Romans 14:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μηκέτι οὖν ἀλλήλους κρίνωμεν: ἀλλὰ τοῦτο κρίνατε μᾶλλον, τὸ μὴ τιθέναι πρόσκομμα τῷ ἀδελφῷ ἢ σκάνδαλον.

Transliteration

No longer oun allēlous krinōmen: but touto krinate mallon, the not tithenai proskomma to the adelphō or skandalon.

Grammar Details

• *oun*: inferential particle - therefore/then
• *allēlous*: accusative, masculine, plural, reciprocal pronoun - one another
• *krinōmen*: present, active, subjunctive, 1st plural - we judge
• *touto*: accusative, neuter, singular - this
• *krinate*: aorist, active, imperative, 2nd plural - judge/decide
• *mallon*: adverb - rather/instead
• *tithenai*: present, active, infinitive - to put/place
• *proskomma*: accusative, neuter, singular - stumbling block
• *adelphō*: dative, masculine, singular - brother
• *skandalon*: accusative, neuter, singular - trap/snare/offense

Word Meanings

• *krinōmen*: we judge/we condemn/we criticize
• *krinate*: judge/decide/determine
• *mallon*: rather/instead/more
• *tithenai*: to put/to place/to set
• *proskomma*: stumbling block/obstacle
• *adelphō*: brother/fellow believer
• *skandalon*: trap/snare/offense/occasion for stumbling

Referenced Verses

• Luke 12:57 : 57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
• Jas 4:11 : 11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
• Matt 7:1 : 1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
• 1 Cor 10:32 : 32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
• Rom 14:4 : 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.
• Rom 14:10 : 10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
• Luke 17:2 : 2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
• 2 Cor 6:3 : 3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
• Jas 2:4 : 4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
• Phil 1:10 : 10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
• 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
• 1 John 2:10 : 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
• Rev 2:14 : 14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
• Rom 9:32-33 : 32 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
• Rom 11:9 : 9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
• Lev 19:14 : 14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
• 2 Sam 12:14 : 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
• Isa 57:14 : 14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
• Ezek 14:3 : 3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
• Rom 16:17 : 17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
• 1 Cor 8:9-9 : 9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. 10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; 11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? 12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. 13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
• 1 Cor 11:13 : 13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
• 2 Cor 5:14 : 14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
• Matt 16:23 : 23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
• Matt 18:7 : 7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!