Romans:14:13-16

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rwp @Romans:14:13 @{Let us not therefore judge one another any more } (\m ˆketi oun all ˆlous krin “men \). Present active subjunctive (volitive ). "Let us no longer have the habit of criticizing one another ." A wonderfully fine text for modern Christians and in harmony with what the Master said (Matthew:7:1 |). {That no man put a stumbling block in his brother 's way or an occasion of falling } (\to m ˆ tithenai proskomma t “i adelph “i ˆ skandalon \). Articular present active infinitive of \tith ˆmi \ in apposition with \touto \, accusative case after \krinate \: "Judge this rather , the not putting a stumbling block (see strkjv @9:32 | for \proskomma \) or a trap (\skandalon \, strkjv @9:33 |) for his brother " (\adelph “i \, dative of disadvantage ). rwp @Romans:14:14 @{I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus } (\oida kai pepeismai en kuri “i I ˆsou \). He knows it and stands persuaded (perfect passive indicative of \peith “\, to persuade ), but in the sphere of the Lord Jesus (cf . strkjv @9:1 |), not by mere rational processes . {Unclean of itself } (\kainon di ' heautou \). Songs:Paul takes his stand with the "strong " as in strkjv @1Corinthians:8:4f .|, but he is not a libertine . Paul 's liberty as to food is regulated by his life in the Lord . For this use of \koinos \, not as common to all (Acts:2:44 ; strkjv @4:32 |), but unhallowed , impure , see on ¯Mark:7:2 ,5 ; strkjv @Acts:10:14 ,28 |. God made all things for their own uses . {Save that } (\ei m ˆ\). The exception lies not in the nature of the food (\di ' heautou \), but in the man 's view of it (to him , \ekein “i \, dative case ). rwp @Romans:14:15 @Because of meat (\dia br “ma \). "Because of food ." {In love } (\kata agap ˆn \). "According to love " as the regulating principle of life . See strkjv @1Corinthians:8 | where Paul pleads for love in place of knowledge on this point . {Destroy not } (\m ˆ apollue \). Present active imperative of \apollu “\, the very argument made in strkjv @1Corinthians:8:10f |. {With thy meat } (\t “i br “mati sou \). Instrumental case , "with thy food ." It is too great a price to pay for personal liberty as to food . rwp @Romans:14:16 @{Your good } (\hum “n to agathon \). "The good thing of you " = the liberty or Christian freedom which you claim . {Be evil spoken of } (\blasph ˆmeisth “\). Present passive imperative of \blasph ˆme “\ for which see strkjv @Matthew:9:3 ; strkjv @Romans:3:8 |.

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