Romans 14:1

Romans 14:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
• New International Version (NIV)Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things.

Context of Romans 14:1

Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong. 2For instance, one person believes it’s all right to eat anything. But another believer with a sensitive conscience will eat only vegetables. 3Those who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don’t. And those who don’t eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them.

Romans 14:1 word by word

Τὸν δὲ ἀσθενοῦντα τῇ πίστει προσλαμβάνεσθε μὴ εἰς διακρίσεις διαλογισμῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Him that is weakἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: weakG770
• in the faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• receive yeπροσλαμβάνωproslambanō · to takeG4355
• notμήmē · notG3361
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• doubtfulδιαλογισμόςdialogismos · reasoningG1261
• disputationsδιάκρισιςdiakrisis · discernmentG1253

Cross-references for Romans 14:1

• Romans 14:21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble.
• Romans 4:19And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb.
• Romans 15:1We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves.
• Job 4:3“In the past you have encouraged many people; you have strengthened those who were weak.
• Isaiah 35:3With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, and encourage those who have weak knees.
• Isaiah 40:11He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.
• Isaiah 42:3He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.
• Ezekiel 34:4You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the injured. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost. Instead, you have ruled them with harshness and cruelty.
• Zechariah 11:16This illustrates how I will give this nation a shepherd who will not care for those who are dying, nor look after the young, nor heal the injured, nor feed the healthy. Instead, this shepherd will eat the meat of the fattest sheep and tear off their hooves.
• Matthew 12:20He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.
• Matthew 14:31Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?”
• Matthew 18:6But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
• Luke 17:2It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.
• 1 Corinthians 3:1Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn’t talk to you as I would to spiritual people. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 8:7However, not all believers know this. Some are accustomed to thinking of idols as being real, so when they eat food that has been offered to idols, they think of it as the worship of real gods, and their weak consciences are violated.
• 1 Corinthians 9:22When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some.

Commentaries on Romans 14:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Him that is weak in the faith - By this the apostle most evidently means the converted Jew, who must indeed be weak in the faith, if he considered this distinction of meats and days essential to his salvation. See on Romans 14:21; (note). Receive ye - Associate with him; receive him into your religious fellowship; but when there, let all religious altercations be avoided. Not to doubtful disputations - . These words have been variously translated and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Him that is weak - The design here is to induce Christians to receive to their fellowship those who had scruples about the propriety of certain things, or that might have special prejudices and feelings as the result of education or former habits of belief. The apostle, therefore, begins by admitting that such an one may be “weak,” that is, not fully established, or not with so clear and enlarged views about Christian liberty others might have. In the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The Jewish converts cautioned against judging, and Gentile believers against despising one the other. (1-13) And the Gentiles exhorted to take heed of giving offence in their use of indifferent things. (14-23) Verses 1-6 Differences of opinion prevailed even among the immediate followers of Christ and their disciples. Nor did St. Paul attempt to end them. Compelled assent to any doctrine, or conformity to outward observances without being convinced, would…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1whose faith is weak: This means having a sensitive conscience about doing certain things that Christian freedom would allow. In Rome, most believers who were weak in faith were Jewish Christians. Their consciences did not allow them freedom from some practices required by the Jewish law.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-23The subject here, and on to Ro 15:13, is the consideration due from stronger Christians to their weaker brethren; which is but the great law of love (treated of in the thirteenth chapter) in one particular form. 1. Him that is weak in the faith--rather, "in faith"; that is, not "him that is weak in the truth believed" [Calvin, Beza, Alford, &c.], but (as most interpreters agree), "him whose faith wants that firmness and breadth which would raise him above…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 14:1

• Charitableness
• Church
• Commandments
• Conscience
• Evil
• Fellowship
• Self-Denial
• Strife
• 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