Romans

Romans 14:22–23

²²Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God.^e Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. ²³But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.^f

Footnotes

e 14:22 Literally Keep the faith that you have to yourself before God
f 14:23 Some manuscripts place the text of Romans 16:25–27|ROM 16:25-27here.

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Romans 14:22

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Keep	ἔχε	eche	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
your	Σὺ	Sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
belief	πίστιν	pistin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
between	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
yourself	σεαυτὸν	seauton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular	G4572 of yourself
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
Blessed	μακάριος	makarios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3107 happy, blessed
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
does not condemn	κρίνων	krinōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2919 I judge, decide, think good
himself	ἑαυτὸν	heauton	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
by	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
what	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
he approves	δοκιμάζει	dokimazei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1381 I put to the test, prove, examine

Romans 14:23

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
has doubts	διακρινόμενος	diakrinomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1252 I distinguish, discern, doubt, hesitate
is condemned	κατακέκριται	katakekritai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2632 I condemn
if	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
he eats	φάγῃ	phagē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5315 I eat
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
faith	πίστεως	pisteōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
everything	πᾶν	pan	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
that	ὃ	ho	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
faith	πίστεως	pisteōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
is	ἐστίν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
sin	ἁμαρτία	hamartia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G266 a sin

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Romans 14:22 1 John 3:21 · Romans 14:5 · James 3:13 · Galatians 6:1 · Romans 14:23 · Romans 14:14 · Romans 14:2 · Acts 24:16 · 2 Corinthians 1:12 · Romans 7:15 · Romans 7:24

Romans 14:23 Hebrews 11:6 · Titus 1:15 · 1 Corinthians 11:29–31 · 1 Corinthians 8:7 · Romans 14:5 · Romans 13:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.