I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus (οιδα κα πεπεισμα εν κυριω Ιησου). He knows it and stands persuaded (perfect passive ind…

I know. This is an admission made to the Gentile convert, who believed that it was lawful to partake of food of every kind. The a…

I know, and am persuaded.—The Apostle clearly identifies himself with the less scrupulous party. For one of his intense p…

The opening statement gives the gist of what has been already said. Both parties have been guilty of passing judgment on one another. Then, by a ne…

I know, etc. To anticipate the objection of those who had made such progress in the gospel of Christ as to make no distinction between mea…

I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus
As for the apostle's own sense and judgment about the distinction of meats…

Christ deals gently with those who have true grace, even though they are weak in it. Consider the design of Christ's death; also, that drawing a so…

1. After forbidding human judgments, the Apostle now forbids putting stumbling blocks before one’s neighbor.

   He structures his argume…