Romans 14:13

Romans 14:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.

Context of Romans 14:13

11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 12So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way. 14I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean by itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15But if thy brother is grieved with thy food, now walkest thou not in love. Destroy not him with thy food, for whom Christ died.

Romans 14:13 word by word

μηκέτι οὖν ἀλλήλους κρίνωμεν, ἀλλὰ τοῦτο κρίνατε μᾶλλον, τὸ μὴ τιθέναι πρόσκομμα τῷ ἀδελφῷ ἢ σκάνδαλον.¶Read the interlinear

• usκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• moreμηκέτιmēketi · never againG3371
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• thisτοῦτοtouto · thatG5124
• ratherμᾶλλονmallon · more: ratherG3123
• manμήmē · notG3361
• putτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• stumblingblockπρόσκομμαproskomma · stumbling blockG4348
• orἤē · orG2228
• fallσκάνδαλονskandalon · stumbling blockG4625
• wayἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80

Cross-references for Romans 14:13

• Romans 14:4Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. And, he shall be held up: for God is able to make him stand.
• James 2:4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
• James 4:11Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
• Luke 12:57Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
• 1 Corinthians 11:13Judge in yourselves: is it seemly that a woman should pray to God uncovered?
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
• Romans 9:32Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
• Romans 11:9And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence to them:
• Romans 16:17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them who cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
• Leviticus 19:14Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
• Isaiah 57:14And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
• Ezekiel 14:3Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
• Matthew 16:23But he turned, and said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence to me: for thou savourest not the things that are of God, but those that are of men.
• Matthew 18:7Woe to the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
• Luke 17:2It were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
• 1 Corinthians 8:9But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours should become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

Commentaries on Romans 14:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Let us not, therefore, judge one another any more - Let us abandon such rash conduct; it is dangerous, it is uncharitable: judgment belongs to the Lord, and he will condemn those only who should not be acquitted. That no man put a stumbling block - Let both the converted Jew and Gentile consider that they should labor to promote each other's spiritual interests, and not be a means of hindering each other in their Christian course; or of causing them to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Let us not therefore judge … - Since we are to give account of ourselves at the same tribunal; since we must be there on the same “level,” let us not suppose that we have a right here to sit in judgment on our fellow-Christians. But judge this rather - If disposed to “judge,” let us be employed in a better kind of judging; let us come “to a determination” not to injure the cause of Christ. This is an instance of the happy “turn” which the apostle would…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. 13This verse serves as a bridge between two sections. The call to stop judging one another summarizes 14:1–12. The warning about causing another believer to stumble becomes the main focus of 14:14–23. stumbling block or obstacle: This phrase originally described objects that could trip someone while walking, or traps into which a person might fall. In the New Testament, it is often used in a figurative way. It refers to behavior that may cause spiritual…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Let us not therefore judge--"assume the office of judge over" one another; but judge this rather, &c.--a beautiful sort of play upon the word "judge," meaning, "But let this be your judgment, not to put a stumbling-block," &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 14:13

• Charitableness
• Commandments
• Conscience
• Evil
• Fellowship
• Self-Denial
• Stumbling
• Temptation
• Uncharitableness

In the dictionaries

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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