²³ 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.

²⁹ For a man puts himself in danger, if he takes part in the holy meal without being conscious that it is the Lord's body.

³⁰ For this cause a number of you are feeble and ill, and a number are dead.

³¹ But if we were true judges of ourselves, punishment would not come on us.

² For which reason everyone who puts himself against the authority puts himself against the order of God: and those who are against it will get punishment for themselves.

⁵ This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind.

⁷ Still, all men have not that knowledge: but some, being used till now to the image, are conscious that they are taking food which has been offered to the image; and because they are not strong in the faith, their minds are troubled.

¹⁵ To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.

⁶ And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.