Romans 14:3

Set at nought (exouqeneitw). Present active imperative of exouqenew, to treat as nothing and so with contempt ( Luke 23:11 ; 1 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 1 Thessalonians 1 . God took both sides into his fellowship without requiring that they be vegetarians or meat-eaters.