Romans 14:10
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.
Study Note
Study Note
The double question — 'why do you judge your brother? why do you set at nought your brother?' — addresses the mutual condemnation between the 'strong' (Gentile believers free regarding food laws) and the 'weak' (Jewish believers still observing Torah distinctions). Paul grounds his rebuke in eschatology: 'we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ,' citing Isaiah 45:23 in verse 11 to establish that every person's ultimate accountability is to God alone. The verse subordinates inter-community judgment to divine judgment, dissolving the horizontal rivalry by redirecting attention to the single vertical tribunal before which all believers are equally dependent on grace.
Other Translations
But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.
And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ;
But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.
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