Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Set at nought (ecouqeneitw). Present active imperative of ecouqenew, to treat as nothing and so with contempt (Luke 23:11; I Thessalonians 5:20).
Judge (krinetw). Present active imperative of krinw, criticize. One side (the meat-eaters) despises the vegetarians, while the vegetarians criticize the meat-eaters.
Received him (auton proselabeto). Aorist middle (indirect) of proslambanw, same verb used in verse Romans 14:1. God took both sides into his fellowship without requiring that they be vegetarians or meat-eaters.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 14:3:
Romans 14:10
Romans 15:7
Romans 15:15
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