Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Romans: Chapter 14].
locative case (\t•i bemati\, the judgment seat) as in Ac 27:24.
See the same figure of God in 2Co 5:10.
14:11 {As I live} (\z• eg•\). "I live." The LXX here (Isa
45:23) has \kat' emautou omnnu•\, "I swear by myself." {Shall
confess to God} (\exomolog•setai t•i the•i\). Future middle of
\exomologe•\, to confess openly (\ex\) with the accusative as in
Mt 3:6. With the dative as here the idea is to give praise to,
to give gratitude to (Mt 11:25).
14:12 {Shall give account} (\logon d•sei\). So Aleph A C rather
than \apod•sei\ of Textus Receptus. Common use of \logos\ for
account (bookkeeping, ledger) as in Lu 16:2.
14:13 {Let us not therefore judge one another any more} (\m•keti
oun all•lous krin•men\). Present active subjunctive (volitive).
"Let us no longer have the habit of criticizing one another." A
wonderfully fine text for modern Christians and in harmony with
what the Master said (Mt 7:1). {That no man put a stumbling
block in his brother's way or an occasion of falling} (\to m•
tithenai proskomma t•i adelph•i • skandalon\). Articular present
active infinitive of \tith•mi\ in apposition with \touto\,
accusative case after \krinate\: "Judge this rather, the not
putting a stumbling block (see 9:32 for \proskomma\) or a trap
(\skandalon\, 9:33) for his brother" (\adelph•i\, dative of
disadvantage).
14:14 {I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus} (\oida kai
pepeismai en kuri•i I•sou\). He knows it and stands persuaded
(perfect passive indicative of \peith•\, to persuade), but in the
sphere of the Lord Jesus (cf. 9:1), not by mere rational
processes. {Unclean of itself} (\kainon di' heautou\). So Paul
takes his stand with the "strong" as in 1Co 8:4f., but he is
not a libertine. Paul's liberty as to food is regulated by his
life in the Lord. For this use of \koinos\, not as common to all
(Ac 2:44; 4:32), but unhallowed, impure, see on ¯Mr 7:2,5; Ac
10:14,28. God made all things for their own uses. {Save that}
(\ei m•\). The exception lies not in the nature of the food (\di'
heautou\), but in the man's view of it (to him, \ekein•i\, dative
case).
14:15 Because of meat (\dia br•ma\). "Because of food." {In love}
(\kata agap•n\). "According to love" as the regulating principle
of life. See 1Co 8 where Paul pleads for love in place of
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