The Law of Love
Romans 14:22
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.Literally Keep the faith that you have to yourself before God
- KJV
- Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
- WEB
- Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn’t judge himself in that which he approves.
- ASV
- The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth.
- LSV
- You have faith! Have [it] to yourself before God; blessed is he who is not judging himself in what he approves,
- YLT
- Thou hast faith! to thyself have [it] before God; happy is he who is not judging himself in what he doth approve,
- DBY
- Hast thou faith? have [it] to thyself before God. Blessed [is] he who does not judge himself in what he allows.Elohim
- DRC
- Hast thou faith? Have it to thyself before God. Blessed is he that condemneth not himself in that which he alloweth.
- GNV
- Hast thou faith? haue it with thy selfe before God: blessed is hee that condemneth not himselfe in that thing which he aloweth.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ἣν (“that”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- Spelling of σεαυτὸν: Textus Receptus: σαυτὸν.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ἣν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἣν; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- σὺ πίστιν ἣν ἔχεις κατὰ σεαυτὸν ἔχε ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ. μακάριος ὁ μὴ κρίνων ἑαυτὸν ἐν ᾧ δοκιμάζει·
- RP2018
- Σὺ πίστιν ἔχεις; Κατὰ σεαυτὸν ἔχε ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ. Μακάριος ὁ μὴ κρίνων ἑαυτὸν ἐν ᾧ δοκιμάζει.
- TR-Boyd
- Σὺ πίστιν ἔχεις; Κατὰ σαυτὸν ἔχε ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ. Μακάριος ὁ μὴ κρίνων ἑαυτὸν ἐν ᾧ δοκιμάζει.
- SCR1894
- συ πιστιν εχεις κατα σαυτον εχε ενωπιον του θεου μακαριος ο μη κρινων εαυτον εν ω δοκιμαζει
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 John 3:21Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
- Romans 14:5One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
- James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
- Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
- Romans 14:23But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
- Romans 14:14I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
- Romans 14:2For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace…
- Acts 24:16In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
- Romans 7:15I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.
- Romans 7:24What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 14:22a in some Bibles