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Wholehearted worship of God and proper behavior toward fellow believers and others (</strong><a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/12#h=65:0-69:0"><strong>12:1-21</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><ul><li class="L3"><p class="s6">Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, with your power of reason (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/12#h=65:0-66:0">12:1, 2</a>)</p></li><li class="L3"><p class="s6">Christians have different gifts but are part of one body (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/12#h=66:0-67:0">12:3-8</a>)</p></li><li class="L3"><p class="s6">Show love and honor to fellow believers; display zeal, endurance, and submission in serving Jehovah (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/12#h=67:0-68:0">12:9-16</a>)</p></li><li class="L3"><p class="s6">“Keep conquering the evil with the good” (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/12#h=68:0-69:0">12:17-21</a>)</p></li></ul></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5"><strong>2. True Christians and the State (</strong><a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/13#h=69:0-71:0"><strong>13:1-7</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><ul><li class="L3"><p class="s6">Subjection to “the superior authorities” serving as God’s ministers (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/13#h=69:0-70:0">13:1-4</a>)</p></li><li class="L3"><p class="s6">Render to authorities what is due them (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/13#h=70:0-71:0">13:5-7</a>)</p></li></ul></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5"><strong>3. Fulfilling the law of love, and staying awake (</strong><a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/13#h=71:0-73:0"><strong>13:8-14</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><ul><li class="L3"><p class="s6">Do not owe anything but love to anyone; love is the law’s fulfillment (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/13#h=71:0-72:0">13:8-10</a>)</p></li><li class="L3"><p class="s6">Walk decently as in the daytime, and imitate Jesus (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/13#h=72:0-73:0">13:11-14</a>)</p></li></ul></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5"><strong>4. Work for unity; God’s Kingdom means righteousness, peace, and joy (</strong><a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14#h=73:0-80:0"><strong>14:1–15:13</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><ul><li class="L3"><p class="s6">Do not judge one another (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14#h=73:0-76:0">14:1-12</a>)</p></li><li class="L3"><p class="s6">Do not cause others to stumble (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14#h=76:0-77:0">14:13-18</a>)</p></li><li class="L3"><p class="s6">Pursue peace and things that build one another up (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14#h=77:0-78:0">14:19-23</a>)</p></li><li class="L3"><p class="s6">Follow the example of Christ, who did not please himself (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/15#h=78:0-79:0">15:1-6</a>)</p></li><li class="L3"><p class="s6">“Welcome one another”; the nations will glorify God (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/15#h=79:0-80:0">15:7-13</a>)</p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div> </li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-1" data-section-citation="045014001045014001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:1</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/468" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-469"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 15:1; 1Th 5:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-469" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-469" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p829" data-pid="829" class="se"></p> <p id="p830" data-pid="830" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/960/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 35</a></p> <p id="p831" data-pid="831" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p251" data-pid="251" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/249/0">lff lesson 35;</a></p> <p id="p252" data-pid="252" class="sx"></p> <p id="p318" data-pid="318" class="sx"><span class="ni">cj 164-165;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/316/2"> w77 713-714;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/316/4"> w60 116;</a><span class="ni"> w47 341</span></p> <p id="p319" data-pid="319" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-2" data-section-citation="045014002045014002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:2</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p831" data-pid="831" class="se"></p> <div id="p832" data-pid="832"><p data-pid="832" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/961/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="832" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/961/0">9/1/2004, p. 9</a></p> </div><p id="p833" data-pid="833" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p252" data-pid="252" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/250/0">w04 9/1 9;</a></p> <p id="p253" data-pid="253" class="sx"></p> <p id="p319" data-pid="319" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/317/0">w77 714;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/317/2"> w54 426;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/317/3"> w52 96;</a><span class="ni"> w47 341</span></p> <p id="p320" data-pid="320" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-3" data-section-citation="045014003045014003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:3</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/469" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-470"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Col 2:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-470" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-470" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p320" data-pid="320" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/318/0">w80 5/1 26;</a><span class="ni"> cj 164-165;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/318/4"> w77 714;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/318/6"> w72 599;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/318/8"> w64 548;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/318/9"> w63 273;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/318/10"> w54 426;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/318/11"> w52 96;</a><span class="ni"> w47 341</span></p> <p id="p321" data-pid="321" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-4" data-section-citation="045014004045014004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:4</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="s5"><strong>Who are you to judge the servant of another?:</strong> In this passage (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/1/0" data-bid="2-1" class="b">Ro 14:1-12</a>), Paul makes it clear that Christians are not to judge one another in matters of conscience. Christians in the Rome congregation came from a variety of cultural backgrounds, and some were judging their fellow believers for decisions and actions that did not violate Bible principles. The preceding verse (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/2/0" data-bid="3-1" class="b">Ro 14:3</a>) states that <em>“God</em> has welcomed” both “the one eating” and “the one not eating.” Paul’s question here in <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/3/0" data-bid="4-1" class="b">verse 4</a> reminded his fellow believers to recognize that Jehovah was supporting the person they were judging. Paul uses an illustration of a household servant and his master. The master had the exclusive right to establish rules for and restrictions on his servant, to assign him duties, to retain or discharge him. Anyone else assuming this responsibility on his own would be considered presumptuous, and the master could rightfully say to him: ‘Who do you think you are?’ In a similar way, each Christian is responsible before God, his Master, in matters of conscience. No Christian has the right to judge his brother because that brother belongs exclusively to God.</p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="s5"><strong>Jehovah:</strong> Available Greek manuscripts use the term “the Lord” (Greek, <em>ho Kyʹri·os</em>) here. However, as explained in <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/0">App. C</a>, there are good reasons to believe that the divine name was originally used in this verse and later replaced by the title Lord. The context shows that reference is made to Jehovah God. In this account at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/4/0" data-bid="5-1" class="b">Ro 14:1-12</a>, Paul discusses the importance of not judging one another in matters of conscience. At <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/5/0" data-bid="6-1" class="b">Ro 14:10</a>, he mentions that each one will “stand before the judgment seat of <em>God.”</em> To support his argument, Paul at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/6/0" data-bid="7-1" class="b">Ro 14:11</a> quotes from <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/7/0" data-bid="8-1" class="b">Isa 45:23</a>, where the context shows that Jehovah God is the one speaking (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/8/0" data-bid="9-1" class="b">Isa 45:18-22</a>), and from <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/9/0" data-bid="10-1" class="b">Isa 49:18</a>, where the divine name appears. (See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/0/0">study note on Ro 14:11</a>.) At <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/10/0" data-bid="11-1" class="b">Ro 14:12</a>, Paul concludes by saying: “So, then, each of us will render an account for himself to <em>God.”</em> Therefore, both the context and the Hebrew Scripture background support the use of the name Jehovah in the main text.—See <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/1">App. C3 introduction;</a> <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/2">Ro 14:4</a>.</p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="s5"><strong>make him stand:</strong> That is, make him succeed and retain the approval of his master. The term “stand” is used in a similar sense at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/11/0" data-bid="12-1" class="b">Lu 21:36</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/470" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-471"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 7:1; Jas 4:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-471" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-471" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/471" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-472"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 4:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-472" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-472" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p833" data-pid="833" class="se"></p> <div id="p834" data-pid="834"><p data-pid="834" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/962/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="834" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/962/0">4/15/2010, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p835" data-pid="835" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p253" data-pid="253" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/251/0">w10 4/15 15;</a></p> <p id="p254" data-pid="254" class="sx"></p> <p id="p321" data-pid="321" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/319/0">w80 4/1 15;</a><span class="ni"> cj 168;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/319/4"> w77 714-715;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/319/6"> lp 128-129;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/319/8"> w74 437;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/319/10"> w72 590-591;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/319/13"> w63 273;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/319/14"> w61 81,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/319/15"> 331;</a><span class="ni"> w47 341;</span><span class="ni"> w38 59;</span><span class="ni"> w36 4</span></p> <p id="p322" data-pid="322" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-5" data-section-citation="045014005045014005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/472" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-473"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ga 4:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-473" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-473" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/473" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-474"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Col 2:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-474" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-474" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p835" data-pid="835" class="se"></p> <p id="p836" data-pid="836" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/963/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 813</a></p> <p id="p837" data-pid="837" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/964/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 1163-1164</a></p> <div id="p838" data-pid="838"><p data-pid="838" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/965/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="838" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/965/0">2/1/2010, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="838" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/966/0">9/1/2004, pp. 9-10</a></p> </div><p id="p839" data-pid="839" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p254" data-pid="254" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/252/0">it-1 813;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/252/2"> it-2 1163-1164;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/252/4"> w10 2/1 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/252/6"> w04 9/1 9-10;</a></p> <p id="p255" data-pid="255" class="sx"></p> <p id="p322" data-pid="322" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/320/0">g78 6/8 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/320/2"> w77 715-716;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/320/6"> w73 542;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/320/8"> w72 564;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/320/10"> g72 11/22 7;</a><span class="ni"> w47 343</span></p> <p id="p323" data-pid="323" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-6" data-section-citation="045014006045014006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:6</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="s5"><strong>Jehovah:</strong> Available Greek manuscripts use the term “Lord” (<em>Kyʹri·os,</em> without the definite article in Greek) three times in this verse. However, as explained in <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/3">App. C</a>, there are reasons to believe that the divine name was originally used in this verse and later replaced by the title Lord. Therefore, the name Jehovah is used in the main text.