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Romans 14:6

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GratitudeObedience

4 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.

5 One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

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 For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.

8 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.

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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.
KJV
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
WEB
He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks. He who doesn’t eat, to the Lord he doesn’t eat, and gives God thanks.
ASV
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
DARBY
He that regards the day, regards it to [the] Lord. And he that eats, eats to [the] Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he that does not eat, [it is] to [the] Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.
BLB
The one regarding the day regards [it] to the Lord; the one eating eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and the one not eating does not eat to the Lord, and he gives thanks to God.
ÅB
Den som holder dagen, gjør det for Herren. Den som spiser, gjør det for Herren, for han takker Gud. Og den som ikke spiser, gjør det for Herren og takker Gud.
OTB
Den som anser en dag som spesiell, gjør det for Herren. Den som spiser, spiser for Herren, for de takker Gud; og den som avstår, gjør det for Herren og takker Gud.
B1930
Den som akter på dagen, gjør det for Herren, og den som ikke akter på dagen, gjør det for Herren. Og den som eter, gjør det for Herren, for han takker Gud; og den som ikke eter, gjør det for Herren og takker Gud.

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Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 10:30–31

    If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

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  • 1 Timothy 4:3–5

    They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

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  • John 6:28

    Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”

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  • Matthew 14:19

    And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

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  • Isaiah 58:5

    Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?

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  • Exodus 12:42

    Because the LORD kept a vigil that night to bring them out of the land of Egypt, this same night is to be a vigil to the LORD, to be observed by all the Israelites for the generations to come.

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  • Matthew 15:36

    Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

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  • Exodus 16:25

    “Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you will not find anything in the field.

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