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Butδὲyou,Σὺwhyτίdo you judgeκρίνειςyour brother?τὸν ἀδελφόν σουOrἢyou also,καὶ σὺwhyτίdo you despiseἐξουθενεῖςyour brother?τὸν ἀδελφόν σουForγὰρwe will allπάντεςstand beforeπαραστησόμεθαthe judgment seatτῷ βήματιof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
Romans 14:10
Study it in the app“But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you also, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 14:10, word by word
- do you judgeκρίνειςkrineis
condemn
To pass opinion on others so as to condemn them, setting oneself above them.
Where else “krineis” appears- your brotherἀδελφόνadelphon
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphon” appears- do you despiseἐξουθενεῖςexoutheneis
despise
Despise, treat as nothing, look down on.
Where else “exoutheneis” appears- stand beforeπαραστησόμεθαparastēsometha
stand by
To be there, or for the time to arrive.
Where else “parastēsometha” appears- the judgment seatβήματιbēmati
judgment seat
The seat where the judge sits.
Where else “bēmati” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “the judgment seat of the Messiah.”
The context
9For to this end the Messiah died and came to life, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
10 · This verse (above)
11For it is written: As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will confess to God.
To study Romans 14 in a group
1. What it says
What differences are there among believers about eating and about days, and what does Paul ask of each side? (vv. 1-6)
2. What it means
Why does Paul say the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness, peace and joy? (v. 17)
3. How I live it
With whom do you differ on non-essential things? How can you pursue what leads to peace with that person? (v. 19)