Romans 14:23
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
And hee that ‖doubteth, is damned if hee eate, because hee eateth not of faith: For whatsoeuer is not of faith, is sinne.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, discerneth, & putteth a difference between meats
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- Hebrews 11:6Rank 1 from verse 23
6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for hee that commeth to God, must beleeue that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seeke him.
- Titus 1:15Rank 2 from verse 23
- 1 Corinthians 11:29–31Rank 3 from verse 23
29For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.
30For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
31For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
29For hee that eateth and drinketh vnworthily, eateth and drinketh ‖damnation to himselfe, not discerning the Lords body.
30For this cause many are weake and sickly among you, and many sleepe.
31For if we would iudge our selues, we should not be iudged.
- 1 Corinthians 8:7Rank 4 from verse 23
7Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
7Howbeit there is not in euerie man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idole vnto this houre, eate it as a thing offred vnto an idole, and their conscience being weake, is defiled.
- Romans 14:5Rank 5 from verse 23
- Romans 13:2Rank 6 from verse 23
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Romans 14:23
Third-person singular present form of doubt, meaning to be uncertain, question, or waver in judgment.
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Condemned or judged guilty.
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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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Third-person singular present form of eat, meaning to take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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whatsoever
Whatever, anything that, or every thing of the kind or within the condition and scope stated.
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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.
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22Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
22Hast thou faith? haue it to thy selfe before God. Happie is he that condemneth not himselfe in that thing which hee alloweth.
23And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
23And hee that ‖doubteth, is damned if hee eate, because hee eateth not of faith: For whatsoeuer is not of faith, is sinne.
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