Romans 14:23
“And hee that doubteth, is damned if hee eate, because hee eateth not of faith: For whatsoeuer is not of faith, is sinne.”
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Romans 14:23 Context
21It is good neither to eate flesh, nor to drinke wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weake. 22Hast thou faith? haue it to thy selfe before God. Happie is he that condemneth not himselfe in that thing which hee alloweth. 23And hee that doubteth, is damned if hee eate, because hee eateth not of faith: For whatsoeuer is not of faith, is sinne.
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Other Translations for Romans 14:23
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because [he eateth] not of faith: for whatsoever [is] not of faith is sin.
- King James Version
But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because {his eating is} not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because `he eateth' not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But he who is in doubt is judged if he takes food, because he does it not in faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.
- Basic English Bible
But he that doubts, if he eat, is condemned; because [it is] not of faith; but whatever [is] not of faith is sin.
- Darby Bible
And he that doubteth is damned if he eateth, because he eateth not from faith: for whatever is not from faith is sin.
- Webster's Bible
But he who has misgivings and yet eats meat is condemned already, because his conduct is not based on faith; for all conduct not based on faith is sinful.
- Weymouth Bible
But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it isn't of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.
- World English Bible
For he that demeth, is dampned, if he etith; for it is not of feith. And al thing that is not of feith, is synne.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because [it is] not of faith; and all that [is] not of faith is sin.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Romans 14:23
14:23 Because it is not of faith - He does not believe it lawful and, in all these cases, whatsoever is not of faith is sin - Whatever a man does without a full persuasion of its lawfulness, it is sin to him.
People's Bible Notes for Romans 14:23
Ro 14:23 He that doubteth is condemned if he eateth. He is contrasted with him "who has faith" (Ro 14:22). He has not faith, or does not believe that it is right to eat these meats. Hence he is "condemned" ("damned") by his own conscience. Whatsoever [is] not from faith is sin. The context shows that Paul means that whenever actions are done by a Christian which he does not believe are right, he sins in doing them. If he is doubtful whether they are right, he must not do them.