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Romans 14:22

King James Version (KJV)

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Romans 14:22

Verse 22 of 23

Scripture focus

Hast thou faith? have [it] to thyself before God. Happy [is] he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

Romans 14:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Romans 14:22

Theological / Devotional

Hast thou faith? Important textual evidence may be cited (cf. p. 10) for the reading, “The faith that you have.” The pronoun “you” is emphatic in the Greek. “Faith” in this context is the faith to “eat all things” (v. 2).

Have it to thyself. Such faith is not to be paraded openly to the offense of the “weak” (v. 1) brother, but is to be kept between yourself and God.

Happy. Gr. makarios (see on Matt. 5:3). This happiness is the blessedness of a clear and undoubting conscience.

Alloweth. Gr. dokimazo (see on ch. 12:2).

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