Romans 14:10

Romans 14:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;
• New Living Translation (NLT)So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

Context of Romans 14:10

8For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. 9For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.” 12So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.

Romans 14:10 word by word

σὺ δὲ τί κρίνεις τὸν ἀδελφόν σου; ἢ καὶ σὺ τί ἐξουθενεῖς τὸν ἀδελφόν σου; πάντες γὰρ παραστησόμεθα τῷ βήματι τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• dostκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• brotherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• orἤē · orG2228
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• dostἐξουθενέωexoutheneō · to rejectG1848
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• we shallπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• before the judgment seatβῆμαbēma · judgement seatG968
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for Romans 14:10

• Romans 14:3Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him.
• Luke 23:11Then Herod, with his men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.
• Acts 4:11This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’
• Romans 2:16in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.
• Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.
• Matthew 25:31“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
• John 5:22For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,
• Acts 10:42And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead.
• Acts 17:31because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.
• 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
• Jude 1:14Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them.

Commentaries on Romans 14:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10But why dost thou - Christian Jew, observing the rites of the Mosaic law, judge - condemn thy brother - the Christian Gentile, who does not think himself bound by this law? Or why dost thou - Christian Gentile, set at nought thy Christian Jewish brother, as if he were unworthy of thy regard, because he does not yet believe that the Gospel has set him free from the rites and ceremonies of the law? It is a true saying of Mr. Heylin, on this verse: The…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10But why … - Since we are all subjects and servants alike, and must all stand at the same tribunal, what right have we to sit in judgment on others? Thou judge - Thou who art a “Jewish” convert, why dost thou attempt to arraign the “Gentile” disciple, as if he had violated a law of God? compare Romans 14:3. Thy brother - God has recognised him as his friend Romans 14:3, and he should be regarded by thee as “a brother” in the same family. Or why dost thou…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 Though some are weak, and others are strong, yet all must agree not to live to themselves. No one who has given up his name to Christ, is allowedly a self-seeker; that is against true Christianity. The business of our lives is not to please ourselves, but to please God. That is true Christianity, which makes Christ all in all. Though Christians are of different strength, capacities, and practices in lesser things, yet they are all the Lord's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10we will all stand before God’s judgment seat: Paul reminds the Roman Christians that it is the Lord, not other Christians, who will ultimately judge all of us (compare 2 Corinthians 5:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. But why, &c.--The original is more lively:--"But thou (the weaker believer), why judgest thou thy brother? And thou again (the stronger), why despisest thou thy brother?" for we shall all--the strong and the weak together. stand before the judgment-seat of Christ--All the most ancient and best manuscripts read here, "the judgment-seat of God." The present reading doubtless crept in from 2Co 5:10, where "the judgment-seat of Christ" occurs. But here…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 14:10

• Charitableness
• Commandments
• Conscience
• Evil
• Fellowship
• Judgment
• Judgment-Seat
• Self-Denial
• Uncharitableness

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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