7. For none of us lives for himself, and none of us dies for himself.
8. For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
9. For Christ died and rose again for this purpose: that he might be the ruler of both the dead and the living.
10. So then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11. For it is written: "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bend to me, and every tongue shall confess to God."
12. And so, each one of us shall offer an explanation of himself to God.
13. Therefore, we should no longer judge one another. Instead, judge this to a greater extent: that you should not place an obstacle before your brother, nor lead him astray.
14. I know, with confidence in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in and of itself. But to him who considers anything to be unclean, it is unclean to him.
15. For if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are not now walking according to love. Do not allow your food to destroy him for whom Christ died.
16. Therefore, what is good for us should not be a cause of blasphemy.
17. For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but rather justice and peace and joy, in the Holy Spirit.