New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 14:14-23

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.

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