Romans 14:18
ContextNET © | For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people. 1 |
NIV © | because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. |
NASB © | For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. |
NLT © | If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God. And other people will approve of you, too. |
MSG © | Your task is to single-mindedly serve Christ. Do that and you'll kill two birds with one stone: pleasing the God above you and proving your worth to the people around you. |
BBE © | And he who in these things is Christ’s servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men. |
NRSV © | The one who thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and has human approval. |
NKJV © | For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people. 1 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “by men”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is generic here (“people”) since the contrast in context is between God and humanity. |