Romans

Romans 14:15–17

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. ¹⁷For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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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

Romans 14:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γάρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
kingdom	βασιλεία	basileia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
eating	βρῶσις	brōsis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1035 eating, food, a meal, rust
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
drinking	πόσις	posis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4213 drink
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
of righteousness	δικαιοσύνη	dikaiosynē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1343 justice, justness, righteousness
peace	εἰρήνη	eirēnē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1515 peace, peace of mind
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
joy	χαρὰ	chara	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5479 joy, gladness
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Holy	Ἁγίῳ	Hagiō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεύματι	Pneumati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit

Cross-references

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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

Romans 14:17 Matthew 6:33 · Romans 15:13 · 1 Corinthians 4:20 · 1 Corinthians 8:8 · Galatians 5:22 · Romans 8:6 · 1 Thessalonians 2:12 · Philippians 3:9 · John 3:3 · Daniel 2:44 · Luke 17:20–21 · 1 Corinthians 6:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.