Romans

Romans 14:20

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.

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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

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