Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Romans 14:21
Is offended, or is made weak— That is, drawn to the doing of any thing, of the lawfulness of which not being fully persuaded, it becomes a sin to him. See Locke.
Is offended, or is made weak— That is, drawn to the doing of any thing, of the lawfulness of which not being fully persuaded, it becomes a sin to him. See Locke.
ROMANS 14:21 prosko,ptei {B} The Textus Receptus incorporates a Western expansion, h' skandali,zetai h' avsqenei/, which gained wide circulation (ac B D G Y 0209vid 33 614 _Byz Lect_ vg syrh copsa...
Verse Romans 14:21. IT IS _GOOD NEITHER TO EAT FLESH_, C.] The spirit and self-denying principles of the Gospel teach us, that we should not only avoid every thing in eating or drinking which may be a...
IT IS GOOD - It is right; or it is better. This verse is an explanation or enlarged specification of the meaning of the former. TO EAT FLESH - That is, such flesh as the “Jewish” convert regarded as...
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...
CONSIDERATENESS INSTEAD OF CENSORIOUSNESS. Romans 14:13. Let us stop judging one another (_cf._ Matthew 7:1); but come rather to this judgment, not to lay a stumbling-block in a brother's way, etc. R...
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...
It is the fine thing neither to eat meat, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything which makes the road more difficult for your brother to walk. As far as you yourselves are concerned you have enough fai...
NEITHER. not. App-105. FLESH Compare 1 Corinthians 8:13. NOR, NOR. Greek. _mede_. App-105. WHEREBY. in (App-104.) which. STUMBLETH. See Romans 9:32. OFFENDED. See Jo
_It is good_ The word is in antithesis to the "_it is evil_" just before. The "strong" Christian might deem his own exercise of liberty good _per se;_and his "weak" brother's obedience to scruples evi...
ΚΑΛῸΝ Κ.Τ.Λ. Cf. 1 Corinthians 8:13. ΜΗΔῈ ἘΝ ὯΙ, sc. πράττειν τι....
While Christian freedom is to be maintained, it must not be so maintained as to violate charity. S. Paul has developed in the strongest terms the Christian right, and consequently the wrong of judging...
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...
ΦΑΓΕΪΝ _aor. inf. act. от_ ΈΣΘΊΩ (G2068) есть. Артикулированный _inf._ в роли _subst._, "еда" ΚΡΈΑΣ (G2907) мясо, ΠΙΕΙ Ν _aor. inf. act. от_ ΠΊΝΩ (G4095) пить. Артикулированный _inf._ в роли _subst....
_TEXT_ Romans 14:13-23. Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother's way, or an occasion of falling. Romans 14:14 I know...
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]...
__ 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...
14:21 in (a-14) Not 'at' but 'in' which he stumbles when he does it....
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...
NOR _any thing_] RV 'nor to do anything': cp. 1 Corinthians 8:13. OR IS OFFENDED, OR IS MADE WEAK] RV omits....
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...
IT IS GOOD NEITHER TO EAT FLESH. — These direct, clear, incisive sentences are as characteristic of the style of the Apostle (when he is dealing with moral questions of present urgency, and not with t...
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...
A maxim for the strong. For καλὸν _cf._ Mark 14:6. Abstinence in order that others may not be made to stumble is morally noble. ἐν ᾦ : usually προσκόπτειν takes the Dat [38], Romans 9:32; 1 Peter 2:8....
The Apostle now proceeds to argue the question of Christian conduct in things indifferent from another point of view that of the influence which our conduct may have on others, and of the consideratio...
YIELDING RIGHTS FOR OTHERS' SAKE Romans 14:13 We must be careful of one another's faith. Unkind criticism or ridicule, or the strong pressure of our arguments and reasons may impede the divine life i...
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...
VV. 21 is the summing up of the whole warning addressed to the strong from Romans 14:13. “ _IT IS GOOD NOT TO EAT FLESH AND NOT TO DRINK WINE, AND [TO DO NOTHING] WHEREBY THY BROTHER STUMBLETH, OR IS...
