Berean Standard Bible

Romans 14

(Matthew 7:1–6; Luke 6:37–42)

1δὲdeG1161AcceptπροσλαμβάνεσθεproslambanestheG4355him whoseΤὸνTonG3588τῇtēaG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102is weakἀσθενοῦνταasthenountaG770,withoutμὴ εἰςmē eisG3361 G1519passing judgmentδιακρίσειςdiakriseisG1253on his opinionsδιαλογισμῶν.dialogismōnG1261.

2ForμὲνmenG3303oneὃςhosG3739personhas faithπιστεύειpisteueiG4100to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315all thingsπάντα,pantaG3956,whileδὲdeG1161anotherὁhoG3588,who is weakἀσθενῶνasthenōnG770,eatsἐσθίει.esthieiG2068onlyvegetablesλάχαναlachanaG3001.

3TheὁhoG3588one whoeatsἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068everythingmust not belittleμὴ ἐξουθενείτω,mē exoutheneitōG3361 G1848theτὸνtonG3588one who does notἐσθίοντα μὴesthionta mēG3361 G2068,andδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one whodoes not eatμὴ ἐσθίωνmē esthiōnG3361 G2068everythingmust not judgeμὴ κρινέτω·mē krinetōG3361 G2919theτὸνtonG3588one who doesἐσθίονταesthiontaG2068,forγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has acceptedπροσελάβετο.proselabetoG4355himαὐτὸνautonG846.

4WhoτίςtisG5101areεἶeiG1510youσὺsuG4771ὁhoG3588to judgeκρίνωνkrinōnG2919someone else’sἀλλότριονallotrionG245servantοἰκέτην;oiketēnG3610?ToτῷtōG3588hisownἰδίῳidiōG2398masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962he standsστήκειstēkeiG4739orἢēG2228fallsπίπτει.pipteiG4098.Andδέ,deG1161he will standσταθήσεταιstathēsetaiG2476,forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is ableδυνατεῖdunateiG1414to make him standστῆσαι αὐτόν.stēsai autonG846 G2476.

5γὰρgarG1063μὲνmenG3303OneὃςhosG3739personregardsκρίνειkrineiG2919a certaindayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250aboveπαρ᾽par᾽G3844the othersἡμέραν,hēmeranG2250,whileδὲdeG1161someoneὃςhosG3739elseconsidersκρίνειkrineiG2919everyπᾶσανpasanG3956dayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250alike.EachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneshould be fully convincedπληροφορείσθω.plērophoreisthōG4135inἐνenG1722hisτῷtōG3588ownἰδίῳidiōG2398mindνοῒnoiG3563.

6He whoὁhoG3588observesφρονῶνphronōnG5426τὴνtēnG3588a specialdayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250does soφρονεῖphroneiG5426to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962;he whoὁhoG3588eatsἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068does soἐσθίει,esthieiG2068to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,forγὰρgarG1063he gives thanksεὐχαριστεῖeucharisteiG2168τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ·theōG2316;andG2532he whoὁhoG3588abstainsμὴ ἐσθίωνmē esthiōnG3361 G2068does soοὐκ ἐσθίει,ouk esthieiG3756 G2068to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962andG2532gives thanksεὐχαριστεῖeucharisteiG2168τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

7ForγὰρgarG1063noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of usG1473livesζῇzēaG2198to himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438alone,andκαὶkaiG2532noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of usdiesἀποθνῄσκει.apothnēskeiG599to himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438alone.

8γὰρgarG1063τεteG5037IfἐάνeanG1437we liveζῶμεν,zōmenG2198,we liveζῶμεν,zōmenG2198to theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andτεteG5037ifἐάνeanG1437we dieἀποθνῄσκωμεν,apothnēskōmenG599,we dieἀποθνῄσκομεν.apothnēskomenG599to theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.SoοὖνounG3767τεteG5037whetherἐάνeanG1437we liveζῶμεν,zōmenG2198orτεteG5037ἐάνeanG1437dieἀποθνῄσκωμεν,apothnēskōmenG599,we belong toἐσμέν.esmenG1510theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

9ForεἰςeisG1519this reasonτοῦτο γὰρtouto garG3778 G1063ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599andκαὶkaiG2532returned to lifeἔζησεν,ezēsenG2198,thatἵναinaG2443He might be the Lord ofκυριεύσῃ.kurieusēG2961bothκαὶkaiG2532thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498andκαὶkaiG2532thelivingζώντωνzōntōnG2198.

10WhyτίtiG5101,thenδὲdeG1161,do youσὺsuG4771judgeκρίνειςkrineisG2919yourσου;souG4771τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80?OrἢēG2228whyτίtiG5101καὶkaiG2532do youσὺsuG4771belittleἐξουθενεῖςexoutheneisG1848yourσου;souG4771τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80?ForγὰρgarG1063we will all stand beforeπάντες παραστησόμεθαpantes parastēsomethaG3956 G3936God’sτῷ θεοῦ.tō theouG3588 G2316τοῦtouG3588judgment seatβήματιbēmatiG968.

