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Romans 14
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The Law of Liberty

14 Receive(A) one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. 2 For one believes he (B)may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. 3 Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and (C)let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. 4 (D)Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

5 (E)One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who (F)observes the day, observes it to the Lord; [a]and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for (G)he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. 7 For (H)none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. 8 For if we (I)live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For (J)to this end Christ died [b]and rose and lived again, that He might be (K)Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For (L)we shall all stand before the judgment seat of [c]Christ. 11 For it is written:

(M)“As I live, says the Lord,
Every knee shall bow to Me,
And every tongue shall confess to God.”

12 So then (N)each of us shall give account of himself to God. 13 Therefore let us not judge one another [d]anymore, but rather resolve this, (O)not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.

The Law of Love

14 I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus (P)that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. (Q)Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. 16 (R)Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; 17 (S)for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and (T)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For he who serves Christ in [e]these things (U)is acceptable to God and approved by men.

19 (V)Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which (W)one may [f]edify another. 20 (X)Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. (Y)All things indeed are pure, (Z)but it is evil for the man who eats with [g]offense. 21 It is good neither to eat (AA)meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles [h]or is offended or is made weak. 22 [i]Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. (AB)Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. 23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for (AC)whatever is not from faith is [j]sin.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:6 NU omits the rest of this sentence.
  2. Romans 14:9 NU omits and rose
  3. Romans 14:10 NU God
  4. Romans 14:13 any longer
  5. Romans 14:18 NU this thing
  6. Romans 14:19 build up
  7. Romans 14:20 A feeling of giving offense
  8. Romans 14:21 NU omits the rest of v. 21.
  9. Romans 14:22 NU The faith which you have—have
  10. Romans 14:23 M puts Rom. 16:25–27 here.
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Romani 14
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Cel slab şi cel puternic

14 Primiţi-i bine între voi pe cei care sunt slabi în credinţă[a], fără a purta dispute! 2 Unul crede că poate să mănânce orice, pe când cel slab mănâncă doar legume.[b] 3 Cel ce mănâncă orice să nu-l dispreţuiască pe cel ce nu mănâncă orice, iar cel ce nu mănâncă orice să nu-l condamne pe cel ce mănâncă, pentru că Dumnezeu l-a primit. 4 Cine eşti tu să-l condamni pe slujitorul altuia?! Dacă stă sau cade, îl priveşte pe stăpânul său! Însă el va sta, pentru că Domnul îl poate face să stea. 5 Unul crede că o zi este mai bună decât alta, iar altul le consideră pe toate la fel. Fiecare trebuie să fie pe deplin convins în gândirea sa. 6 Cel ce respectă o anumită zi, pentru Domnul o respectă. Cel ce mănâncă orice, pentru Domnul mănâncă, întrucât el Îi mulţumeşte lui Dumnezeu, iar cel ce nu mănâncă orice, pentru Domnul nu mănâncă şi Îi mulţumeşte şi el lui Dumnezeu. 7 Căci nimeni dintre noi nu trăieşte pentru el însuşi şi nimeni dintre noi nu moare pentru el însuşi: 8 dacă trăim, pentru Domnul trăim, iar dacă murim, pentru Domnul murim. Astfel, fie că trăim, fie că murim, noi suntem ai Domnului. 9 Pentru acest scop a murit şi a înviat Cristos: ca să poată fi Domn şi al celor morţi, şi al celor vii. 10 Aşadar, de ce-l condamni pe fratele tău? Sau de ce-l dispreţuieşti pe fratele tău?[c] Căci toţi vom sta înaintea tronului de judecată al lui Dumnezeu. 11 Pentru că este scris:

„Viu sunt Eu, zice Domnul, că orice genunchi se va pleca înaintea Mea
    şi orice limbă Îl va mărturisi pe Dumnezeu!“[d]

12 Deci fiecare dintre noi va da socoteală despre sine însuşi înaintea lui Dumnezeu.

13 Aşadar, să nu ne mai judecăm unii pe alţii, ci, mai degrabă, judecaţi ca nu cumva să puneţi fratelui vostru o piatră de poticnire sau o pricină de cădere. 14 Ştiu şi sunt convins în Domnul Isus că nici un lucru nu este necurat în sine, însă dacă cineva consideră un lucru ca fiind necurat, atunci pentru el este necurat. 15 Dacă fratele tău este întristat din cauza a ceea ce mănânci, atunci tu nu mai trăieşti în dragoste. Nu-l nimici, prin ceea ce mănânci, pe cel pentru care a murit Cristos! 16 Nu lăsaţi ca binele vostru să fie vorbit de rău! 17 Căci Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu nu este nici mâncare, nici băutură, ci dreptate, pace şi bucurie în Duhul Sfânt. 18 Cel care-L slujeşte astfel pe Cristos Îi este plăcut lui Dumnezeu şi este respectat de oameni. 19 Aşadar, să urmărim lucrurile care aduc pacea şi cele prin care ne zidim unii pe alţii! 20 Nu distrugeţi lucrarea lui Dumnezeu de dragul unei mâncări! Într-adevăr, toate lucrurile sunt curate, însă este rău pentru un om să mănânce ceva care pe celălalt l-ar face să cadă. 21 Este bine să nu mănânci carne sau să nu bei vin sau orice altceva care pe fratele tău l-ar face să cadă. 22 Aşadar, încredinţarea pe care o ai, păstreaz-o pentru tine înaintea lui Dumnezeu. Ferice de omul care nu se condamnă din cauza a ceea ce el consideră ca fiind bun! 23 Însă omul care are îndoieli este condamnat dacă mănâncă, pentru că n-o face din convingere[e]. Orice lucru care nu vine din convingere este păcat.