After having addressed the strong and the weak simultaneously, the apostle further addresses a warning to the former, to induce them not to use their liberty except in conformity with the law of love....
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. (18) For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. (19) L...
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...
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...
IT IS GOOD NEITHER TO EAT FLESH,.... Any sort of flesh, even that which is not forbidden in the law, rather than offend a weak brother; and the apostle determines for himself, that he would not, where...
_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. Ver. 21. _It is good neither to eat, &c._] It will be no grief of...
_Let us therefore_ In consistency with these certain and momentous truths; _follow after the things which make for peace_ Which tend to procure, preserve, and promote peace among the faithful; and thi...
IT IS GOOD; duty requires us to abstain from indulgences which lead others to sin, injure their character, hinder their usefulness, prevent their enjoyment, or endanger their souls. It is often a duty...
Avoid all offense:...
IT IS GOOD NEITHER TO EAT FLESH, NOR TO DRINK WINE, NOR ANYTHING WHEREBY THY BROTHER STUMBLETH, OR IS OFFENDED, OR IS MADE WEAK....
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...
Liberty and its proper use 13 Do not place a stumbling block or death trap for a brother This is not trivial matter Fall = from grace, lost eternally, damnation 14 See note on verse 5 Weak - does...
IT IS GOOD NOT TO EAT FLESH, NOR TO DRINK WINE, NOR TO DO ANYTHING WHEREBY THY BROTHER STUMBLETH. Romans 14:22 The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth no...
19-23 Many wish for peace, and talk loudly for it, who do not follow the things that make for peace. Meekness, humility, self-denial, and love, make for peace. We cannot edify one another, while quar...
The apostle proceedeth to enlarge his doctrine touching this particular, beyond the controversy that occasioned this his discourse; for he showeth, that to avoid the scandal or offence of our brethren...
It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth. [Do not for a trifling indulgence destroy a man, the noblest work and likeness of God. Look not at you...
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II neither in discourse or food are we to join, looking with suspicion on the pollution thence proceeding, as on the tables of the demons. "It is good, then,...
Romans 14:21 good G2570 neither G3361 eat G5315 (G5629) meat G2907 nor G3366 drink G4095 (G5629) wine...
‘Do not overthrow for meat's sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who eats with offence. It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor (anything) in...
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 14:21. IT IS GOOD; admirable, honorable, morally good, in view of what has been said; hence this is the general principle of action, for the _strong brother._ NOT TO EAT FLESH, etc. This sugg...
2. _Proper Use of Christian Liberty on the Part of the Stronger Brethren._ The section opens with a caution against judging (Romans 14:13 a), which furnishes a transition to the leading thought, namel...
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...
NOT TO EAT (το μη φαγειν). "The not eating." Articular infinitive (second aorist active of εσθιω) and subject of καλον εστιν (copula, understood).FLESH (κρεας). Old word, in N.T. only here and 1...
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...
THE RIGHT THING TO DO. Paul would not have written this chapter at all, if there had not been problems in the church at Rome over the use of meats and wine. Some had serious scruples about this, based...
_It is good neither to eat flesh nor to drink wine nor anything whereby thy brother stumbleth._ IT IS GOOD NOT TO DRINK WINE Many object to total abstinence because it is not insisted on in the New...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 14:20 Paul urges the strong not to DESTROY God’s WORK in the weak by eating FOOD that will offend them....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 14:20.—The work of God is the faith of a fellow-Christian. Romans 14:21.—Three forms of spiritual damage, corresponding with the three blessings in Romans 14:17, which are pr...
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 Corinthians 8:13; Hebrews 12:13; Luke 17:1; Luke 17:2; Malachi 2:8;...
To eat flesh - drink wine. The two points of the weak brother's special scruple. Omit or is offended or is made weak....
Thy brother stumbleth — By imitating thee against his conscience, contrary to righteousness. Or is offended — At what thou doest to the loss of his peace. Or made weak — Hesitating between imitation a...
IT IS NOT GOOD; that is, it is not charitable to make use of any part of our Christian liberty, when by so doing any weak Christian is offended, discouraged, and driven from his profession, and brough...