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Romans 14:14-23

14Iknow,andamG1510persuadedG3982intheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,thatnothingisG1510uncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839ofitself;excepttohimwhoreckonsanythingτιtiG5100tobeG1510uncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839,tothatman[itisG1510]uncleanκοινόν·koinonG2839.

15ForifonaccountδιὰdiaG1223ofmeatthybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80isgrievedG3076, thou walkestnolongeraccordingκατὰkataG2596toloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26.DestroyἀπόλλυεapollueG622nothimwiththymeatforwhomChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547hasdiedG599.

16LetnotthenG3767yourgoodἀγαθόν.agathonG18beevilspokenof;

17forthekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510noteatingβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035anddrinkingG4213,butrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343,andpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,andjoyχαρὰcharaG5479in[the]Holyἁγίῳ·hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

18ForhethatinthisservesG1398theChristΧριστῷChristōG5547[is]acceptabletoGodθεῷtheōG2316andapprovedofmenG444.

19SothenletuspursueδιώκωμενdiōkōmenG1377thethingswhichtendtopeaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515,andthingswherebyoneG240shallbuildG3619upanother.

20ForthesakeG1223ofmeatdonotdestroyκατάλυεkatalueG2647theworkἔργονergonG2041ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.AllthingsπάνταpantaG3956indeed[are]pureG2513;but[itis]evilκακὸνkakonG2556tothatmanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444whoeatsἐσθίοντι·esthiontiG2068whilestumbling[indoingso].

21[Itis]rightG2570nottoeatG2068meatκρέαkreaG2907,nordrinkπιεῖνpieinG4095wineοἶνονoinonG3631,nor[doanything]inwhichthybrotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80stumbles,orisoffendedG4624,orisweakG770.

22Hast thoufaithπίστινpistinG4102?have[it]tothyselfbeforeGodθεοῦ·theouG2316.Blessed[is]hewhodoesnotjudgeG2919himselfinwhatheallows.

23ButhethatdoubtsδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252,ifheeatG2068,isG1510condemnedκατακέκριται,katakekritaiG2632;because[itisG1510]notoffaithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102;butwhatever[isG1510]notoffaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102isG1510sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.

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