—See <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/4">App. C3 introduction;</a> <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/5">Ro 14:6</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/474" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-475"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ti 4:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-475" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-475" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/475" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-476"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 10:31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-476" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-476" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p839" data-pid="839" class="se"></p> <p id="p840" data-pid="840" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/967/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 813</a></p> <p id="p841" data-pid="841" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/968/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 1163-1164</a></p> <p id="p842" data-pid="842" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p255" data-pid="255" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/253/0">it-1 813;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/253/2"> it-2 1163-1164;</a></p> <p id="p256" data-pid="256" class="sx"></p> <p id="p323" data-pid="323" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/321/0">g78 6/8 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/321/2"> w77 715-716;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/321/5"> w65 305;</a><span class="ni"> g65 11/22 28;</span><span class="ni"> w47 343</span></p> <p id="p324" data-pid="324" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-7" data-section-citation="045014007045014007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/476" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-477"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 6:19, 20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-477" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-477" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p324" data-pid="324" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/322/0">w80 11/15 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/322/2"> w78 3/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/322/4"> w73 277</a></p> <p id="p325" data-pid="325" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-8" data-section-citation="045014008045014008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:8</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="s5"><strong>Jehovah:</strong> Available Greek manuscripts use the term <em>Kyʹri·os</em> (“Lord,” with the definite article in Greek) three times in this verse. However, as explained in <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/6">App. C</a>, there are reasons to believe that the divine name was originally used in this verse and later replaced by the title Lord. Therefore, the name Jehovah is used here in the main text.—See <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/7">App. C3 introduction;</a> <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/8">Ro 14:8</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/477" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-478"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 146:2; 1Pe 4:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-478" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-478" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/478" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-479"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Th 4:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-479" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-479" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p842" data-pid="842" class="se"></p> <div id="p843" data-pid="843"><p data-pid="843" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/969/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="843" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/969/0">11/1/2002, p. 15</a></p><p data-pid="843" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/970/0">2/1/1986, p. 10</a></p> </div><p id="p844" data-pid="844" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p256" data-pid="256" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/254/0">w02 11/1 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/254/2"> w86 2/1 10;</a></p> <p id="p257" data-pid="257" class="sx"></p> <p id="p325" data-pid="325" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/323/0">w78 3/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/323/2"> g74 9/8 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/323/4"> w73 277;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/323/6"> w64 359;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/323/7"> w63 270;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/323/8"> w51 296</a></p> <p id="p326" data-pid="326" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-9" data-section-citation="045014009045014009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:9</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/479" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-480"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Th 5:10; Re 1:17, 18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-480" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-480" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p844" data-pid="844" class="se"></p> <p id="p845" data-pid="845" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/971/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 266</a></p> <p id="p846" data-pid="846" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p257" data-pid="257" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/255/0">it-2 266;</a></p> <p id="p258" data-pid="258" class="sx"></p> <p id="p326" data-pid="326" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/324/0">bw 63;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/324/2"> w78 3/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/324/4"> w72 177;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/324/6"> ad 1075</a></p> <p id="p327" data-pid="327" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-10" data-section-citation="045014010045014010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/480" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-481"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 6:37; Ro 14:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-481" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-481" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/481" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-482"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Php 2:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-482" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-482" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/482" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-483"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 10:42; 2Co 5:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-483" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-483" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p846" data-pid="846" class="se"></p> <p id="p847" data-pid="847" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/972/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 35</a></p> <p id="p848" data-pid="848" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/973/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 501</a></p> <p id="p849" data-pid="849" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/974/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 137-138</a></p> <div id="p850" data-pid="850"><p data-pid="850" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/975/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="850" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/975/0">9/1/2004, p. 10</a></p> </div><p id="p851" data-pid="851" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p258" data-pid="258" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/256/0">lff lesson 35;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/256/2"> it-1 501;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/256/4"> it-2 137-138;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/256/7"> w04 9/1 10;</a></p> <p id="p259" data-pid="259" class="sx"></p> <p id="p327" data-pid="327" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/325/0">w78 3/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/325/2"> w73 320;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/325/4"> g73 9/8 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/325/6"> w72 590-591,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/325/9"> 599;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/325/11"> ad 982-983;</a><span class="ni"> im 367;</span><span class="ni"> w47 345</span></p> <p id="p328" data-pid="328" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-11" data-section-citation="045014011045014011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:11</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="s5"><strong>says Jehovah:</strong> Paul is quoting from <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/15/0" data-bid="16-1" class="b">Isa 45:23</a>, where the context makes clear that Jehovah is the one speaking. