Romans 14

“Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.” Naming Him keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God…” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his…” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not…” The verse names Lord and God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any…” Naming Jesus keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom…” Naming Christ and Destroy keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Let not then your good be evil spoken of:” The line’s distinctive content terms include evil, good. Its relationship to verses 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is…” The line’s distinctive content terms include brother, drink, flesh. Its relationship to verses 20 and 22 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” The line’s distinctive content terms include faith, damned, doubteth. Its relationship to verses 22 shows what work it does in this passage.