Footnotes

  1. Romani 14:1 Sau: cei care nu au convingeri foarte puternice
  2. Romani 14:2 Pavel face referire probabil la creştinii dintre iudei care nu renunţaseră la restricţiile alimentare impuse de Lege
  3. Romani 14:10 Prima întrebare se referă la cel slab, iar a doua la cel puternic; vezi v. 3
  4. Romani 14:11 Vezi Is. 45:23
  5. Romani 14:23 Sau: din credinţă
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Romans 14
New English Translation

Exhortation to Mutual Forbearance

14 Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions.[a] 2 One person believes in eating everything, but the weak person eats only vegetables. 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. 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[b] is able to make him stand.

5 One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike.[c] Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 The one who observes the day does it for the Lord. The[d] 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. 7 For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself. 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. 9 For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that he may be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

10 But you who eat vegetables only—why do you judge your brother or sister?[e] And you who eat everything—why do you despise your brother or sister?[f] For we will all stand before the judgment seat[g] of God. 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.”[h] 12 Therefore, each of us will give an account of himself to God.[i]

Exhortation for the Strong not to Destroy the Weak

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.[j] 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. 15 For if your brother or sister[k] is distressed because of what you eat,[l] you are no longer walking in love.[m] Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore do not let what you consider good[n] be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.[o]

19 So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean,[p] it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat. 21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble.[q] 22 The faith[r] you have, keep to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not judge himself by what he approves. 23 But the man who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not do so from faith, and whatever is not from faith is sin.[s]

Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:1 tn Grk “over opinions.” The qualifier “differing” has been supplied to clarify the meaning.
  2. Romans 14:4 tc Most mss, especially Western and Byzantine (D F G L 048 33 1739 1175 1241 1505 1881 M latt), read θεός (theos, “God”) in place of κύριος (kurios, “Lord”) here. However, κύριος is found in many of the most significant mss (P46 א A B C P Ψ co), and θεός looks to be an assimilation to θεός in v. 3.
  3. Romans 14:5 tn Grk “For one judges day from day, and one judges all days.”
  4. Romans 14:6 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  5. Romans 14:10 tn Grk “But why do you judge your brother?” The introductory phrase has been supplied in the translation to clarify whom Paul is addressing, i.e., the “weak” Christian who eats only vegetables (see vv. 2-3). The author uses the singular pronoun here to rhetorically address one person, but the plural has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  6. Romans 14:10 tn Grk “Or again, why do you despise your brother?” The introductory phrase has been supplied in the translation to clarify whom Paul is addressing, i.e., the “strong” Christian who eats everything (see vv. 2-3). The author uses the singular pronoun here to rhetorically address one person, but the plural has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  7. Romans 14:10 sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bēma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a familiar item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city.
  8. Romans 14:11 sn A quotation from Isa 45:23.
  9. Romans 14:12 tc ‡ The words “to God” are absent from some mss (B F G 6 630 1739 1881) but are found in א A C D Ψ 0209 33 1175 1241 1505 M lat sy co. External evidence somewhat favors their inclusion since Alexandrian, Western, and Byzantine mss are well represented. From an internal standpoint, however, it is easy to see the words as a scribal gloss intended to clarify the referent, especially as a reinforcement to the quotation of Isa 45:23 in v. 11. Not only that, but the abrupt ending of the verse without “to God” is harsh, both in Greek and in English. In this instance, the internal considerations seem overwhelming on the side of the omission. At the same time, English stylistic needs require the words and they have been put into the translation, even though they are most likely not original. NA28 places the words in brackets, indicating doubt as to their authenticity.tn Or “each of us is accountable to God.”
  10. Romans 14:13 tn Grk “brother.”
  11. Romans 14:15 tn Grk “brother.”
  12. Romans 14:15 tn Grk “on account of food.”
  13. Romans 14:15 tn Grk “according to love.”
  14. Romans 14:16 tn Grk “do not let your good.”
  15. Romans 14:18 tn Grk “by men,” but ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is generic here (“people”) since the contrast in context is between God and humanity.
  16. Romans 14:20 sn Here clean refers to food being ceremonially clean.
  17. Romans 14:21 tc A large number of mss, some of them quite significant (P46vid א2 B D F G Ψ 0209 33 1881 M lat sa), read “or to be offended or to be made weak” after “to stumble.” The shorter reading “to stumble” is found only in Alexandrian mss (א* A C 048 81 945 1506 1739 bo). Although external evidence favors inclusion, internal evidence points to a scribal expansion, perhaps reminiscent of 1 Cor 8:11-13. The shorter reading is therefore preferred.
  18. Romans 14:22 tc ‡ Several significant Alexandrian witnesses (א A B C 048) have the relative pronoun ἥν (hēn, “the faith that you have”) at this juncture, but D F G Ψ 1175 1241 1505 1739 1881 M lat co lack it. Without the pronoun, the clause is more ambiguous (either “Keep the faith [that] you have between yourself and God” or “Do you have faith? Keep it between yourself and God”). The pronoun thus looks to be a motivated reading, created to clarify the meaning of the text. Even though it is found in the better witnesses, in this instance internal evidence should be given preference. NA28 places the word in brackets, indicating some doubt as to its authenticity.
  19. Romans 14:23 tc Some mss insert 16:25-27 at this point. See the tc note at 16:25 for more information.
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Romeinen 14
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Alleen doen wat de vrede ten goede komt