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/16/0" data-bid="17-1" class="b">Isa 45:18-22</a>) However, <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/17/0" data-bid="18-1" class="b">Isa 45:23</a> does not use the phrase “says Jehovah.” Scholars have suggested that Paul also quoted from <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/18/0" data-bid="19-1" class="b">Isa 49:18</a>, where the phrase “‘As surely as I am living,’ declares Jehovah,” appears. Another possibility is that Paul included the phrase “says Jehovah” to make clear who is speaking, having in mind any of the numerous verses in the Hebrew Scriptures where it and similar phrases appear.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/19/0" data-bid="20-1" class="b">Nu 14:28;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/19/1" data-bid="20-2" class="b"> Jer 22:24;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/19/2" data-bid="20-3" class="b"> 46:18</a> (26:18, <em>LXX</em>); <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/20/0" data-bid="21-1" class="b">Eze 5:11;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/20/1" data-bid="21-2" class="b"> 14:16;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/20/2" data-bid="21-3" class="b"> 16:48;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/20/3" data-bid="21-4" class="b"> 17:16;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/20/4" data-bid="21-5" class="b"> 18:3;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/20/5" data-bid="21-6" class="b"> 20:31,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/20/6" data-bid="21-7" class="b"> 33;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070731/20/7" data-bid="21-8" class="b"> Zep 2:9</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/483" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-484"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 49:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-484" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-484" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/484" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-485"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 45:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-485" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-485" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p328" data-pid="328" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/326/0">w78 3/15 14;</a><span class="ni"> im 367;</span><span class="ni"> g62 12/22 28;</span><span class="ni"> w47 345;</span><span class="ni"> w39 51</span></p> <p id="p329" data-pid="329" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-12" data-section-citation="045014012045014012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/485" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-486"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 12:14; Mt 12:36; 2Co 5:10; Ga 6:4, 5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-486" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-486" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p851" data-pid="851" class="se"></p> <div id="p852" data-pid="852"><p data-pid="852" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/976/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="852" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/976/0">6/15/2001, pp. 21-22</a></p><p data-pid="852" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/977/0">9/15/1996, pp. 10-15</a></p><p data-pid="852" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/978/0">9/1/1994, p. 12</a></p> </div><p id="p853" data-pid="853" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p259" data-pid="259" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/257/0">w01 6/15 21-22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/257/2"> w96 9/15 10-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/257/4"> w94 9/1 12;</a></p> <p id="p260" data-pid="260" class="sx"></p> <p id="p329" data-pid="329" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/327/0">g80 4/8 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/327/2"> w78 3/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/327/4"> w73 542;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/327/6"> w72 590-591;</a><span class="ni"> im 367;</span><span class="ni"> g62 10/22 7;</span><span class="ni"> w47 345</span></p> <p id="p330" data-pid="330" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-13" data-section-citation="045014013045014013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/486" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-487"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 7:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-487" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-487" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/487" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-488"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 18:6; 1Co 8:9; 10:32</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-488" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-488" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p853" data-pid="853" class="se"></p> <div id="p854" data-pid="854"><p data-pid="854" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/979/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="854" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/979/0">10/8/2005, p. 27</a></p> </div><p id="p855" data-pid="855" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p260" data-pid="260" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/258/0">g05 10/8 27;</a></p> <p id="p261" data-pid="261" class="sx"></p> <p id="p330" data-pid="330" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/328/0">w78 3/15 14-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/328/3"> w78 5/1 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/328/5"> w65 309;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/328/6"> w62 414;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/328/7"> w61 332;</a><span class="ni"> w47 345</span></p> <p id="p331" data-pid="331" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-14" data-section-citation="045014014045014014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:14</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/488" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-489"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 15:11; Ac 10:15; 1Ti 4:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-489" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-489" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p331" data-pid="331" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/329/0">w78 3/15 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/329/2"> w72 564;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/329/4"> w71 314;</a><span class="ni"> w47 347</span></p> <p id="p332" data-pid="332" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-15" data-section-citation="045014015045014015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:15</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-30"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p122" data-pid="122">Or “destroy.