Commentary on Romans, Biblical exegesis 2 · Chapter 14 · Section 1
1. The text with the diuerse readings.
v. 1. Him that is weake in the faith, receiue vntounto you, but not for controversies of disputation, (doubtfulnes of disputation, B. in the disceptation of thoughts. L. for to iudge disputations, V. be not diuided in your cogitations. S. but the word foreign, here rather signifieth, a disceptation or controversie, and foreign, an outward dispute, rather thē an inward discourse of the minde.)
2 One beleeueth that he may eate of all things: and an other which is weake, eateth hearbs.
3 Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not: and let not him which eateth not, iudge him (condemne him, G. Be.) that eateth: for God hath receiued him.
4 Who art thou, that iudgest (condemnest, B.G. foreign iudging, Gr.) an other mans seruant? he standeth or falleth to his owne master: yea he shall be established: for God is able to make him stand, (or establish him, Be.)
5 This man esteemeth (iudgeth, L.S. Gr.) one day aboue an other day, and an other esteemeth eueryevery day alike: let eueryevery man be fully perswaded G.B. Be. (or be certain, V.S. abound. L. the word is foreign, which is to be fully perswaded) in his minde.
6 He that regardeth (or careth for, B.) the day, (thinketh of the day. S. esteemeth. B. obserueth. G. iudgeth. V. foreign that setteth his minde on the day. Gr.) regardeth it to the Lord: and he that regardeth not the day, regardeth it not to the Lord: (this clause the vulgar Latine omitteth) He that eateth, eateth to the Lord: for he giueth God thanks: and he that eateth not, eateth not to the Lord, and giueth God thanks.
7 For none of vsus liueth to himselfe, neither doth any die to himselfe.
8 For whether (if, B. foreign, whether, Gr.) we liue, we liue vntounto the Lord: or whether we die, we die vntounto the Lord: whether therefore we liue or die, we are the Lords.
9 For to this ende Christ both died, and rose againe, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead, and quicke.
10 But why doest thou iudge (condemne, B.G.) thy brother? or why doest thou despise (set at naught, Be. B. Gr.) thy brother? for we shall all be presented (stand. L.S. appeare. G. foreign, be presented) before the tribunall (iudgement seate, B.G.) of Christ.
11 For it is written, I liue, saith the Lord, that (because, L.V. and B.G. surely. Be. but foreign signifieth that: it is the forme of an oath: God sweareth, as he liueth that) eueryevery knee shall bow vntounto me, and eueryevery tongue shall confesse vntounto God.
12 So then eueryevery one of vsus shall giuegive account of himselfe vntounto God.
13 Let vsus not therefore iudge one an other any more: but vse your iudgement in this rather Be. G. (iudge this rather, Gr.) that no man put a stumbling blocke, or an occasion to fall, before (to. Gr.) his brother. (not an occasion to fall, and a stumbling blocke: see qu. 23.2.)
14 I know, and am perswaded through the Lord Iesus, that there is nothing vncleane (common, foreign, Gr. L.V.) of it selfe: (not by him. L.) but vntounto him that thinketh Be. (iudgeth. B.G.) any thing to be vncleane, to him it is vncleane.
15 But if thy brother be grieued for the meat, now walkest not thou charitably: (according to charitie, Gr.) destroy not him with thy meate, for whome Christ died.
16 Let not your (not our, L.S.) commoditie G. (your Good, Gr.) be euill spoken of, (blasphemed, Gr.)
17 For the kingdome of God, is not meate, nor drinke, but righteousnes, and peace, and ioy in the holy Ghost.
18 For whosoeuer in these things serueth Christ, is pleasing (acceptable, G.) to God, and approoued (commended, B. accepted, Be. foreign, Gr. appointed or allowed) to men.
19 Let vsus then follow those things which concerne peace, and the edifying one of an other.
20 Destroy not the worke of God for meates sake: all things in deede are pure: but it is euill for the man, which eateth with offence.
21 It is good, neither to eate flesh, not to drinke wine, nor any thing, whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or made weake.
22 Hast thou faith? hauehave it with thy selfe before God: blessed is he, that iudgeth not (condemneth not. Be. G.) himselfe, in that thing, which he alloweth.
23 For he that doubteth, (discerneth. L. iudgeth. V. maketh conscience. B. is diuided. S. foreign, Gr. doubting.) is condemned, if he eate, because he eateth not of faith: and whatsoeuer is not of faith, is sinne.