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Romans 14:22 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Romans 14:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 14:2218 words
GreekMeaning
σὺsy
You yourselfpronounG4771
πίστινpistin
the faithnounG4102
ἣνhēn
whatrelative pronounG3739
ἔχειςecheis
you haveverbG2192
κατὰkata
toprepositionG2596
σεαυτὸνseauton
thee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self)pronounG4572
ἔχεeche
do keepverbG2192
ἐνώπιονenōpion
beforeprepositionG1799
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
μακάριοςmakarios
Blessed isadjectiveG3107
ho
the onearticleG3588
μὴ
notadverbG3361
κρίνωνkrinōn
judgingverbG2919
ἑαυτὸνheauton
himselfpronounG1438
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
who / whichrelative pronounG3739
δοκιμάζειdokimazei
he approvesverbG1381
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 14:22

“Have you faith? Have it to yourself.” Here he seems to me to be giving a gentle warning to the more advanced on the score of vanity. And what he says is this, Do you wish to show me that you are perfect, and fully furnished? Do not show it to me, but let your conscience suffice. And by faith, he here means that concerned not with doctrines, but with the subject in hand. For of the former it says, “With the mouth confession is made unto salvation” Romans 10:10; and,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 26 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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