Romans 14:3
1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
2 For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.
4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5 One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.
- KJV
- Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
- WEB
- Don’t let him who eats despise him who doesn’t eat. Don’t let him who doesn’t eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.
- ASV
- Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
- DARBY
- Let not him that eats make little of him that eats not; and let not him that eats not judge him that eats: for God has received him.
- BLB
- The one eating, let him not despise the one not eating; and the one not eating, let him not judge the one eating, for God received him.
- ÅB
- Den som spiser, skal ikke forakte den som ikke spiser, og den som ikke spiser, skal ikke dømme den som spiser. For Gud har tatt seg av ham.
- OTB
- Den som spiser alt, skal ikke se ned på den som ikke gjør det, og den som avstår fra å spise, skal ikke dømme den som spiser, for Gud har akseptert dem.
- B1930
- den som eter, ringeakte ikke den som ikke eter, og den som ikke eter, dømme ikke den som eter! for Gud har jo tatt sig av ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 14:10
Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
Read in contextColossians 2:16–17
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
Read in contextLuke 18:9
To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
Read in contextRomans 14:13
Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:29–30
the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
Read in contextActs 10:34
Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
Read in contextMatthew 11:18–19
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
Read in contextMatthew 7:1–2
“Do not judge, or you will be judged.
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