Romans 14:10

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
why	τί ti	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — accusative singular neuter
dost	κρίνεις krineis	G2919	by implication · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person singular
thou	σὺ su	G4771	thou · personal pronoun — 2nd person nominative singular
judge	κρίνω krínō	G2919	by implication
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
brother	ἀδελφόν adelphon	G80	a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — accusative singular masculine
or	ἢ ē	G2228	disjunctive · conjunction
why	τί ti	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — accusative singular neuter
dost	ἐξουθενεῖς exoutheneis	G1848	contemptible · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person singular
thou	σου; sou	G4771	thou · personal pronoun — 2nd person genitive singular
nought	ἐξουθενέω exouthenéō	G1848	contemptible
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
brother	ἀδελφόν adelphon	G80	a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — accusative singular masculine
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
shall	παραστησόμεθα parastēsometha	G3936	to stand beside · verb — future middle deponent indicative, 1st person plural
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
stand	παρίστημι parístēmi	G3936	to stand beside
seat	βήματι bēmati	G968	a step · noun — dative singular neuter
Christ	Χριστός Christós	G5547	anointed

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath…
Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make mani…
Romans 2:16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
Romans 14:3-4 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
Matthew 25:31-32 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
John 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
Acts 10:42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 14:1–end

We have in this chapter, I. An account of the unhappy contention which had broken out in the Christian church. Our Master had foretold that offences would come; and, it seems, so they did, for want of that wisdom and love which would have prevented discord, and kept up union among them. 1. There was a difference among them about the distinction of meats and days; these are the two things specified. There might be other similar occasions of difference, while these made the most noise, and were most taken notice of. The case was this: The members of the Christian church at Rome were some of them originally Gentiles, and others of them Jews. We find Jews at Rome believing, Act 28:24. Now those…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 14:10

But why, &c.--The original is more lively:--"But thou (the weaker believer), why judgest thou thy brother? And thou again (the stronger), why despisest thou thy brother?" for we shall all--the strong and the weak together. stand before the judgment-seat of Christ--All the most ancient and best manuscripts read here, "the judgment-seat of God." The present reading doubtless crept in from Co2 5:10, where "the judgment-seat of Christ" occurs. But here "the judgment-seat of God" seems to have been used, with reference to the quotation and the inference in Rom 14:11-12.

Adam Clarke on Romans 14:10

But why dost thou - Christian Jew, observing the rites of the Mosaic law, judge - condemn thy brother - the Christian Gentile, who does not think himself bound by this law? Or why dost thou - Christian Gentile, set at nought thy Christian Jewish brother, as if he were unworthy of thy regard, because he does not yet believe that the Gospel has set him free from the rites and ceremonies of the law? It is a true saying of Mr. Heylin, on this verse: The superstitious are prone to judge, and those who are not superstitious are prone to despise. We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ - Why should we then judge and condemn each other? We are accountable to God for our conduct, and sh…

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The Church Fathers

Paul addresses these words to the Jews.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, INTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS

Once again Paul takes up his earlier theme and by adding the word brother shows how inappropriate this kind of judging is.
— Gennadius of Constantinople, PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH

"Why do you pass judgment on your brother?" was said to the Jews. "Why do you despise your brother?" was said to the Gentiles. Neither of you should do either, says Paul, because you are under obligation to maintain Christ's standards of behavior in your life.
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Judgment, The final — The sentence that will be passed on our actions at the last day (Matt. 25; Rom. 14:10, 11; 2 Cor. 5:10; 2 Thess. 1:7-10). The judge is Jesus Christ, as mediator. All judgment is committed to him…
Charitableness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Conscience · 20:12; — 20:12;
Courts Of Justice · The judgment of: Illustrative of the last judgment — The judgment of: Illustrative of the last judgment
Evil · APPEARANCE OF, TO BE AVOI — APPEARANCE OF, TO BE AVOI
Fellowship · OF THE RIGHTEOUS — OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Judgment · THE GENERAL — THE GENERAL
Judgment-Seat · Of Christ — Of Christ
Judgment, The · Shall be administered by Christ — Shall be administered by Christ
Self-Denial · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Uncharitableness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Romans 14:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 14:1–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 14:10

Adam Clarke on Romans 14:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Romans 14:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 14:1–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 14:10

Adam Clarke on Romans 14:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Romans 14:10

John Calvin on Romans 14:10-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Romans 14:10