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Romans 14:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.


Romans 14:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 14:421 words
GreekMeaning
σὺsy
You yourselfpronounG4771
τίςtis
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
εἶei
areverbG1510
ho
whoarticleG3588
κρίνωνkrinōn
is judgingverbG2919
ἀλλότριονallotrion
another’sadjectiveG245
οἰκέτηνoiketēn
servant?nounG3610
τῷ
To thearticleG3588
ἰδίῳidiō
ownadjectiveG2398
κυρίῳkyriō
masternounG2962
στήκειstēkei
he standsverbG4739
ē
orwordG2228
πίπτειpiptei
fallsverbG4098
σταθήσεταιstathēsetai
He will be upheldverbG2476
δέde
howeverwordG1161
δυνατεῖdynatei
be mightyverbG1414
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ho
thearticleG3588
κύριοςkyrios
LordnounG2962
στῆσαιstēsai
to upholdverbG2476
αὐτόνauton
himpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 14:4

“Who are you that judgest another man's servant?” Whence it appears that they too judged, and did not despise only. “To his own Master he stands or falls.” See here is another stroke. And the indignation seems to be against the strong man, and he attacks him. When he says, “Yea, he shall be holden up,” he shows that he is still wavering, and requires so much attention as to call in God as a physician for this, “for God,” he says, “is able to make him stand.” And this we say…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 25 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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