New English Translation
Romans 14:5
5One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind.
Romans 14:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
- New International Version (NIV)One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.
- English Standard Version (ESV)One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
- New King James Version (NKJV)One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.
Context of Romans 14:5
3The one who eats everything must not despise the one who does not, and the one who abstains must not judge the one who eats everything, for God has accepted him. 4Who are you to pass judgment on another’s servant? Before his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. 6The one who observes the day does it for the Lord. The 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. 7For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself.
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ὃς μὲν γὰρ κρίνει ἡμέραν παρ᾽ ἡμέραν, ὃς δὲ κρίνει πᾶσαν ἡμέραν· ἕκαστος ἐν τῷ ἰδίῳ νοῒ πληροφορείσθω.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
- One manὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- esteemethκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
- one dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- aboveπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
- ·δέde · thenG1161
- everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
- Letπληροφορέωplērophoreō · to fulfillG4135
- every manἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- his ownὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- his ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
- mindνοῦςnous · mindG3563
Cross-references for Romans 14:5
- Galatians 4:9But now that you have come to know God (or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?
- Colossians 2:16Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days –
- Romans 14:14I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean.
- 1 Corinthians 8:7But this knowledge is not shared by all. And some, by being accustomed to idols in former times, eat this food as an idol sacrifice, and their conscience, because it is weak, is defiled.
- 1 John 3:19And by this we will know that we are of the truth and will convince our conscience in his presence,
Commentaries on Romans 14:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5One man esteemeth one day above another - Perhaps the word ̔, day, is here taken for time, festival, and such like, in which sense it is frequently used. Reference is made here to the Jewish institutions, and especially their festivals; such as the passover, pentecost, feast of tabernacles, new moons, jubilee, etc. The converted Jew still thought these of moral obligation; the Gentile Christian not having been bred up in this way had no such prejudices…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5One man esteemeth - Greek “judgeth” ́ krineiThe word is here properly translated “esteemeth;” compare Acts 13:46; Acts 16:15. The word originally has the idea of “separating,” and then “discerning,” in the act of judging. The expression means that one would set a higher value on one day than on another, or would regard it as more sacred than others. This was the case with the “Jews” uniformly, who regarded the days of their festivals, and fasts, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike: The reference is probably to Jewish festival days and to the Sabbath (compare Colossians 2:16). Because Christ has provided salvation, Christians are no longer required to observe the Sabbath in its original form.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day--The supplement "alike" should be omitted, as injuring the sense. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind--be guided in such matters by conscientious conviction.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Romans 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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