Romans 14
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1As for the man who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not for disputes over opinions. 2One believes he may eat anything, while the weak man eats only vegetables. 3#Col 2.16. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains, and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats; for God has welcomed him. 4Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Master is able to make him stand.
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Gal 4.10. One man esteems one day as better than another, while another man esteems all days alike. Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind. 6He who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. He also who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; while he who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7#Gal 2.20; 2 Cor 5.15. None of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8#Phil 1.20. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. 9For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
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2 Cor 5.10. Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God; 11#Is 45.23; Phil 2.10-11. for it is written,
“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall give praise#14.11 Or confess to God.”
12So each of us shall give account of himself to God.
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Mt 7.1; 1 Cor 8.13. Then let us no more pass judgment on one another, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. 14I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but it is unclean for any one who thinks it unclean. 15#Rom 14.20; 1 Cor 8.11. If your brother is being injured by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died. 16#1 Cor 10.30. So do not let your good be spoken of as evil. 17For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit; 18he who thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. 19#Mk 9.50; Rom 12.18; 1 Thess 5.11. Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. 20#Rom 14.15; 1 Cor 8.9-12. Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for any one to make others fall by what he eats; 21#1 Cor 8.13. it is right not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that makes your brother stumble.#14.21 Other ancient authorities add or be upset or be weakened 22#Rom 2.1. The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God; happy is he who has no reason to judge himself for what he approves. 23But he who has doubts is condemned, if he eats, because he does not act from faith; for whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.#14.23 Other authorities, some ancient, insert here Ch 16.25-27
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Romans 14
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The Law of Liberty
1Accept # Ac 28:2; Rm 11:15; 12:3; 15:7 anyone who is weak in faith, # Or weak in the Faith # Rm 15:1; 1Co 8:9-11; 9:22 but don’t argue about doubtful issues. 2One person believes he may eat anything, # Rm 14:14 but one who is weak eats only vegetables. 3One who eats must not look down on one who does not eat, # Lk 18:9 and one who does not eat must not criticize one who does, # Col 2:16 because God has accepted him. # Ac 28:2; Rm 11:15; 15:7 4Who are you to criticize # Rm 9:20; Jms 4:12 another’s household slave? Before his own Lord he stands or falls. And he will stand. For the Lord is able # Other mss read For God has the power to make him stand.
5One person considers one day to be above another day. # Gl 4:10 Someone else considers every day to be the same. Each one must be fully convinced in his own mind. # Lk 1:1; Rm 4:21 6Whoever observes the day, observes it for the honor of the Lord. # Other mss add but whoever does not observe the day, it is to the Lord that he does not observe it Whoever eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; # Mt 14:19; 1Co 10:30; 1Tm 4:3-4 and whoever does not eat, it is for the Lord that he does not eat it, yet he thanks God. 7For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. # Rm 8:38; 2Co 5:15; Gl 2:20; Php 1:20 8If 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. # Lk 20:38; Php 1:20; 1Th 5:10; Rv 14:13 9Christ died and came to life # Rv 1:18; 2:8 for this: that He might rule over both the dead and the living. # Mt 28:18; Jn 12:24; Php 2:11; 1Th 5:10 10But you, why do you criticize your brother? Or you, why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before the tribunal of God. # Other mss read of Christ # Rm 2:16; 2Co 5:10 11For it is written:
As I live, says the Lord,
every knee will bow to Me, # Php 2:10-11
and every tongue will give praise to God. # Is 45:23; 49:18 # Is 45:23; 49:18
12So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God. # Mt 12:36; 16:27; 1Pt 4:5
The Law of Love
13Therefore, let us no longer criticize one another. # Mt 7:1; Rm 14:3 Instead decide never to put a stumbling block or pitfall in your brother’s way. # 1Co 8:13 14(I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. # Ac 10:15; Rm 14:2,20 Still, to someone who considers a thing to be unclean, to that one it is unclean. # 1Co 8:7) 15For if your brother is hurt by what you eat, you are no longer walking according to love. # Eph 5:2 Do not destroy that one Christ died for by what you eat. # 1Co 8:11 16Therefore, do not let your good be slandered, # 1Co 10:30; Ti 2:5 17for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, # 1Co 8:8 but righteousness, peace, and joy # Rm 15:13; Gl 5:22 in the Holy Spirit. 18Whoever serves Christ # Rm 16:18 in this way is acceptable to God and approved by men. # 2Co 8:21; Php 4:8; 1Pt 2:12
19So then, we must pursue what promotes peace # Ps 34:14; Rm 12:18; 1Co 7:15; 2Tm 2:22; Heb 12:14 and what builds up one another. # Rm 15:2; 1Co 10:23; 14:3,26; 2Co 12:19; Eph 4:12,29 20Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats. # 1Co 8:9-13 21It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble. # Other mss add or offended or weakened 22Do you have a conviction? # Lit have faith Keep it to yourself before God. The man who does not condemn himself by what he approves is blessed. # 1Jn 3:21 23But whoever doubts stands condemned if he eats, # Rm 14:5 because his eating is not from a conviction, # Or faith and everything that is not from a conviction # Or faith is sin.
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