Romans 14:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 14:19-21

Romans 14:19-21. Let us therefore In consistency with these certain and momentous truths; follow after the things which make for peace Which tend to procure, preserve, and promote peace among the faithful; and things wherewith one may edify another, may build him up in faith and holiness. Observe, reader, peace and edification are closely connected: practical divinity tends equally to peace and edification. Controversial divinity less directly tends to edification, although sometimes we,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 14:1-23

The use of Christian liberty (14:1-15:13)Although Christians are free from religious rules and regulations such as those found in Moses’ law, some have difficulty living with such freedom. Because their faith is not strong, they have their own laws which they feel bound to keep. Other Christians should accept such people warmly into their fellowship and not argue with them about personal opinions (14:1).Some of the Jewish Christians in the church in Rome had grown little in their faith and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 14:19

follow after = pursue. See Romans 9:30 . things . . . peace . Literally the things of the peace. things . . . another = the things of mutual (Greek. eis . App-104 . vi, allelous, others) edifying. edify . Greek. oikodome. Compare Romans 15:2 . 1 Corinthians 14:3 .Ephesians 4:12 read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 14:19

So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.The admonition of these words demands that a true Christian follow a constructive program of doing the things that produce harmony, induce fellowship, and lead to fuller appreciation and love among the brethren. Again from Murray,The practical rule applied here is that when anything is morally indifferent to me, before I act on the conviction, I must ask how such action will affect the peace of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 14:19

19. the things, &c.—more simply, "the things of peace, and the things of mutual edification." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 14:13-23

2. The evil of offending one another 14:13-23In the previous section Paul addressed both the "weak" and the "strong" Christians, but he spoke mainly about the weaker brother’s temptation to condemn the stronger believer. In this section he dealt more with the temptation that the stronger brother faces. Paul structured his argument in a chiasm. [Note: Moo, p. 850.] A Warning about stumbling blocks (13b) B Nothing is "unclean" in itself (14a) C Warning about destroying one for whom Christ died... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 14:19

The things that make for peace in the context refer to practices that do not cause others to stumble and attitudes that are non-judgmental. Peace between the strong and the weak is in view primarily. Rather than tearing down, we should do things that build one another up (1 Corinthians 10:23; 1 Thessalonians 5:11). For the strong this might be foregoing some legitimate amoral practice. For the weak it could be refraining from verbal criticism and judgmental thinking. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Romans 14:19

14:19 peace, (g-11) Lit. 'the things of peace.' another. (h-19) Or 'the things of edification, in which one [builds up] another,' or 'of mutual edification.' read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 14:1-23

The Duty of Sympathy and TolerationIn chapter Romans 13:12 St. Paul urged his readers, by their expectation of Christ’s coming, to avoid the licence and immorality of the heathen. Now he turns to the opposite extreme, and deals with the ascetic scrupulousness of certain Christians.Under the Jewish Law there was a distinction between clean and unclean meats. This distinction, which perpetuated the separation between Jew and Gentile, Christ abolished (Mark 7:19 RV), as was afterwards revealed to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 14:19

(19) Let us therefore follow.—The best MSS. have the indicative mood, “so then we follow.” There is, however, some good support for the Received text, especially in the patristic quotations and versions; and mistakes of this kind were peculiarly liable to be made.Edify.—The word has unfortunately lost its freshness of meaning, but we have no other single equivalent for it in English. It is the “upbuilding,” or mutual help and assistance in the spiritual life which Christians receive from their... read more

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