14 Neem iemand met een zwak geloof in uw midden op zonder zijn persoonlijke opvattingen te veroordelen. 2 De een gelooft dat hij alles mag eten. De ander is zwak in het geloof en eet alleen plantaardig voedsel. 3 Wie alles eet, moet niet neerkijken op iemand die geen vlees eet. En wie geen vlees eet, moet iemand die dat wel doet, niet veroordelen. God heeft hen namelijk allebei aangenomen. 4 U mag de bediende van een ander niet beoordelen, of hij zijn werk goed of slecht doet is ter beoordeling aan zijn heer. Maar hij zal zijn werk wel goed doen, want God geeft hem daarvoor de kracht. 5 Voor de een zijn er bepaalde dagen die een bijzondere betekenis hebben. Voor de ander maakt het geen verschil en zijn alle dagen gelijk. Laat ieder zijn eigen overtuiging volgen. 6 Wie aan bepaalde dagen waarde hecht, doet het om de Here. Wie alles eet, doet het ook om de Here, want hij dankt Hem ervoor. En wie niet alles eet, doet het net zo goed om de Here en dankt Hem ook.

7 Niemand van ons leeft voor zichzelf en niemand sterft voor zichzelf, 8 want ons leven is voor de Here en ook ons sterven is voor de Here. Wij zijn van Hem, in leven en dood. 9 Daarom is Christus gestorven en weer levend geworden. Hij moest immers de Heer van de doden en de levenden zijn? 10 Hoe durft u dan een andere gelovige te veroordelen of op hem neer te kijken? Wij zullen ieder voor zich voor Christus terecht moeten staan. 11 Want er staat geschreven dat de Here heeft gezworen: ‘Zo waar als Ik leef, elke knie zal voor Mij buigen en elke tong zal openlijk erkennen dat Ik God ben.’ 12 Wij zullen ons persoonlijk voor God moeten verantwoorden.

13 Houd ermee op elkaar te veroordelen. U kunt beter deze maatstaf aanleggen: doe niets waardoor andere gelovigen in verwarring komen of waaraan zij zich ergeren. 14 Wat mijzelf betreft, heeft de Here mij ervan overtuigd dat niets op zichzelf onrein is. Maar als iemand iets onheilig vindt, dan is het voor hem onheilig. 15 Als u een andere gelovige voor het hoofd stoot door iets te eten waartegen hij bezwaar heeft, laat u zich niet door de liefde leiden. Wat u eet, mag niet zijn ondergang worden. Christus is ook voor hém gestorven. 16 Als u meent dat iets goed is, laat er dan niet iets slechts van gezegd kunnen worden. 17 In het Koninkrijk van God gaat het niet om eten en drinken. Het gaat om de rechtvaardigheid, de vrede en de blijdschap van de Heilige Geest. 18 God waardeert het als wij op deze wijze Christus dienen en de mensen zullen dat ook waarderen. 19 Wij moeten dus doen wat de vrede ten goede komt. Laten wij steeds het beste voor elkaar zoeken. 20 Wat zou het verschrikkelijk zijn als wij om voedsel het werk van God zouden verwoesten. U mag inderdaad alles eten, maar als u daardoor iemand aanstoot geeft, is het verkeerd. 21 Wie vlees eet en het daardoor een andere gelovige moeilijk maakt, moet het laten. Met wijn drinken of iets anders is het net zo. 22 Uw overtuiging is iets dat alleen uzelf en God aangaat. U bent gelukkig als u zonder een schuldig geweten alles kunt eten, waarvan u meent dat het goed is. 23 Maar wie twijfelt of iets gegeten mag worden, moet het laten staan. Als u het dan toch eet, doet u verkeerd, omdat het tegen uw eigen overtuiging ingaat. Want alles wat niet uit overtuigd geloof gedaan wordt, is zonde!

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