijca tucuicunami, quiquinllataj imallata rurashcataca, Taita Diosman ricuchigrishun.
13Chaimanta, ama caishuj chaishuj juchachinacushpa rimanacushunchijchu. Ashtahuanpish caishuj crijcunata ñitcachishpa urmachinataca, jarcarinami canguichij. 14Ñucaca, tucui imapish mapa canataca mana yuyanichu. Apunchij Jesuspi shunguta churashcamantami, chaitaca alli yachani. Chashna cajpipish imatapish ‘Mapami’ nishpa yuyajpajca, imapish mapa cangallami. 15Can imata micushpa, caishuj huauquita llaquichishpaca, ña mana paita cʼuyashcata ricuchinguichu. Can imata micushcallamanta, cambaj huauquita chingachinguiman, Cristoca paimantapishmari huañurca. 16Cancunata alli causaipi churashca jahua, shujtajcuna rimashca puringuichijman. 17Taita Dios mandacunpi causanaca, micushpa, ubyashpalla causanaca mana canchu. Ashtahuanpish, Diospaj jucha illaj Espíritu yachachishca shina, cashcata rurashpa, cushijlla, sumajtami causana. 18Chashna causashpa Cristota servijca, Taita Diosta cushichinmi, runacunapish paitaca alli ninmi.
19Chaimanta, sumajta causangapaj, caishuj chaishuj ashtahuan sinchiyangapaj imatapish rurashun. 20Dios ruracujtaca, ama imata micushcallamanta urmachichijchu. Ima micunapish, mana mapachu. Ashtahuanpish imata micushcallamanta, shujtaj crijta pandachinami mana alli. 21Shina cajpica cambaj huauqui ama pandarichun, ama llaquirichun, ama yuyaipi irquiyachunca, aichata micunata, vinota ubyanata jarcarinapish, ima shujtajta mana ruranapish allimi.
22Can imatami cringui, chaitaca Taita Diospaj ñaupajpi chashnallataj yuyashpa catilla. Pipish chashna quiquin crishca shina rurajpi, paipaj yuyai mana juchachijpica cushi cachunlla. 23Ashtahuanpish manchai manchailla micushpaca, paillatajmi llaqui tucun. Imata rurangapajpish, quiquin yuyaillapitaj mana sinchi cashpaca juchami.
