Romans 14:6
He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord; and he who eats, eats for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God. He who does not eat, refrains from eating for the Lord, he also gives thanks to God.
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In Context
7For none of us lives for himself, and none dies for himself.
Cross References
Exodus 12:42This was a night to stay awake, for Yahweh to bring them out from the land of Egypt. This was Yahweh's night to be observed by all the Israelites throughout their people's generations.
Isaiah 58:5Is this really the kind of fast that I would want: A day for anybody to humble himself, 1 for him to bow down his head like a reed, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under himself? 1 Do you really call this a fast, a day that pleases Yahweh? 1
Matthew 14:19Then Jesus ordered the crowd to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish. Looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowd.
John 6:28Then they said to him, “What must we do, so that we may do the works of God?”
Galatians 4:10You observe days and new moons and seasons and years!
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 →