ROM 14:18 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT For the one serving Christ in this way is well-pleasing to God and approved by men.

UST Indeed, any believer who serves the Messiah by doing these things greatly pleases God, and other people will also approve of that person.

BSB For whoever serves Christ in this way [is] pleasing to God and approved by men.

MSB For whoever serves Christ in these things[fn] [is] pleasing to God and approved by men.

BLB For the one serving Christ in these things is well-pleasing to God and approved by men.

AICNT Whoever serves Christ in {this way}[fn] is pleasing to God and approved by men.

14:18, this way: Later manuscripts read “these things.” BYZ TR

OEB The person who serves the Christ in this way pleases God, and wins the approval of their fellows.

WEBBE For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

WMBB For he who serves Messiah in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

NET For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.

LSV for he who in these things is serving the Christ, [is] acceptable to God and approved of men.

FBV Anyone who serves Christ in this way pleases God, and is appreciated by others.

TCNT Anyone who serves Christ in [fn]these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

14:18 these things ¦ this way CT

T4T Those who serve Christ by acting in such ways please God, and others will also respect them.

LEB For the one who serves Christ in this way is well-pleasing to God and approved by people.

BBE And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

Moff he who serves Christ on these lines, is acceptable to God and esteemed by men.

Wymth and whoever in this way devotedly serves Christ, God takes pleasure in him, and men highly commend him.

ASV For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men.

DRA For he that in this serveth Christ, pleaseth God, and is approved of men.

YLT for he who in these things is serving the Christ, [is] acceptable to God and approved of men.

Drby For he that in this serves the Christ [is] acceptable to [fn]God and approved of men.

14.18 Elohim

RV For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men.
(For he that herein serveth/serves Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men. )

SLT For he in these serving Christ, pleasing to God, and acceptable to men.

Wbstr For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved by men.

KJB-1769 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
(For he that in these things serveth/serves Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. )

KJB-1611 For hee that in these things serueth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approued of men.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For he that in these thynges serueth Christe, pleaseth God, and is comended of men.
(For he that in these things serveth/serves Christ, pleaseth/pleases God, and is comingded of men.)

Gnva For whosoeuer in these things serueth Christ, is acceptable vnto God, and is approoued of men.
(For whosoever in these things serveth/serves Christ, is acceptable unto God, and is approoued of men. )

Cvdl He that in these thinges serueth Christ, pleaseth God, & is comended of me.
(He that in these things serveth/serves Christ, pleaseth/pleases God, and is comingded of me.)

TNT For whosoever in these thinges serveth Christ pleaseth well God and is commended of men.
(For whosoever in these things serveth/serves Christ pleaseth/pleases well God and is commended of men. )

Wycl And he that in this thing serueth Crist, plesith God, and is proued to men.
(And he that in this thing serveth/serves Christ, pleaseth/pleases God, and is proved to men.)

Luth Wer darinnen Christo dienet, der ist GOtt gefällig und den Menschen wert.
(Who therein Christo serves, the/of_the is God please(v) and the people value/worth.)

ClVg qui enim in hoc servit Christo, placet Deo, et probatus est hominibus.[fn]
(who/which because in/into/on this serves to_Christ/Messiah, please/it_seems_right to_God, and approvesus it_is to_humans. )

14.18 Placet Deo, et probatus est hominibus. Secundum quod gaudium est in Spiritu sancto. Probatus autem habetur hominibus secundum justitiam, et pacem etiam, quia disceptatio discordiam parit, ideo dimissis temerariis judiciis, sectemur quæ pacis non discordiæ, et quæ ædificationis, ut cæteri ædificentur, vel jam ædificati conserventur invicem Judæus ad gentilem, et gentilis ad Judæum.

14.18 Placet to_God, and approvesus it_is to_humans. After/Second that joy it_is in/into/on By_Spirit holy. Probatus however is_held to_humans after/second justice, and peace also, because disceptatio I_learnrdiam parit, therefore/for_that_reason dimissis temerariis judgements, sectemur which of_peace not/no I_learnrdiæ, and which buildsionis, as the_rest ædificentur, or already buildsi conserventur each_other Yudahus to Gentile, and Gentile to Yudahum.

UGNT ὁ γὰρ ἐν τούτῳ δουλεύων τῷ Χριστῷ εὐάρεστος τῷ Θεῷ καὶ δόκιμος τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.
(ho gar en toutōi douleuōn tōi Ⱪristōi euarestos tōi Theōi kai dokimos tois anthrōpois.)

SBL-GNT ὁ γὰρ ἐν ⸀τούτῳ δουλεύων τῷ Χριστῷ εὐάρεστος τῷ θεῷ καὶ δόκιμος τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.
(ho gar en ⸀toutōi douleuōn tōi Ⱪristōi euarestos tōi theōi kai dokimos tois anthrōpois.)

