Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. The subject here-and on to Romans 15:13 - is the consideration due from stronger Christians to their weaker brethren (with special reference to the Jewish peculiarities), which is but the great law of love (treated of in... [ Continue Reading ]
For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. [FOR] (THIS SUPPLEMENT IS SUPERFLUOUS) ONE BELIEVETH THAT HE MAY EAT ALL THINGS - having learned the lesson taught to Peter (Acts 10:9; ). ANOTHER, WHO IS WEAK, EATETH HERBS - restricting himself probably to a ve... [ Continue Reading ]
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. LET NOT HIM THAT EATETH DESPISE HIM THAT EATETH NOT; AND LET NOT HIM WHICH EATETH NOT JUDGE (SIT CENSORIOUSLY IN JUDGMENT UPON) HIM THAT EATETH: FOR GOD HATH RE... [ Continue Reading ]
Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. WHO ART THOU THAT JUDGEST ANOTHER MAN'S (RATHER, 'ANOTHER'S') SERVANT? - i:e., CHRIST'S, as the whole context shows, especially Romans 14:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. ONE MAN ESTEEMETH ONE DAY ABOVE ANOTHER: ANOTHER ESTEEMETH EVERY DAY. The supplement "alike" here injures the sense. LET EVERY MAN BE FULLY PERSUADED IN HIS OWN MIND -... [ Continue Reading ]
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. HE THAT REGARDETH THE DAY, REGARDET... [ Continue Reading ]
For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. FOR NONE OF US LIVETH TO HIMSELF (see the notes at 2 Corinthians 5:14) - to dispose of himself or shape his conduct after his own ideas and inclinations; AND NO MAN ('NO ONE' OF US CHRISTIANS) DIETH TO HIMSELF.... [ Continue Reading ]
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. FOR WHETHER WE LIVE, WE LIVE UNTO THE LORD - the Lord Christ; see next verse; AND WHETHER WE DIE, WE DIE UNTO THE LORD: WHETHER WE LIVE THEREFORE, OR DIE,... [ Continue Reading ]
For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. FOR TO THIS END CHRIST [BOTH] DIED, [AND ROSE], AND REVIVED - `and lived;' that is, lived again (according to the better reading). The bracketed word "both" [ kai (G2532)], and the clause,... [ Continue Reading ]
But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. BUT WHY ... The original here is more lively: 'But thou (the weaker believer), why judgest thou thy brother? And thou again, (the stronger), why despisest t... [ Continue Reading ]
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. FOR IT IS WRITTEN (ISAIAH 45:23 ), AS I LIVE, SAITH THE LORD (HEBREW, Yahweh (H3068 )), EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO ME, AND EVERY TONGUE SHALL CONFESS TO GOD. The passage, as it stands in... [ Continue Reading ]
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. SO THEN (INFERS THE APOSTLE) EVERY ONE OF US SHALL GIVE ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF TO GOD. Now, if it be remembered that all this is adduced quite incidentally, to show that CHRIST is the absolute Master of all Christians, to rule their judgm... [ Continue Reading ]
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. LET US NOT THEREFORE JUDGE ('ASSUME THE OFFICE OF JUDGE OVER') ONE ANOTHER ANYMORE: BUT JUDGE THIS RATHER, THAT NO MAN PUT A STUMBLINGBLOCK, OR AN... [ Continue Reading ]
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. I KNOW, AND AM PERSUADED BY (OR RATHER 'IN') THE LORD JESUS - as "having the mind of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16), THAT THERE IS NOTHING... [ Continue Reading ]
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. BUT IF THY BROTHER BE GRIEVED (HAS HIS WEAK CONSCIENCE HURT) WITH [THY] MEAT, [ dia (G1223) brooma (G1033)] - rather, 'because of meat.' The word "meat" is purposely... [ Continue Reading ]
Let not then your good be evil spoken of: LET NOT THEN YOUR GOOD - i:e., this liberty of yours as to Jewish meats and days, well founded though it be, BE EVIL SPOKEN OF - by reason of the evil it does to others.... [ Continue Reading ]
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD - or, as we should say, Religion; i:e., the proper business and blessedness for which Christians are formed into a community of renewed men in thorough subjection to God... [ Continue Reading ]
For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. FOR HE THAT IN THESE THINGS ('IN THIS' IS THE TRUE READING; MEANING, IN THIS THREEFOLD LIFE,) SERVETH CHRIST. Observe here again how, though we do these three things as a "kingdom of God," yet it is "Christ" t... [ Continue Reading ]
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. LET US THEREFORE FOLLOW AFTER THE THINGS WHICH MAKE FOR PEACE, AND THINGS WHEREWITH ONE MAY EDIFY ANOTHER - more simply, 'the things of peace, and the things of mutual edification.'... [ Continue Reading ]
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. FOR ('FOR THE SAKE OF') MEAT DESTROY NOT THE WORK OF GOD - see the note at . The apostle sees in whatever tends to violate a brother's conscience the incipient destruction of Go... [ Continue Reading ]
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. IT IS GOOD NEITHER TO EAT FLESH, NOR TO DRINK WINE, NOR [ANY THING] ('NOR TO DO ANYTHING') WHEREBY ('WHEREIN') THY BROTHER STUMBLETH, OR IS OFFENDED, OR IS MADE WEAK -... [ Continue Reading ]
Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. HAST THOU FAITH? (ON SUCH MATTERS): HAVE IT TO THYSELF (WITHIN THINE OWN BREAST) BEFORE GOD - a most important clause. It is not mere sincerity, or a private opinion, of which... [ Continue Reading ]
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. AND (RATHER, 'BUT') HE THAT DOUBTETH IS DAMNED (see the note on the word "damnation," ) IF HE EAT, BECAUSE [HE EATETH] NOT OF FAITH (on the meaning of "faith" here, see the note at... [ Continue Reading ]