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Romans 14:9
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 that He might be Lord both of the dead and living.
ROMANS 14:9 avpe,qanen kai. e;zhsen {A} The oldest and best attested reading appears to be avpe,qanen kai. e;zhsen (a* A B C 1739 2127 copsa, bo arm eth _al_). Influenced perhaps by...
Verse Romans 14:9. _CHRIST BOTH DIED AND ROSE_] That we are not our own, but are the Lord's both in life and death, is evident from this-that Christ lived, and died, and rose again, _that he might be...
FOR TO THIS END - For this purpose or design. The apostle does not say that this was the “only” design of his death, but that it was a main purpose, or an object which he had distinctly in view. This...
CHAPTER 14 _ 1. Strong and Weak Brethren are the Lord's Servants. (Romans 14:1 .)_ 2. The True Way of Love. (Romans 14:13 .) Romans 14:1 The question concerning brethren who were weak in faith, how...
A LESSON IN TOLERATION. A special homily for Rome (Romans 14:1 to Romans 15:13) follows the comprehensive exhortation of chs. 12 f. Some ascetic circle in the Roman Church (p. 650), led perhaps by Jew...
RESPECT FOR SCRUPLES (Romans 14:1) _ 14:1 Welcome the man who is weak in the faith, but not with a view to passing judgment on his scruples._ In this chapter Paul is dealing with what may have been...
For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Whether we live or die we belong to the Lord. It was for this purpo...
TO THIS END. unto (App-104.) this (_touto_). CHRIST. App-98. BOTH. Omit. AND ROSE. The texts omit. REVIVED. lived (again). App-170. THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina_. MIGHT BE LORD. Greek. _kur...
_died, and rose, and revived_ Better, probably, DIED AND CAME TO LIFE. The words "_and rose_" appear to be interpolated. The balance of the clauses is thus made precise: He _died_and _lived;_He is Mas...
F. 12–15:13. THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL SEEN IN ITS EFFECT UPON BOTH THE COMMON AND THE INDIVIDUAL LIFE OF CHRISTIANS. In this section S. Paul deals with the consequences of the principles he has worked...
ΕἸΣ ΤΟΥ͂ΤΟ ΓᾺΡ Κ.Τ.Λ. To establish this relationship was the object of Christ’s death and resurrection. Note that in dealing with these secondary matters S. Paul bases his argument on this external re...
ΆΠΈΘΑΝΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΠΟΘΝΉΣΚΩ (G599) умирать, ΈΖΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΖΆΩ (G2198) жить, ΖΏΝΤΩΝ _praes. act. part._ ΚΥΡΙΕΎΣΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΚΥΡΙΕΎΩ (G2961) господствовать над, прави...
DISCOURSE: 1915 THE EXTENT AND GROUNDS OF CHRISTIAN OBEDIENCE Romans 14:7. _None of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die,...
MIGHT BE LORD— This must be so understood here as to agree with the foregoing verse: there it was, "We, that is, we Christians, whether we live or die, are the Lord's property: for the Lord died, and...
_TEXT_ Romans 14:1-12. But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. Romans 14:2 One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs. Romans 14:3 Let n...
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...
__ The Conduct of the Saints 1 Fellowship among God's saints should not be based on knowledge or ignorance. God receives us even when we are feeble in faith. We should not cut from our fellowship on...
THE DUTY OF SYMPATHY AND TOLERATION In chapter Romans 13:12 St. Paul urged his readers, by their expectation of Christ's coming, to avoid the licence and immorality of the heathen. Now he turns to th...
RV 'For to this end Christ died, and lived again.' 'He who, to save them, had dwelt in both worlds, was their Master in both' (Moule)....
PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ROMANS _HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 14 CHRISTIAN FREEDOM 14:1-12 V1 Accept people whose *faith is weak. But do not argue with them about their opinions. V...
AND ROSE, AND REVIVED. — For these words the best MSS. substitute simply “and lived.” The Received text is a gloss upon this. It was through the resurrection that Christ was finally enthroned at His F...
(7-9) The larger principle holds good, and therefore much more the smaller. It is not only his food that the Christian consecrates to God (or rather, immediately, to Christ, and through Christ to God)...
CHAPTER 29 CHRISTIAN DUTY: MUTUAL TENDERNESS AND TOLERANCE: THE SACREDNESS OF EXAMPLE Romans 14:1 BUT him who is weak-we might almost render, him who suffers from weakness, in his faith (in the sens...
εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ … ἵνα : _cf._ 2 Corinthians 2:9. ἔζησεν refers to the resurrection, as is shown by the order of the words, the connection elsewhere in Paul of Lordship with the resurrection (_cf._ Phili...
CONSIDERATION TOWARD BRETHREN Romans 14:1 The weak conscience needs further instruction. It is anemic and requires the hilltop, with its further view and bracing air; but in the meantime its owner mu...
The apostle now turned to discussion of some of the difficulties which may arise in the Christian Church. Dealing with the question of the animals sacrificed to idols he laid down a supreme principle...
“ _For to this end Christ died and revived;that He might be Lord both of the dead and living._ ” With the view of securing the possession of His own, whether as living or dead, Jesus began by resolvi...
For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. (10) But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at naught thy brother? for we...
The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
9._For to this end Christ also died, etc. _This is a confirmation of the reason which has been last mentioned; for in order to prove that we ought to live and to die to the Lord, he had said, that whe...
From the beginning of Chapter 14 to the end of Verse 7 in Chapter 15 another point is taken up, to which the different positions of the Jew and Gentile gave rise. It was difficult for a Jew to rid him...
