Romans 14:2

Believeth that he may... — Rather, perhaps, hath confidence to eat all things. His faith is strong enough to prevent his conscience from becoming uneasy.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For one believeth - This was the case with the Gentiles in general, who had none of the scruples of the Jew about the propriety of eating certain...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(2) For one (c) believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. (2) He propounds for an example the difference of meats, w...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 asceti...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

For one . The one indeed. believeth . App-150. another . the (other).
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. Let him who believes, etc. What [ Erasmus ] has followed among the various readings I know not; but he has mutilated this sentence, which...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. One believeth that he may eat all things - He believes that whatsoe...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Eateth herbs— Some of the Jews used to eat no flesh at all, and others looked upon it as a very high pitch of virtue to abstain from it in Gentile...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. [For] (this supplement is superfluous) one believeth that h...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 li...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Believeth that he may] RV 'hath faith to'; i.e. has such a grasp of the gospel of Christ that he recognises the indifference of these matters.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 29 CHRISTIAN DUTY: MUTUAL TENDERNESS AND TOLERANCE: THE SACREDNESS OF EXAMPLE Romans 14:1-23 BUT him who is weak-we might almost rende...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Consideration toward Brethren Romans 14:1-12 The weak conscience needs further instruction. It is anemic and requires the hilltop, with its fur...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 sa...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. (2) For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, e...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For one believeth that he may eat all things ,.... He is fully persuaded in his mind, that there is nothing in itself common, or unclean; that the d...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. Ver. 2. Eateth herbs ] Rather than meats forbidden by the law,...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For one believeth that he may eat all things A converted Gentile, who rightly understands his Christian liberty, is firmly persuaded that he may ea...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Personal Conscience Toward God In Romans 12:1-21 we have seen instruction in many details of moral conduct. In such cases conscience has no libe...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortations to Candour; The Dominion of Christ. A. D. 58....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

One believeth that he may eat all things; i.e. one that is informed aright of his Christian liberty, is fully persuaded, and that upon good grounds...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2). Christian Freedom And Consideration For The Views Of Others (14:1-15:6). Having laid down the principles of Christian living, Paul now moves o...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Christian Freedom To Be Tempered By Consideration For Their Brothers And Sisters With Regard To Food Fetishes And Sabbath Observance (14:1-23). Pa...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats herbs.' He posits the case of two men, one of whom ‘has the faith to eat all things',...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Romans 14:1 . Him that is weak in the faith .—Defective in the faith, in the general doctrine, and thus an observer of externals....
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 o...
The Biblical Illustrator

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 t...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Romans 14:1-45 F. The duty of enlightened Christians towards weak brethren. From moral duties in general of Christians towards...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Conduct of Christians toward Such as Are weak in Faith. 14:1-23 Scruples with regard to food:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For one believeth that he may eat all things; another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:25 ; 1 Timothy 4:4 ; Daniel 1:12 ; Daniel 1:16 ; Galatians 2:12 ; Genesis 1:29 ; Genesis 9:3 ; Hebrews 13:9 ; Hebrews 9:10...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

All things — All sorts of food, though forbidden by the law.

² For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

Related Commentaries of Romans 14:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Romans 14:2