Römer 14:10

Lutherbibel

Du aber, was richtest du deinen Bruder? Oder, du anderer, was verachtest du deinen Bruder? Wir werden alle vor den Richtstuhl Christi dargestellt werden;

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Du aber, was richtest du deinen Bruder? Oder du, was verachtest du deinen Bruder? Wir werden alle vor dem Richterstuhl Christi erscheinen;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

set: Romans 14:3, Romans 14:4, Luke 23:11, Acts 4:11

for: Romans 2:16, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Matthew 25:31, Matthew 25:32, John 5:22, Acts 10:42, Acts 17:31, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Jude 1:14, Jude 1:15, Revelation 20:11-15

Reciprocal: Judges 11:27 - the Judge 1 Samuel 2:10 - judge 1 Kings 19:18 - the knees Psalms 7:8 - The Lord Psalms 22:29 - bow Ecclesiastes 11:9 - know Isaiah 45:23 - That unto Zechariah 14:17 - that Matthew 7:1 - General Matthew 18:10 - heed Matthew 23:8 - one Matthew 26:64 - Hereafter Mark 15:19 - and bowing Luke 6:37 - Judge Luke 18:9 - and despised Luke 19:15 - that he John 16:11 - judgment Acts 17:18 - Jesus Romans 14:13 - judge one 1 Corinthians 8:1 - Knowledge Galatians 6:5 - General Philippians 2:10 - every Colossians 2:16 - judge James 4:11 - and judgeth 1 Peter 4:5 - that Revelation 5:8 - the four Revelation 20:12 - stand

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But why dost thou judge thy brother?.... These words are spoken to the man weak in faith, that scrupled eating of certain meats, and chose rather eat none, and live on herbs, and who esteemed one day above another; and was very apt to censure and condemn such as made use of their Christian liberty in these things, though they were brethren, not in a natural or civil, but in a spiritual relation:

or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? these words, on the other hand, are directed to the stronger believer, who believed he might eat all things, and esteemed every day alike; being fully persuaded, that the distinction of meats and of days was now ceased; and such were apt to be puffed up with their superior knowledge and faith, and were ready to treat with an air of contempt those that were weak; showing little or no regard to their peace and edification, though they stood in the same relation to each other. The emphasis lies upon the word "brother", in both branches of the expostulation; and the force of the apostle's reasoning is that they should not judge or despise one another, because they were brethren, stood in the same relation to God and Christ, belonged to the same family, were partakers of the same grace, and had no pre-eminence one over another; they had but one master, and all they were brethren: and which he further enforces with the following reason or argument,

for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ; at the last day, when he shall sit on his throne of glory, and all nations shall be gathered before him, and he shall pronounce and execute the decisive sentence on each of them: there is a particular, and a general judgment; a particular judgment at death, when the soul is immediately consigned to bliss or woe; and a general one in the end of time; which may be proved both from reason, as from the relation creatures stand in to God, from the inequality of things in this life, and the conscious fears of men with respect to a future one; and from divine revelation, Christ will be the Judge, he is so appointed by his Father, and is every way fit for it, being God omniscient and omnipotent; and when he shall appear in his glory, he shall sit on his judgment seat, the dead will be raised, the books will be opened, and all shall be summoned to appear before him, of every age and sex, of every rank and degree, and of every character, good or bad: here the saints are particularly designed, "we shall all stand"; whether ministers or private Christians, weak or strong believers; they that are apt to judge, and others that are too ready to despise; they shall all stand before the tribunal of Christ, who is sole Judge, and shall render to every man according to his works, and from whom they shall all receive their sentence. The allusion is to human courts of judicature, in which the judge sits upon a bench, and they that are tried stand before him; see 2 Corinthians 5:10. The Alexandrian copy reads, "the judgment seat of God".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But why ... - Since we are all subjects and servants alike, and must all stand at the same tribunal, what right have we to sit in judgment on others?

Thou judge - Thou who art a “Jewish” convert, why dost thou attempt to arraign the “Gentile” disciple, as if he had violated a law of God? compare Romans 14:3.

Thy brother - God has recognised him as his friend Romans 14:3, and he should be regarded by thee as “a brother” in the same family.

Or why dost thou set at nought - Despise Romans 14:3; why dost thou, who art a “Gentile” convert, despise the “Jewish” disciple as being unnecessarily scrupulous and superstitious?

Thy brother - The Jewish convert is now a brother; and all the contempt which you Gentiles once cherished for the Jew should cease, from the fact that “he” is now “a Christian.” Nothing will do so much, on the one hand, to prevent a censorious disposition, and on the other, to prevent contempt for those who are in a different rank in life, as to remember that they are “Christians,” bought with the same blood, and going to the same heaven as ourselves.

We must all stand ... - That is, we must all be tried alike at the same tribunal; we must answer for our conduct, not to our-fellow man, but to Christ; and it does not become us to sit in judgment on each other.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 14:10. But why dost thou — Christian Jew, observing the rites of the Mosaic law, judge-condemn thy brother-the Christian Gentile, who does not think himself bound by this law?

Or why dost thou — Christian Gentile, set at nought thy Christian Jewish brother, as if he were unworthy of thy regard, because he does not yet believe that the Gospel has set him free from the rites and ceremonies of the law?

It is a true saying of Mr. Heylin, on this verse: The superstitious are prone to judge, and those who are not superstitious are prone to despise.

We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. — Why should we then judge and condemn each other? We are accountable to God for our conduct, and shall be judged at his bar; and let us consider that whatever measure we mete, the same shall be measured unto us again.