“One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.”
One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. — Krino (esteem, regard as distinct) hēmeran (day) distinctions possibly involves Sabbath observance or festival calendars. Plērophoreo (fully convince, fill completely) in his own dianoia (mind, reasoning) allows each conscience to operate. Conviction (pistis, faith) must be personally owned, not borrowed from others.
Church Fathers on Romans 14:5
“One man esteems one day above another, another esteems every day alike.” Here he seems to me to be giving a gentle hint about fasting. For it is not unlikely that some who fasted were always judging those who did not, or among the observances it is likely that there were some that on fixed days abstained, and on fixed days did not. Whence also he says, “Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.” And in this way he released those who kept the observances from fear,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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