RP-GNT Ὁ γὰρ ἐν τούτοις δουλεύων τῷ χριστῷ εὐάρεστος τῷ θεῷ, καὶ δόκιμος τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.
(Ho gar en toutois douleuōn tōi ⱪristōi euarestos tōi theōi, kai dokimos tois anthrōpois.)

TC-GNT Ὁ γὰρ ἐν [fn]τούτοις δουλεύων τῷ Χριστῷ εὐάρεστος τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ δόκιμος τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.
(Ho gar en toutois douleuōn tōi Ⱪristōi euarestos tōi Theōi, kai dokimos tois anthrōpois. )

14:18 τουτοις ¦ τουτω CT

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 14:13–23: Do not cause others to sin

In this section, Paul told the believers in Rome to stop considering some of their fellow believers as bad people. Instead they should choose not to hinder them. He told them that God does not consider any kind of food or any other kind of thing as not acceptable, but people who think that that food or thing is unacceptable, they should not eat it or use it. But those who find those things acceptable, they should not hurt the faith of those who find those things unacceptable. Righteousness, peace, and joy are the important things in God’s kingdom, not what you eat or drink. God is pleased when those who follow Jesus live in that way.

Paul encouraged the believers to do things that bring peace and encouragement for each other. They are not to hurt other believers over what they eat. They are not to cause other believers to stumble in their faith because of what they eat. Foods that might cause problems for other believers are to be eaten privately. A believer should not eat food if he has doubts about whether he should eat it or not. Everything that is not done in faith is sin.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

Do Not Cause Another to Stumble (ESV)

Don’t Cause Problems for Others (CEV)

14:18a

For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God

For anyone who serves Christ in that way is pleasing to God
For God is pleased with the person who does the will of Christ,

For: Here this word introduces a consequence of living in the Holy Spirit with righteousness and peace and joy (14:17).See Cranfield (page 719).

whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God: The Greek word that the BSB translates as pleasing can also mean “acceptable.” Many languages must choose one meaning or the other:

It means pleasing here, as in the BSB. (BSB, GNT, NIV, NLT, GW, CEV, NET, NCV, NABRE)
It means acceptable here, as in the ESV. (RSV, KJV, NASB, ESV, REB)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), because many English versions and scholars choose it. But this author found no scholar who explains their choice. If the major language version in your area follows interpretation (2), you may want to follow that.

Here are other ways to translate this clause according to interpretation (1):

the one who serves Christ in that way, by those deeds pleases God

God is pleased with the one who serves Christ in that way

serves Christ: The word serves refers to doing the things that Jesus commands us to do. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

lives as a servant of Christ

lives doing the will of Christ

in this way: There is a textual issue in 14:18a: (1) Some Greek manuscripts have the word to/in-this (BSB, RSV, NIV, GNT, NASB, NABRE, ESV, REB, NLT, GW, NET, NCV). (2) Some later Greek manuscripts have the word to/in-these (KJV and possibly the NJB). It is recommended that you follow option (1). This phrase refers back to the previous verse. Some languages must use “that” here for the correct meaning. For example:

in that way

Here this phrase probably refers to living in the Holy Spirit with righteousness and peace and joy (14:17).See Dunn (page 824) or Jewett (page 864). For example:

by living this way (NCV)

14:18b

and approved by men.

and is respected by people.
and people regard him as a very good person too.

approved by men: This clause indicates that these men approve of the believers who serve Christ in that way. Some languages must use an active clause. For example:

men/people approve him

approved: The Greek word refers to considering someone worthy of high regard.BDAG, sense 2. Here are other ways to translate this word:

respected (NJB)

highly regarded

men: Here the word men refers to men and women. See the example above.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Γάρ ἐν τούτῳ δουλεύων τῷ Χριστῷ εὐάρεστος τῷ Θεῷ καί δόκιμος τοῖς ἀνθρώποις)

For indicates that what follows this word explains what came before it. For here indicates that what follows in this verse explains what Paul said in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [In fact,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τούτῳ

in this

Here, this way refers to the “righteousness and peace and joy” mentioned in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [in this righteous, peaceful, and joyful way]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

δόκιμος τοῖς ἀνθρώποις

approved ˱by˲_the people

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [men approve it]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

τοῖς ἀνθρώποις

˱by˲_the people

Although the term men is masculine, Paul is using the word here in a generic sense that includes both men and women. Alternate translation: [by people]

Parallel ROM 14:18

Section 14:13–23: Do not cause others to sin

14:18a

14:18b