Romans 14:23

The Law of Love

22Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.

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Berean Standard Bible
But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
American Standard Version (1901)
But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Bible in Basic English
But he who is in doubt is judged if he takes food, because he does it not in faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But he that discerneth, if he eat, is condemned; because not of faith. For all that is not of faith is sin.
Free Bible Version
But if you have doubts whether it's right or wrong to eat something, then you shouldn't, because you're not convinced it's right. Whatever isn't based on conviction is sin.
Geneva Bible 1599
For he that doubteth, is condemned if he eate, because he eateth not of faith: and whatsoeuer is not of faith, is sinne.
King James (Authorized) Version
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Translation for Translators
But some believers are not certain that God will approve of their eating a certain kind of food. So if they eat it, they think that God will punish them. And they truly will be punished {God truly will punish them}, because they have done things that they believe are not right. Those who do anything without being certain that God considers it to be right are sinning.
Unlocked Literal Bible
He who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not from faith. And whatever is not from faith is sin.
Noah Webster Bible
And he that doubteth is damned if he eateth, because he eateth not from faith: for whatever is not from faith is sin.
World English Bible
But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it isn’t of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.
Young's Literal Translation
and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because [it is] not of faith; and all that [is] not of faith is sin.