“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”
So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. — Hekastos (each one) will give logon (account, word) peri heautou (concerning themselves) tō theo (to God). This shifts from communal judgment to individual accountability. Each person stands alone before the divine bar—the strong cannot hide behind their conviction, nor the weak behind community pressure.
Church Fathers on Romans 14:12
“For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” See how he again puts his mind into confusion, while he seems to be rebuking the other. For he intimates some such thing, as if he had said, How does it affect you? Are you to be punished for him? But this he does not say, but hints at it by putting it in a milder form, and saying, “For we shall all…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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