14:6 The one who observes the day does it for the Lord. The 1 one who eats, eats for the Lord because he gives thanks to God, and the one who abstains from eating abstains for the Lord, and he gives thanks to God.
14:7 For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself.
14:8 If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.