Romans
Romans 14:13–16
13Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.
14I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 15If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
16Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Romans 14:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| let us stop judging | κρίνωμεν | krinōmen | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G2919 I judge, decide, think good |
| one another | ἀλλήλους | allēlous | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| Instead | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| make up your mind | κρίνατε | krinate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2919 I judge, decide, think good |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| to put | τιθέναι | tithenai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G5087 I put, place |
| stumbling block | πρόσκομμα | proskomma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4348 a stumbling-block |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| obstacle | σκάνδαλον | skandalon | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4625 a snare, stumbling-block |
| in your brother’s way | ἀδελφῷ | adelphō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G80 a brother |
Romans 14:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am convinced | Οἶδα | Oida | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| fully persuaded | πέπεισμαι | pepeismai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G3982 I persuade, urge |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Lord | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| nothing | οὐδὲν | ouden | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| unclean | κοινὸν | koinon | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2839 common, shared, unclean |
| in | δι’ | di’ | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| itself | ἑαυτοῦ | heautou | Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| But if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| regards | λογιζομένῳ | logizomenō | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular | G3049 I reckon, count, decide |
| something | τι | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| as | εἶναι | einai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1510 I am, exist |
| unclean | κοινὸν | koinon | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2839 common, shared, unclean |
| for him | ἐκείνῳ | ekeinō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| unclean | κοινόν | koinon | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2839 common, shared, unclean |
Romans 14:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| brother | ἀδελφός | adelphos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G80 a brother |
| is distressed | λυπεῖται | lypeitai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3076 I pain, grieve, vex |
| by | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| you are no longer acting | περιπατεῖς | peripateis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4043 I walk, conduct my life |
| in | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| love | ἀγάπην | agapēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| by | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| destroy | ἀπόλλυε | apollye | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| for | ὑπὲρ | hyper | Preposition | G5228 in behalf of, above |
| whom | οὗ | hou | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| Christ | Χριστὸς | Christos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| died | ἀπέθανεν | apethanen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G599 I am dying, am about to die |
Romans 14:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | Μὴ | Mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| what | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| good | ἀγαθόν | agathon | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G18 good |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| to be spoken of as evil | βλασφημείσθω | blasphēmeisthō | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G987 I speak evil against, blaspheme |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 14:13 2 Corinthians 6:3 · 1 Corinthians 8:9–13 · James 4:11 · Luke 17:2 · Romans 16:17 · James 2:4 · Romans 14:10 · Isaiah 57:14 · Luke 12:57 · Revelation 2:14 · Romans 14:4 · Matthew 7:1
Romans 14:14 Titus 1:15 · 1 Timothy 4:4 · Romans 14:2 · 1 Corinthians 8:7 · Acts 10:14–15 · Acts 11:8–9 · 1 Corinthians 8:10 · Acts 10:28 · Romans 14:23 · 1 Corinthians 10:25 · Romans 14:20
Romans 14:15 1 Corinthians 8:11–12 · Galatians 5:13 · Philippians 2:2–4 · Romans 14:20 · 1 Corinthians 8:1 · Ephesians 5:2 · 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 · Romans 15:2 · Ezekiel 13:22 · Romans 13:10 · 1 Corinthians 13:1 · 2 Peter 2:1
Romans 14:16 1 Corinthians 10:29–30 · Romans 12:17 · 1 Thessalonians 5:22 · 2 Corinthians 8:20–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.