ROM 14:1 Parallel View

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ULT Now accept the one being weak in the faith, not for passing judgments on opinions.

UST Welcome any fellow believer in the Messiah who is immature in how they believe. Do not welcome them in order to argue with them about matters of opinion.

BSB § Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.

BLB Now receive the one being weak in the faith, not for passing judgment on reasonings.

AICNT Accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of quarreling over opinions.

OEB As for those whose faith is weak, always receive them as friends, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on their scruples.

WEB Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

NET Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions.

LSV And receive him who is weak in the faith—not to determinations of reasonings;

FBV Accept those who are still struggling to trust in God, and don't get into arguments over personal opinions.

TCNT Receive anyone who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of disputing about opinions.

T4T Accept those who are not sure whether God will permit them to do certain things some people think are wrong. But when you accept them, do not argue with them about what they think/their opinions.

LEB Now receive the one who is weak in faith, but not for quarrels about opinions.

BBE Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings.

MOF No MOF ROM book available

ASV But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

DRA Now him that is weak in faith, take unto you: not in disputes about thoughts.

YLT And him who is weak in the faith receive ye — not to determinations of reasonings;

DBY Now him that is weak in the faith receive, not to [the] determining of questions of reasoning.

RV But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not to doubtful disputations.

WBS But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not to doubtful disputations.

KJB Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

BB Hym that is weake in the fayth, receaue: not to iudgementes of disputyng.
(Hym that is weake in the faith, receive: not to judgementes of disputing.)

GNV Him that is weake in the faith, receiue vnto you, but not for controuersies of disputations.
(Him that is weake in the faith, receive unto you, but not for controuersies of disputations.)

CB Him that is weake in the faith, receaue vnto you, and trouble not the consciences.
(Him that is weake in the faith, receive unto you, and trouble not the consciences.)

TNT Him that is weake in the fayth receave vnto you not in disputynge and troublynge his conscience.
(Him that is weake in the faith receive unto you not in disputinge and troublynge his conscience.)

WYC But take ye a sijk man in bileue, not in demyngis of thouytis.
(But take ye/you_all a sick man in believe, not in demyngis of thouytis.)

LUT Den Schwachen im Glauben nehmet auf und verwirret die Gewissen nicht.
(Den Schwachen in_the faith nehmet on and verwirret the Gewissen nicht.)

CLV Infirmum autem in fide assumite, non in disceptationibus cogitationum.
(Infirmum however in fide assumite, not/no in disceptationibus cogitationum.)

UGNT τὸν δὲ ἀσθενοῦντα τῇ πίστει, προσλαμβάνεσθε, μὴ εἰς διακρίσεις διαλογισμῶν.
(ton de asthenounta taʸ pistei, proslambanesthe, maʸ eis diakriseis dialogismōn.)

SBL-GNT Τὸν δὲ ἀσθενοῦντα τῇ πίστει προσλαμβάνεσθε, μὴ εἰς διακρίσεις διαλογισμῶν.
(Ton de asthenounta taʸ pistei proslambanesthe, maʸ eis diakriseis dialogismōn.)

TC-GNT Τὸν δὲ ἀσθενοῦντα τῇ πίστει προσλαμβάνεσθε, μὴ εἰς διακρίσεις διαλογισμῶν.
(Ton de asthenounta taʸ pistei proslambanesthe, maʸ eis diakriseis dialogismōn.)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Tolerance

Paul pleads for tolerance between those who are weak in faith and those who are strong in faith, and he teaches that believers need to accept each other (Rom 14:1; 15:7). He instructs them to stop condemning and belittling each other. Rather, they should learn to worship God with a united voice and spirit (Rom 15:6).

Paul is addressing the specific issue of whether believers need to practice certain requirements of the Old Testament law and of Jewish worship. Theologians have used the Greek word adiaphora (“non-essentials”) to describe beliefs or practices that are neither required nor prohibited by Scripture. On such issues, Christians must accommodate a variety of opinions. And sometimes, believers may feel free to participate in certain activities, but to do so would cause problems for others. In such cases, Paul instructs believers to take into account the needs of others before their own (see 1 Cor 8:1-13).

Paul takes a very different approach regarding tolerance when the Good News itself is at stake. In Galatians, for example, Paul confronts false teaching about the Good News by severely castigating the false teachers (Gal 1:6-9) and by warning readers that adopting false teaching will alienate them from Christ (Gal 5:4).

In our day, we need to be careful about what we tolerate and accommodate, and we need to be equally careful about what we decide is worthy of confrontation. Believers need to consider carefully the different issues they confront in their associations with other believers. If the basic truth of the Good News is not violated, we should not quarrel or be divided over such issues. Other issues, however, strike at the heart of the message of Good News. In these cases, Christians need to take a stand and be faithful to the Good News and to Christ. In some cases, it is challenging to discern whether a particular issue is a central, core issue or whether it is a peripheral matter that is important to discuss but not essential for Christian fellowship. The way Paul himself dealt with a variety of issues in his own time can serve as a guide for dealing with conflicts and controversies in our time.

Passages for Further Study

Ps 133:1-3; Rom 12:9-21; 14:1–15:13; 1 Cor 1:10; 6:1-20; 8:1-13; 10:1–11:1; 12:12-27; 13:1-8; 2 Cor 6:14–7:1; Col 3:12-15; 2 Tim 2:23-26

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀσθενοῦντα τῇ πίστει

faltering ˱in˲_the faith

Here, weak in the faith refers to someone who does not have a mature faith, but feels guilty about doing certain things that God did not forbid. The word weak here does not refer to physical weakness. See the discussion of this in the General Notes for this chapter. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “whose faith is not mature”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῇ πίστει & διακρίσεις

˱in˲_the faith & distinctions

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of faith and judgments, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “in what he believes … judging”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

μὴ εἰς διακρίσεις διαλογισμῶν

not for distinctions ˱on˲_/his/_speculations

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a clause would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the previous clause. Alternate translation: “not accepting that one for passing judgments on opinions”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

μὴ εἰς διακρίσεις διαλογισμῶν

not for distinctions ˱on˲_/his/_speculations

Here, for indicates that this clause is a purpose clause. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation: “not for the purpose of passing judgments on opinions”

Parallel ROM 14:1