11γάρ·garG1063It is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: “As surely asIἐγώ,egōG1473liveζῶzōG2198,saysλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριος,kuriosG2962ὅτιhotiG3754,everyπᾶνpanG3956kneeγόνυ,gonuG1119will bowκάμψειkampseiG2578before MeἐμοὶemoiG1473καὶkaiG2532;everyπᾶσαpasaG3956tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100will confessἐξομολογήσεταιexomologēsetaiG1843τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316.”

12SoἌραAraG686thenοὖνounG3767,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of usG1473will giveδώσειdōseiG1325an accountλόγονlogonG3056ofπερὶperiG4012himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

The Law of Love

(Ezekiel 14:1–11; 1 Corinthians 8:1–13)

13ThereforeοὖνounG3767let us stop judgingμηκέτι κρίνωμεν,mēketi krinōmenG3371 G2919one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240.Insteadἀλλὰ μᾶλλον,alla mallonG235 G3123,make up your mindκρίνατεkrinateG2919τοῦτοtoutoG3778notμὴmēG3361τὸtoG3588to putτιθέναιtithenaiG5087anystumbling blockπρόσκομμαproskommaG4348orἢēG2228obstacleσκάνδαλον.¶skandalonG4625in your brother’s wayτῷ ἀδελφῷtō adelphōG3588 G80.

14I am convincedG1492andκαὶkaiG2532fully persuadedπέπεισμαιpepeismaiG3982inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424thatὅτιhotiG3754nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762isuncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839inδι᾽di᾽G1223itselfἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438.But ifεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361anyoneτῷtōG3588regardsλογιζομένῳlogizomenōG3049somethingτιtiG5100asG1510uncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839, thenfor himἐκείνῳekeinōG1565it isuncleanκοινόν·koinonG2839.

15γὰρgarG1063IfεἰeiG1487yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80is distressedλυπεῖται,lupeitaiG3076byδιὰdiaG1223what you eatβρῶμαbrōmaG1033,you are no longer actingπεριπατεῖς.peripateisG3765 G4043inκατὰkataG2596loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26.Do notμὴmēG3361byτῷtōG3588your eatingβρώματίbrōmatiG1033destroyἀπόλλυεapollueG622yourσουsouG4771brotherἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565,forὑπὲρhuperG5228whomοὗhouG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599.

16Do not allowμὴmēG3361whatτὸtoG3588youὑμῶνhumōnG4771considergoodἀγαθόν.agathonG18,thenοὖνounG3767,to be spoken of as evilβλασφημείσθωblasphēmeisthōG987.

17ForγάρgarG1063theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756a matter ofeatingβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035andκαὶkaiG2532drinkingπόσιςposisG4213,butἀλλὰallaG235of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343καὶkaiG2532,peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,andκαὶkaiG2532joyχαρὰcharaG5479inἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳ·hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

18ForγὰρgarG1063whoeverὁhoG3588servesδουλεύωνdouleuōnG1398τῷtōG3588ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547inἐνenG1722this wayτούτῳtoutōG3778ispleasingεὐάρεστοςeuarestosG2101τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532approvedδόκιμοςdokimosG1384τοῖςtoisG3588by menἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.

19SoἌραAraG686thenοὖνounG3767,let us pursueδιώκωμενdiōkōmenG1377what leads toτὰtaG3588τῆςtēsG3588peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515andκαὶkaiG2532toτὰtaG3588τῆςtēsG3588mutualεἰς ἀλλήλους.eis allēlousG1519 G240τῆςtēsG3588edificationοἰκοδομῆςoikodomēsG3619.

20Do notμὴmēG3361destroyκατάλυεkatalueG2647theτὸtoG3588workἔργονergonG2041τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316for the sake ofἕνεκενhenekenG1752foodβρώματοςbrōmatosG1033μὲνmenG3303.AllπάνταpantaG3956food iscleanκαθαρὰkatharaG2513,butἀλλὰallaG235it iswrongκακὸνkakonG2556τῷtōG3588for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444τῷtōG3588to let his eating beδιὰ ἐσθίοντι·dia esthiontiG1223 G2068a stumbling blockπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348.

21It isbetterκαλὸνkalonG2570notμὴmēG3361τὸtoG3588to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315meatκρέαkreaG2907orμηδὲmēdeG3366drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095wineοἶνονoinonG3631or to do anythingμηδὲmēdeG3366to causeἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80to stumbleπροσκόπτειproskopteiG4350.

22KeepἔχειςecheisG2192yourG4771beliefπίστινpistinG4102about such mattersἣν ἔχεhēn echeG3739 G2192betweenκατὰkataG2596yourselfG4572andἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107istheὁhoG3588one whodoes not condemnμὴ κρίνωνmē krinōnG3361 G2919himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438byἐνenG1722whatᾧhōG3739he approvesδοκιμάζει.dokimazeiG1381.

23ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one whohas doubtsδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252is condemnedκατακέκριται,katakekritaiG2632ifἐὰνeanG1437he eatsφάγῃphagēG5315,becauseὅτιhotiG3754his eating isnotοὐκoukG3756fromἐκekG1537faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102;andδὲdeG1161everythingπᾶνpanG3956thatὃhoG3739isnotοὐκoukG3756fromἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102isἐστίν.¶estinG1510sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.

(Matthew 7:1–6; Luke 6:37–42)

The Law of Love

(Ezekiel 14:1–11; 1 Corinthians 8:1–13)

Commentaries on Romans 14