FOR TO THIS END CHRIST BOTH DIED, AND ROSE, AND REVIVED,.... This last word "revived" is omitted by the Vulgate Latin, but very naturally placed by the Syriac, between Christ's dying and rising. The A...
For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. Ver. 9. _That he might be Lord_] He won his crown before he wore it; he fought for it, and...
_For none of us_ True Christians, in the things we do, _liveth to himself_ Is at his own disposal, doth his own will; _and no man dieth to himself_ Only for his own advantage, and according to his own...
TO THIS END; that he might be Lord of his redeemed people dead and living, on earth and in heaven, he died, rose, and ascended to glory, where he now lives; head over all things to his church, and wil...
PERSONAL CONSCIENCE TOWARD GOD In Romans 12:1 we have seen instruction in many details of moral conduct. In such cases conscience has no liberty to take any stand but that of truth and honor. Just so...
(SEE NOTES UNDER THE CHAPTER HEADING FOR MORE) 1 Receive the weak brother Don't allow his petty ideas to rule the church 2 Strong = Faith that allows greater liberty Weak = Lack of ability to allo...
FOR TO THIS END CHRIST DIED AND LIVED AGAIN, THAT HE MIGHT BE LORD OF BOTH THE DEAD AND THE LIVING. One of the purposes for the death/resurrection of Christ, was that He would become the Judge of all...
7-13 Though some are weak, and others are strong, yet all must agree not to live to themselves. No one who has given up his name to Christ, is allowedly a self-seeker; that is against true Christiani...
OLBGrk; TO THIS END CHRIST BOTH DIED, AND ROSE: q.d. This is the fruit that accrues to Christ, by his death and resurrection, _that he might, _ & c. AND REVIVED: the Vulgar Latin leaves out this word....
For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. [We are here told to what lengths Christ went to obtain the important right to rule over us in both...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III And he renders the reason why the Son of God did these things, saying, "For to this end Christ both lived, and died, and revived, that He might rule over the living...
Romans 14:9 For G1063 to G1519 this G5124 Christ G5547 G2532 died G599 (G5627) and G2532 rose...
‘ For to this end Christ died and lived (again), that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.' Indeed, this was one of the reasons why Christ died and lived again. It was in order thereby to...
CHRISTIAN FREEDOM TO BE TEMPERED BY CONSIDERATION FOR THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS WITH REGARD TO FOOD FETISHES AND SABBATH OBSERVANCE (14:1-23). Paul now deals with the question of whether to observe a...
Romans 14:9. FOR TO THIS END, as described below, and including the thought of Romans 14:8, CHRIST DIED AND LIVED AGAIN, or, ‘became alive,' at the resurrection. There is general agreement as to the c...
II. SPECIAL DISCUSSION RESPECTING THE SCRUPLES OF CERTAIN WEAK BRETHREN. This part of the Epistle was occasioned by the existence at Rome of a class of Christians who had scruples in regard to eating...
1. _Fraternal Duty in the Case of the Weak Brethren._ The exhortation to receive the weak (Romans 14:1); the difference between the strong and the weak in the matter of eating (Romans 14:2), with admo...
AND LIVED AGAIN (κα εζησεν). First ingressive aorist active indicative of ζαω, "he came to life."MIGHT BE LORD OF (κυριευσε). Ingressive aorist active subjunctive of κυριευω, "become Lord of." Pu...
Romans 14:7 I. First among the causes of the gospel's triumph, if it be not rather the sole cause, is that the belief in the crucifixion and resurrection was not a bare profession, but a real inward l...
CONTENTS: Law of love concerning doubtful things. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: To do what conscience allows is not always right and to do what it questions is always wrong....
Romans 14:1. _Him that is weak in the faith receive ye._ The apostolic churches were composed of jews and gentiles. Most of the jews were zealous of the law, and observed the legal distinctions of mea...
IN ORDER TO BE THE LORD. This points back to God's act in Christ to set men free. In dying and rising to life, Christ became Lord of all (Philippians 2:8-11). Christians are _sealed_ by Christ's death...
_For none of us liveth to himself._ NONE OF US LIVETH UNTO HIMSELF This is seen in-- I. Success, which can be secured only by co-operation. When one devotes himself to one kind of work and another...
_For to this end Christ both died and rose,… that He might be Lord both of the dead and living._ HOW WE SHOULD IMPROVE THE END OF CHRIST’S DEATH AND RESURRECTION Christ’s death and resurrection are...
_Him that is weak in the faith receive, but not to doubtful disputations._ STRONG AND WEAK Here is a lesson-- I. For those who are strong in the faith. 1. Not to provoke. 2. Nor despise those who...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 14:1 Paul addresses a specific dispute, probably over whether Christians need to follow Jewish food laws. He agrees with the “strong” (who did not feel compelled to follow those...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 14:7.—We are not to follow our own pleasure, nor obey our own inclinations. In life and death we, Christians, are the Lord’s. Romans 14:8.—Christians are Christ’s property, a...
EXPOSITION ROMANS 14:1 F. _The duty of enlightened Christians towards weak brethren. _From moral duties in general of Christians towards each other and towards all the apostle now passes to such as t...
In the fourteenth chapter Paul deals now with another issue. Him that is weak in the faith receive, but not to doubtful disputations (Romans 14:1). Don't get into arguments with them, doubtful dispu...
1 Peter 1:21; 1 Peter 4:5; 2 Corinthians 5:14; 2 Timothy 4:1; Acts 10
Might be Lord [κ υ ρ ι ε υ σ η]. Lit., might Lord it over. Justifying the term Lord applied to Christ in vers. 6, 8....
Three things are here observable: 1. That Jesus Christ, by virtue of his meritorious passion, and glorious resurrection, was constituted Lord of all things, and has power to judge all persons. TO THIS...