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/489" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-490"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Eph 5:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-490" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-490" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/490" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-491"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 8:10, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-491" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-491" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p332" data-pid="332" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/330/0">w78 3/15 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/330/2"> w72 564-565;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/330/4"> w61 332;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/330/5"> w60 9;</a><span class="ni"> w47 347</span></p> <p id="p333" data-pid="333" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-16" data-section-citation="045014016045014016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:16</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p333" data-pid="333" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/331/0">w78 3/15 17-19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/331/2"> w62 471;</a><span class="ni"> w47 347</span></p> <p id="p334" data-pid="334" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-17" data-section-citation="045014017045014017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:17</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-31"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p123" data-pid="123">Or “is not about.” Lit., “is not.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-32"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p124" data-pid="124">Or “is about.” Lit., “is.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/491" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-492"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 8:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-492" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-492" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p855" data-pid="855" class="se"></p> <p id="p856" data-pid="856" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/980/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 1160-1161</a></p> <div id="p857" data-pid="857"><p data-pid="857" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/981/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="857" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/981/0">6/15/2008, p. 31</a></p> </div><p id="p858" data-pid="858" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/982/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 209</a></p> <p id="p859" data-pid="859" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p261" data-pid="261" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/259/0">it-1 1160-1161;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/259/2"> w08 6/15 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/259/4"> si 209;</a></p> <p id="p262" data-pid="262" class="sx"></p> <p id="p334" data-pid="334" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/0">w79 7/15 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/2"> w78 3/15 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/4"> w73 187;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/6"> w73 458-459;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/8"> ad 803;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/9"> w65 305;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/10"> w63 273;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/11"> w61 332;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/12"> w59 185;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/13"> w57 372,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/14"> 432;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/15"> w52 476-477;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/332/16"> w51 493;</a><span class="ni"> w47 347;</span><span class="ni"> w44 281</span></p> <p id="p335" data-pid="335" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-18" data-section-citation="045014018045014018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:18</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p335" data-pid="335" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/333/0">w78 3/15 19;</a><span class="ni"> w47 347</span></p> <p id="p336" data-pid="336" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-19" data-section-citation="045014019045014019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:19</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/492" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-493"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 5:9; Ro 12:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-493" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-493" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/493" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-494"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 14:12; Heb 10:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-494" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-494" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p859" data-pid="859" class="se"></p> <div id="p860" data-pid="860"><p data-pid="860" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/983/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="860" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/983/0">11/15/2008, pp. 17-19</a></p><p data-pid="860" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/984/0">2/15/1989, pp. 18-20</a></p> </div><p id="p861" data-pid="861" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p262" data-pid="262" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/260/0">w08 11/15 17-19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/260/2"> w89 2/15 18-20;</a></p> <p id="p263" data-pid="263" class="sx"></p> <p id="p336" data-pid="336" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/0">w85 4/1 14-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/2"> w78 3/15 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/4"> w73 139;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/7"> w73 320;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/9"> w73 330-335;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/11"> w71 311;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/13"> w65 296,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/14"> 308;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/15"> w63 273,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/16"> 484;</a><span class="ni"> g62 7/22 4;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/18"> w61 332;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/19"> w60 115,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/20"> 142;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/334/21"> w55 185;</a><span class="ni"> w47 347</span></p> <p id="p337" data-pid="337" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-20" data-section-citation="045014020045014020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:20</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-33"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p125" data-pid="125">Or “it is wrong for.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/494" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-495"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 14:3; 1Co 8:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-495" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-495" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/495" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-496"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 8:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-496" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-496" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p337" data-pid="337" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/335/0">w78 3/15 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/335/2"> w61 332;</a><span class="ni"> w47 347</span></p> <p id="p338" data-pid="338" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-21" data-section-citation="045014021045014021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:21</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/496" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-497"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 14:13; 1Co 8:13; 10:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-497" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-497" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p861" data-pid="861" class="se"></p> <p id="p862" data-pid="862" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/985/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 43</a></p> <div