New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 14

Principles of Conscience

1NowδὲdeG1161acceptπροσλαμβάνεσθεproslambanestheG4355the one who isweakἀσθενοῦνταasthenountaG770in faithπίστειpisteiG4102, but not for the purpose ofpassingG1253judgmentG1253on his opinionsδιαλογισμῶν.dialogismōnG1261.

2Oneὃς μὲνhos menG3739 G3303person hasG4100faithG4100that he may eatἐσθίει.esthieiG2068allG3956thingsπάντα,pantaG3956, but he who isweakἀσθενῶνasthenōnG770eatsG2068vegetablesλάχαναlachanaG3001only.

3The oneG3739who eatsἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068is not toregardG1848with contemptG1848the oneG3588who does not eatἐσθίονταesthiontaG2068,and the oneG3739who does not eatἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068is not tojudgeκρινέτω·krinetōG2919the oneG3588who eatsἐσθίονταesthiontaG2068,for GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasacceptedπροσελάβετο.proselabetoG4355him.

4WhoτίςtisG5101are you to judgeκρίνωνkrinōnG2919theservantοἰκέτην;oiketēnG3610of anotherἀλλότριονallotrionG245?To his ownἰδίῳidiōG2398masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962he standsστήκειstēkeiG4739orἢēG2228fallsπίπτει.pipteiG4098;and he will standG2476,for the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is ableδυνατεῖdunateiG1414to makeG2476him standG2476.

5Oneὃς μὲνhos menG3739 G3303personregardsκρίνειkrineiG2919one dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250aboveπαρ᾽par᾽G3844anotherἡμέραν,hēmeranG2250,anotherὃς δὲhos deG3739 G1161regardsκρίνειkrineiG2919everyπᾶσανpasanG3956dayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250alike.EachG1538personG1538must befullyπληροφορείσθω.plērophoreisthōG4135convincedG4135in his ownἰδίῳidiōG2398mindνοῒnoiG3563.

6He who observesφρονῶνphronōnG5426the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,observesφρονεῖphroneiG5426it for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,and he who eatsG2068,doesG2068soG2068for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, for hegivesG2168thanksεὐχαριστεῖeucharisteiG2168to Godθεῷ·theōG2316;and he who eatsG2068not, for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962he does not eatG2068,and givesG2168thanksεὐχαριστεῖeucharisteiG2168to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

7For not oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of uslivesζῇzēaG2198for himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,and not oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762diesἀποθνῄσκει.apothnēskeiG599for himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438;

8for ifἐάνeanG1437we liveζῶμεν,zōmenG2198,we liveζῶμεν,zōmenG2198for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,orG5037ifἐάνeanG1437we dieἀποθνῄσκωμεν,apothnēskōmenG599,we dieἀποθνῄσκομεν.apothnēskomenG599for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962;thereforeοὖνounG3767whetherἐάνeanG1437 G5037we liveζῶμεν,zōmenG2198orἐάνeanG1437 G5037dieἀποθνῄσκωμεν,apothnēskōmenG599,we are the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962.

9For to thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778endChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599and livedἔζησεν,ezēsenG2198again, that He might beLordκυριεύσῃ.kurieusēG2961bothG2532of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498and of the livingζώντωνzōntōnG2198.

10But you, whyτίtiG5101do you judgeκρίνειςkrineisG2919your brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80?OrἢēG2228you againκαὶkaiG2532,whyτίtiG5101do youregardG1848your brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80with contemptG1848? Forwe will allπάντεςpantesG3956standπαραστησόμεθαparastēsomethaG3936beforeG3936the judgmentβήματιbēmatiG968seatG968of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

11For it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “As I liveζῶzōG2198,saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,everyπᾶνpanG3956kneeγόνυ,gonuG1119shall bowκάμψειkampseiG2578to Me,And everyπᾶσαpasaG3956tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100shallgiveG1843praiseG1843to Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316.”

12SoἌραAraG686thenG686eachG1538oneG1538of us will giveδώσειdōseiG1325an accountλόγονlogonG3056of himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

13ThereforeοὖνounG3767let us notjudgeκρίνωμεν,krinōmenG2919oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240anymoreμηκέτιmēketiG3371,but ratherμᾶλλον,mallonG3123determineκρίνατεkrinateG2919thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778--not to putτιθέναιtithenaiG5087an obstacleπρόσκομμαproskommaG4348orἢēG2228a stumblingG4625blockG4625in a brother’sἀδελφῷadelphōG80way.

14I knowG3609and am convincedπέπεισμαιpepeismaiG3982in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424thatnothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762is uncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839in itselfἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438; but to him whothinksλογιζομένῳlogizomenōG3049anythingτιtiG5100to be uncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839,to him it is uncleanκοινόν·koinonG2839.

15For ifεἰeiG1487becauseδιὰdiaG1223of foodβρῶμαbrōmaG1033your brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80is hurtλυπεῖται,lupeitaiG3076,you are noG3765longerG3765walkingπεριπατεῖς.peripateisG4043accordingκατὰkataG2596to loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26.Do not destroyἀπόλλυεapollueG622with your foodβρώματίbrōmatiG1033him for whomοὗhouG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767do not let whatG18is for you a goodἀγαθόν.agathonG18thingG18bespokenG987of as evilG987;

17for the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is not eatingβρῶσιςbrōsisG1035and drinkingπόσιςposisG4213,but righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343andpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515andjoyχαρὰcharaG5479in the Holyἁγίῳ·hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

18For he who in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778wayservesδουλεύωνdouleuōnG1398ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547isacceptableεὐάρεστοςeuarestosG2101to GodθεῷtheōG2316and approvedδόκιμοςdokimosG1384by menἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.

19SoἌραAraG686thenG686wepursueδιώκωμενdiōkōmenG1377the things which make for peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515and thebuildingοἰκοδομῆςoikodomēsG3619up of oneG240anotherG240.

20Do not tearG2647downG2647the workἔργονergonG2041of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316for the sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752of foodβρώματοςbrōmatosG1033.AllG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956indeedμὲνmenG3303are cleanκαθαρὰkatharaG2513, butthey are evilκακὸνkakonG2556for the manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444who eatsἐσθίοντι·esthiontiG2068and givesδιὰdiaG1223offenseπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348.

21It is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570not to eatG2068meatκρέαkreaG2907orμηδὲmēdeG3366to drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095wineοἶνονoinonG3631,orμηδὲmēdeG3366to do anythingby whichᾧhōG3739your brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80stumblesπροσκόπτειproskopteiG4350.

22The faithπίστινpistinG4102whichἣνhēnG3739you haveἔχειςecheisG2192,haveἔχεecheG2192as your ownG4572convictionG4572beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.HappyμακάριοςmakariosG3107is he whodoes not condemnκρίνωνkrinōnG2919himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438in whatᾧhōG3739he approvesδοκιμάζει.dokimazeiG1381.

23Buthe who doubtsδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252is condemnedκατακέκριται,katakekritaiG2632ifἐὰνeanG1437he eatsG2068,becauseὅτιhotiG3754his eating isnot from faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102;and whateverπᾶν ὃpan hoG3956 G3739is not from faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102is sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.

Principles of Conscience

Commentaries on Romans 14