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Romans 14:18

Bible in Basic English 1965

And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

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If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.

Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.

It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.

If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

But in every nation, the man who has fear of him and does righteousness is pleasing to him.

Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

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.

For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked.

But now, being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.

For he who was a servant when he became a Christian is the Lord's free man; and he who was free when he became a Christian is the Lord's servant.

And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.

Having in mind, then, the fear of the Lord, we put these things before men, but God sees our hearts; and it is my hope that we may seem right in your eyes.

For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.

But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

For the business has been so ordered by us as to have the approval, not only of the Lord, but of men.

I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.

Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.

This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;

But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.

Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.

What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.

You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.

Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.




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