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Text -- Romans 14:1-18 (NET)
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Exhortation to Mutual Forbearance
14:1 Now receive the one who is weak in the faith , and do not have disputes over differing opinions .
14:2 One person believes in eating everything , but the weak person eats only vegetables .
14:3 The 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 .
14:4 Who 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 .
14:5 One person regards one day holier than other days , and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind .
14:6 The 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 .
14:7 For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself .
14:8 If we live , we live for the Lord ; if we die , we die for the Lord . Therefore , whether we live or die , we are the Lord’s .
14:9 For this reason Christ died and returned to life , so that he may be the Lord of both the dead and the living .
14:10 But you who eat vegetables only– why do you judge your brother or sister ? And you who eat everything– why do you despise your brother or sister ? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God .
14:11 For it is written , “As I live , says the Lord , every knee will bow to me , and every tongue will give praise to God .”
14:12 Therefore , each of us will give an account of himself to God .
Exhortation for the Strong not to Destroy the Weak
14:13 Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another , but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister .
14:14 I 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 .
14:15 For if your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat , you are no longer walking in love . Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died .
14:16 Therefore do not let what you consider good be spoken of as evil .
14:17 For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink , but righteousness , peace , and joy in the Holy Spirit .
14:18 For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE |
Self-denial |
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 2 |
Rome |
SALVATION |
PAULINE THEOLOGY |
Conscience |
PAUL, THE APOSTLE, 5 |
Charitableness |
Tolerance |
Evil |
Commandments |
Uncharitableness |
Fellowship |
DRUNKENNESS |
WORSHIP |
Expediency |
Jesus, The Christ |
Judgment |
Food |
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NET Notes: Rom 14:1 Grk “over opinions.” The qualifier “differing” has been supplied to clarify the meaning.
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NET Notes: Rom 14:4 Most mss, especially Western and Byzantine (D F G 048 33 1739 1881 Ï latt), read θεός (qeos, “God”) in place of &...
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NET Notes: Rom 14:6 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
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NET Notes: Rom 14:10 The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in a...
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