Romans
Romans 14:6–7
6He who observes a special day does so to the Lord;b he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
7For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.
Footnotes
- b 14:6 BYZ and TR include he who does not regard the day, to the Lord he does not regard it;
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 14:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| observes | φρονῶν | phronōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5426 I think, judge, observe |
| day | ἡμέραν | hēmeran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| to | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| he who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| eats | ἐσθίων | esthiōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2068 I eat |
| to | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| he gives thanks | εὐχαριστεῖ | eucharistei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2168 I thank, give thanks |
| to God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| abstains | ἐσθίων | esthiōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2068 I eat |
| to | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| gives thanks | εὐχαριστεῖ | eucharistei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2168 I thank, give thanks |
| to God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Romans 14:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| none | Οὐδεὶς | Oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| of us | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| lives | ζῇ | zē | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2198 I live |
| to himself | ἑαυτῷ | heautō | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| none | οὐδεὶς | oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| dies | ἀποθνῄσκει | apothnēskei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G599 I am dying, am about to die |
| to himself | ἑαυτῷ | heautō | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 14:6 1 Corinthians 10:30–31 · 1 Timothy 4:3–5 · Isaiah 58:5 · Exodus 12:42 · Galatians 4:10 · Exodus 16:25 · Exodus 12:14 · John 6:28 · Zechariah 7:5–6 · Matthew 15:36 · Matthew 14:19
Romans 14:7 1 Peter 4:2 · 2 Corinthians 5:15 · 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 · 1 Thessalonians 5:10 · Titus 2:14 · Galatians 2:19–20 · Philippians 1:20–24 · Romans 14:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.