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Accept Those Weak In The Faith

14 Now be accepting the one being weak in the faith[a]— [but] not for disputes[b] about opinions[c].

Don’t Judge The Opinions of Fellow Servants of Your Master

One has faith to eat all things, but the one being weak eats vegetables[d]. Let not the one eating be treating-with-contempt[e] the one not eating. And let not the one not eating be judging[f] the one eating— for God accepted him.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:1 Or, weak in faith. Their faith does not allow them to live in the full freedom of Christ. They are bound by customs and traditions from their former life. The weak sometimes judge a person who does not do as they do. The strong sometimes treat the weak with contempt because of their opinions.
  2. Romans 14:1 This word means ‘discernments, judgments’, and then the ‘disputes, quarrels’ that result from this behavior.
  3. Romans 14:1 Or, reasonings, thoughts.
  4. Romans 14:2 The weak one’s faith leads him to conclude that the meat has a negative spiritual significance and must be avoided.
  5. Romans 14:3 Or, despising, disregarding.
  6. Romans 14:3 Or, passing judgment on.

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