Romans

Romans 14:20–21

²⁰Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block. ²¹It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.^d

Footnotes

d 14:21 SBL, BYZ, and TR include or to be hindered or weakened.

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Romans 14:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
destroy	κατάλυε	katalye	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2647 I break up, overthrow, unharness, find a lodging
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
work	ἔργον	ergon	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2041 work, labor, action, deed
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
for the sake of	ἕνεκεν	heneken	Preposition	G1752 for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
food	βρώματος	brōmatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G1033 food of any kind
All	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
clean	καθαρά	kathara	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G2513 clean, pure, unstained
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
wrong	κακὸν	kakon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2556 bad, evil
for a man	ἀνθρώπῳ	anthrōpō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
to let his eating be	ἐσθίοντι	esthionti	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G2068 I eat
a stumbling block	προσκόμματος	proskommatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4348 a stumbling-block

Romans 14:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
better	καλὸν	kalon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2570 beautiful, good, worthy
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
to eat	φαγεῖν	phagein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G5315 I eat
meat	κρέα	krea	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2907 flesh, kinds of flesh
drink	πιεῖν	piein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4095 I drink, imbibe
wine	οἶνον	oinon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3631 wine
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
brother	ἀδελφός	adelphos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
to stumble	προσκόπτει	proskoptei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4350 I stumble

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Romans 14:20 Romans 14:14–15 · Matthew 18:6 · Titus 1:15 · Acts 10:15 · 1 Corinthians 10:31–33 · Romans 14:21 · 1 Corinthians 6:12–13 · 1 Timothy 4:3–5 · Matthew 15:11 · Ephesians 2:10 · 1 Corinthians 8:8–13 · Philippians 1:6

Romans 14:21 1 Corinthians 8:13 · Romans 14:13 · Romans 15:1–2 · Luke 17:1–2 · Matthew 18:7–10 · Malachi 2:8 · Matthew 16:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.