Romans 14:22
20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
- KJV
- Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
- WEB
- Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn’t judge himself in that which he approves.
- ASV
- The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth.
- DARBY
- Hast *thou* faith? have [it] to thyself before God. Blessed [is] he who does not judge himself in what he allows.
- BLB
- The faith that you have, have [it] to yourself before God. Blessed [is] the one not judging himself in what he approves.
- ÅB
- Den tro du har, ha den for deg selv, for Gud! Salig er den som ikke dømmer seg selv i det han velger.
- OTB
- Så hva du enn tror om disse tingene, hold mellom deg selv og Gud. Salig er den som ikke fordømmer seg selv ved det de godkjenner.
- B1930
- Du har tro? Ha den hos dig selv, for Gud! Salig er den som ikke dømmer sig selv i det han velger;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 3:21
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
Read in contextRomans 14:5
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Read in contextJames 3:13
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Read in contextGalatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Read in contextRomans 14:23
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Read in contextRomans 14:14
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Read in contextRomans 14:2
For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:12
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
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