id="p863" data-pid="863"><p data-pid="863" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/986/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="863" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204435/986/0">9/1/2004, pp. 11-12</a></p> </div><p id="p864" data-pid="864" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p263" data-pid="263" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/261/0">lff lesson 43;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270045/261/2"> w04 9/1 11-12;</a></p> <p id="p264" data-pid="264" class="sx"></p> <p id="p338" data-pid="338" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/0">w85 4/1 14-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/2"> w83 4/15 26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/4"> w78 3/15 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/6"> g77 2/8 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/8"> w75 300;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/10"> w72 564-565;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/12"> w71 314;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/14"> w65 307;</a><span class="ni"> g65 1/22 20;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/16"> w63 36;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/17"> w62 471;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/18"> w61 332,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/19"> 542;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/336/20"> w51 510</a></p> <p id="p339" data-pid="339" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-22" data-section-citation="045014022045014022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:22</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p339" data-pid="339" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/337/0">w78 3/15 19-21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/337/2"> w73 139</a></p> <p id="p340" data-pid="340" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="45-14-23" data-section-citation="045014023045014023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Romans 14:23</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p340" data-pid="340" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/338/0">w80 8/1 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/338/2"> w78 3/15 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/338/4"> w77 712;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/338/6"> km 9/76 5-6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020045/338/8"> w72 564</a></p> <p id="p341" data-pid="341" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsQuotation"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">Quotation</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/483/3" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-484-3"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Rom. 14:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 49:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-484-3" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div 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class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-470-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/470/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-471-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Rom. 14:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 7:1; Jas 4:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-471-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-471-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/471/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-472-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Rom. 14:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 4:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-472-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-472-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/472/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-473-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Rom. 14:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ga 4:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-473-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-473-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/473/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-474-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Rom. 14:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Col 2:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-474-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-474-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/474/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-475-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Rom. 14:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ti 4:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div 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class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Rom. 14:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 6:19, 20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-477-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-477-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/477/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-478-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Rom. 14:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 146:2; 1Pe 4:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-478-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div 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class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Th 5:10; Re 1:17, 18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-480-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-480-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/480/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-481-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Rom. 14:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 6:37; Ro 14:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-481-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-481-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander 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data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-487-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Rom. 14:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 7:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-487-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-487-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/487/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-488-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Rom. 14:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 18:6; 1Co 8:9; 10:32</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-488-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div 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14:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Eph 5:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-490-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-490-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/45/14/490/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-491-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Rom. 14:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 8:10, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-491-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-491-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander 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data-pid="73" class="sb"><span id="v45-14-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28373" class="cl vx vp"><strong>14</strong> </a>Welcome the man having weaknesses in his faith,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/468" data-bid="469-1" class="b">+</a> but do not pass judgment on differing opinions. </span><span id="v45-14-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28374" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>One man has faith to eat everything, but the man who is weak eats only vegetables. </span><span id="v45-14-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28375" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>Let the one eating not look down on the one not eating, and let the one not eating not judge the one eating,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/469" data-bid="470-1" class="b">+</a> for God has welcomed him. </span><span id="v45-14-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28376" class="vl vx vp study">4 </a>Who are you to judge the servant of another?