Romans 14
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Romans 14:14-23

14I knowG3609 and am convincedG3982 1in the LordG2962 JesusG2424 that 2nothingG3762 is uncleanG2839 in itselfG1438; but to him who 3thinksG3049 anythingG5100 to be uncleanG2839, to him it is uncleanG2839.

15For ifG1487 becauseG1223 of foodG1033 your brotherG80 is hurtG3076, you are noG3765 longerG3765 4walkingG4043 accordingG2596 to loveG26. 5Do not destroyG622 with your foodG1033 him for whomG3739 ChristG5547 diedG599.

16ThereforeG3767 6do not let whatG18 is for you a goodG18 thingG18 be 7spokenG987 of as evilG987;

17for the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 8is not eatingG1035 and drinkingG4213, but righteousnessG1343 and 9peaceG1515 and 10joyG5479 in the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.

18For he who in thisG3778 way 11servesG1398 ChristG5547 is 12acceptableG2101 to GodG2316 and approvedG1384 by menG444.

19SoG686 thenG686 13we 14pursueG1377 the things which make for peaceG1515 and the 15buildingG3619 up of oneG240 anotherG240.

2016Do not tearG2647 downG2647 the workG2041 of GodG2316 for the sakeG1752 of foodG1033. 17AllG3956 thingsG3956 indeedG3303 are cleanG2513, but 18they are evilG2556 for the manG444 who eatsG2068 19and givesG1223 offenseG4348.

2120It is goodG2570 not to eatG2068 meatG2907 orG3366 to drinkG4095 wineG3631, orG3366 to do anything by whichG3739 your brotherG80 stumblesG4350.

22The faithG4102 whichG3739 you haveG2192, haveG2192 21as your ownG4572 convictionG4572 beforeG1799 GodG2316. HappyG3107 is he who 22does not condemnG2919 himselfG1438 in whatG3739 he approvesG1381.

23But 23he who doubtsG1252 is condemnedG2632 ifG1437 he eatsG2068, becauseG3754 his eating is not from faithG4102; and whateverG3956G3739 is not from faithG4102 is sinG266.

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 14:14 Lit through ↩
  2. 2. Romans 14:14 Acts 10:15; Rom 14:2, 20 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 14:14 1 Cor 8:7 ↩
  4. 4. Romans 14:15 Eph 5:2 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 14:15 Rom 14:20; 1 Cor 8:11 ↩
  6. 6. Romans 14:16 1 Cor 10:30; Titus 2:5 ↩
  7. 7. Romans 14:16 Lit blasphemed ↩
  8. 8. Romans 14:17 1 Cor 8:8 ↩
  9. 9. Romans 14:17 Rom 15:13; Gal 5:22 ↩
  10. 10. Romans 14:17 Rom 15:13; Gal 5:22 ↩
  11. 11. Romans 14:18 Rom 16:18 ↩
  12. 12. Romans 14:18 2 Cor 8:21; Phil 4:8; 1 Pet 2:12 ↩
  13. 13. Romans 14:19 Later mss read let us pursue ↩
  14. 14. Romans 14:19 Ps 34:14; Rom 12:18; 1 Cor 7:15; 2 Tim 2:22; Heb 12:14 ↩
  15. 15. Romans 14:19 Rom 15:2; 1 Cor 10:23; 14:3f, 26; 2 Cor 12:19; Eph 4:12, 29 ↩
  16. 16. Romans 14:20 Rom 14:15 ↩
  17. 17. Romans 14:20 Acts 10:15; Rom 14:2, 14 ↩
  18. 18. Romans 14:20 1 Cor 8:9-12 ↩
  19. 19. Romans 14:20 Lit with offense ↩
  20. 20. Romans 14:21 1 Cor 8:13 ↩
  21. 21. Romans 14:22 Lit according to yourself ↩
  22. 22. Romans 14:22 1 John 3:21 ↩
  23. 23. Romans 14:23 Rom 14:5 ↩

Commentaries on Romans 14

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