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Romans 14:13-23

13ThereforeοὖνounG3767let us stop judgingμηκέτι κρίνωμεν,mēketi krinōmenG3371G2919one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240.Insteadἀλλὰ μᾶλλον,alla mallonG235G3123,make up your mindκρίνατεkrinateG2919τοῦτοtoutoG3778notμὴmēG3361τὸtoG3588to putτιθέναιtithenaiG5087anystumbling blockπρόσκομμαproskommaG4348orἢēG2228obstacleσκάνδαλον.¶skandalonG4625in your brother’s wayτῷ ἀδελφῷtō adelphōG3588G80.
14I am convincedG1492andκαὶkaiG2532fully persuadedπέπεισμαιpepeismaiG3982inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424thatὅτιhotiG3754nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762isuncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839inδι᾽di᾽G1223itselfἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438.But ifεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361anyoneτῷtōG3588regardsλογιζομένῳlogizomenōG3049somethingτιtiG5100asG1510uncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839, thenfor himἐκείνῳekeinōG1565it isuncleanκοινόν·koinonG2839.
15γὰρgarG1063IfεἰeiG1487yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80is distressedλυπεῖται,lupeitaiG3076byδιὰdiaG1223what you eatβρῶμαbrōmaG1033,you are no longer actingπεριπατεῖς.peripateisG3765G4043inκατὰkataG2596loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26.Do notμὴmēG3361byτῷtōG3588your eatingβρώματίbrōmatiG1033destroyἀπόλλυεapollueG622yourσουsouG4771brotherἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565,forὑπὲρhuperG5228whomοὗhouG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599.
16Do not allowμὴmēG3361whatτὸtoG3588youὑμῶνhumōnG4771considergoodἀγαθόν.agathonG18,thenοὖνounG3767,to be spoken of as evilβλασφημείσθωblasphēmeisthōG987.
17ForγάρgarG1063theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756a matter ofeatingβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035andκαὶkaiG2532drinkingπόσιςposisG4213,butἀλλὰallaG235of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343καὶkaiG2532,peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,andκαὶkaiG2532joyχαρὰcharaG5479inἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳ·hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.
18ForγὰρgarG1063whoeverὁhoG3588servesδουλεύωνdouleuōnG1398τῷtōG3588ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547inἐνenG1722this wayτούτῳtoutōG3778ispleasingεὐάρεστοςeuarestosG2101τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532approvedδόκιμοςdokimosG1384τοῖςtoisG3588by menἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.
19SoἌραAraG686thenοὖνounG3767,let us pursueδιώκωμενdiōkōmenG1377what leads toτὰtaG3588τῆςtēsG3588peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515andκαὶkaiG2532toτὰtaG3588τῆςtēsG3588mutualεἰς ἀλλήλους.eis allēlousG1519G240τῆςtēsG3588edificationοἰκοδομῆςoikodomēsG3619.
20Do notμὴmēG3361destroyκατάλυεkatalueG2647theτὸtoG3588workἔργονergonG2041τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316for the sake ofἕνεκενhenekenG1752foodβρώματοςbrōmatosG1033μὲνmenG3303.AllπάνταpantaG3956food iscleanκαθαρὰkatharaG2513,butἀλλὰallaG235it iswrongκακὸνkakonG2556τῷtōG3588for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444τῷtōG3588to let his eating beδιὰ ἐσθίοντι·dia esthiontiG1223G2068a stumbling blockπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348.
21It isbetterκαλὸνkalonG2570notμὴmēG3361τὸtoG3588to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315meatκρέαkreaG2907orμηδὲmēdeG3366drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095wineοἶνονoinonG3631or to do anythingμηδὲmēdeG3366to causeἐν ᾧen hōG1722G3739yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80to stumbleπροσκόπτειproskopteiG4350.
22KeepἔχειςecheisG2192yourG4771beliefπίστινpistinG4102about such mattersἣν ἔχεhēn echeG3739G2192betweenκατὰkataG2596yourselfG4572andἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107istheὁhoG3588one whodoes not condemnμὴ κρίνωνmē krinōnG3361G2919himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438byἐνenG1722whatᾧhōG3739he approvesδοκιμάζει.dokimazeiG1381.
23ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one whohas doubtsδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252is condemnedκατακέκριται,katakekritaiG2632ifἐὰνeanG1437he eatsφάγῃphagēG5315,becauseὅτιhotiG3754his eating isnotοὐκoukG3756fromἐκekG1537faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102;andδὲdeG1161everythingπᾶνpanG3956thatὃhoG3739isnotοὐκoukG3756fromἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102isἐστίν.¶estinG1510sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.
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