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The faithπίστινthatἣνyouσὺhave,ἔχειςkeepἔχεtoκατὰyourselfσεαυτὸνbeforeἐνώπιονGod.τοῦ θεοῦHappy isμακάριοςthe one who does notὁ μὴjudgeκρίνωνhimselfἑαυτὸνinἐνwhatᾧhe approves.δοκιμάζει
Romans 14:22
Study it in the app“The faith that you have, keep to yourself before God. Happy is the one who does not judge himself in what he approves.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 14:22, word by word
- The faithπίστινpistin
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistin” appears- haveἔχειςecheis
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echeis” appears- yourselfσεαυτὸνseauton
yourself
Yourself.
Where else “seauton” appears- beforeἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- Happy isμακάριοςmakarios
blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “makarios” appears- judgeκρίνωνkrinōn
condemn
To pass opinion on others so as to condemn them, setting oneself above them.
Where else “krinōn” appears- he approvesδοκιμάζειdokimazei
approve
To accept something after checking it.
Where else “dokimazei” appears
The context
21It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine or to do anything by which your brother stumbles or falls away or is weak.
22 · This verse (above)
23But the one who doubts, if he eats, is condemned, because it is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
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)