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/470" data-bid="471-1" class="b">+</a> To his own master he stands or falls.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/471" data-bid="472-1" class="b">+</a> Indeed, he will be made to stand, for Jehovah can make him stand.</span></p> <p id="p74" data-pid="74" class="sb"><span id="v45-14-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28377" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>One man judges one day as above another;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/472" data-bid="473-1" class="b">+</a> another judges one day the same as all others;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/473" data-bid="474-1" class="b">+</a> let each one be fully convinced in his own mind. </span><span id="v45-14-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28378" class="vl vx vp study">6 </a>The one who observes the day observes it to Jehovah. Also, the one who eats, eats to Jehovah, for he gives thanks to God;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/474" data-bid="475-1" class="b">+</a> and the one who does not eat does not eat to Jehovah, and yet gives thanks to God.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/475" data-bid="476-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v45-14-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28379" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>Not one of us, in fact, lives with regard to himself only,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/476" data-bid="477-1" class="b">+</a> and no one dies with regard to himself only. </span><span id="v45-14-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28380" class="vl vx vp study">8 </a>For if we live, we live to Jehovah,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/477" data-bid="478-1" class="b">+</a> and if we die, we die to Jehovah. So both if we live and if we die, we belong to Jehovah.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/478" data-bid="479-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v45-14-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28381" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>For to this end Christ died and came to life again, so that he might be Lord over both the dead and the living.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/479" data-bid="480-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p75" data-pid="75" class="sb"><span id="v45-14-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28382" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>But why do you judge your brother?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/480" data-bid="481-1" class="b">+</a> Or why do you also look down on your brother?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/481" data-bid="482-1" class="b">+</a> For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/482" data-bid="483-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v45-14-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28383" class="vl vx vp study">11 </a>For it is written: “‘As surely as I live,’<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/483" data-bid="484-1" class="b">+</a> says Jehovah, ‘to me every knee will bend, and every tongue will make open acknowledgment to God.’”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/484" data-bid="485-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v45-14-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28384" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>So, then, each of us will render an account for himself to God.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/485" data-bid="486-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p76" data-pid="76" class="sb"><span id="v45-14-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28385" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>Therefore, let us not judge one another any longer<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/486" data-bid="487-1" class="b">+</a> but, rather, be determined not to put a stumbling block or an obstacle before a brother.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/487" data-bid="488-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v45-14-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28386" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/488" data-bid="489-1" class="b">+</a> only where a man considers something to be unclean, to him it is unclean. </span><span id="v45-14-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28387" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>For if your brother is being offended because of food, you are no longer walking according to love.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/489" data-bid="490-1" class="b">+</a> Do not by your food ruin<a id="footnotesource30" data-fnid="30" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070149/29">*</a> that one for whom Christ died.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/490" data-bid="491-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v45-14-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28388" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>Therefore, do not let the good you do be spoken of as bad. </span><span id="v45-14-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28389" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>For the Kingdom of God does not mean<a id="footnotesource31" data-fnid="31" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070149/30">*</a> eating and drinking,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/491" data-bid="492-1" class="b">+</a> but means<a id="footnotesource32" data-fnid="32" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070149/31">*</a> righteousness and peace and joy with holy spirit. </span><span id="v45-14-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28390" class="vl vx vp">18 </a>For whoever slaves for Christ in this way is acceptable to God and has approval with men.</span></p> <p id="p77" data-pid="77" class="sb"><span id="v45-14-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28391" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>So, then, let us pursue the things making for peace<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/492" data-bid="493-1" class="b">+</a> and the things that build one another up.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/493" data-bid="494-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v45-14-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28392" class="vl vx vp">20 </a>Stop tearing down the work of God just for the sake of food.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/494" data-bid="495-1" class="b">+</a> True, all things are clean, but it is detrimental for<a id="footnotesource33" data-fnid="33" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070149/32">*</a> a man to eat when it will cause stumbling.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/495" data-bid="496-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v45-14-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28393" class="vl vx vp">21 </a>It is best not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything over which your brother stumbles.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070149/496" data-bid="497-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v45-14-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28394" class="vl vx vp">22 </a>The faith that you have, keep it to yourself before God. Happy is the man who does not judge himself by what he approves. </span><span id="v45-14-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070149/28395" class="vl vx vp">23 </a>But if he has doubts, he is already condemned if he eats, because he does not eat based on faith. 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