Romans 14:4

Who are you to condemn the eved (house slave) of someone else? In relation to Ribbono (shel Olam) he stands or falls. And he shall stand, for Ribbono (shel Olam) is able to make him stand.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3Let the one who eats not hold in contempt or despise the one who does not eat, and let not the one who does not eat pass judgment on the one who eats, for Hashem treats him as an oreach ratzuy (welcome guest).

5One person judges one day to be more important than another; another person judges every day to be alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:5Uphold my goings in Thy paths, 1 that my footsteps stumble not. 1

Psalms 37:24Though he stumble, he shall not utterly fall; 1 for Hashem upholdeth him with His yad (hand, power). 1

Psalms 119:116Uphold me according unto Thy imrah, that I may live: 1 and let me not be ashamed from my hope. 1

John 10:28And I give to them Chayyei Olam, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. + 10:28 Isa 66:22

Romans 8:31In view of these things, what therefore shall we say? If Hashem is for us, who is against us?

Romans 11:23Whereas, they also, if they do not continue in a condition of no emunah, shall be grafted in; for Hashem is able to graft them in again.

Matthew Henry on Romans 14:2-23

Exhortations to Candour; The Dominion of Christ. ( a. d. 58.) 1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. 2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. 4 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. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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