New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 14:13-23

13ThereforeοὖνounG3767let’s notjudgeκρίνωμεν,krinōmenG2919oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240anymoreμηκέτιmēketiG3371,but ratherμᾶλλον,mallonG3123determineκρίνατεkrinateG2919thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778:not to putτιθέναιtithenaiG5087an obstacleπρόσκομμαproskommaG4348orἢēG2228a stumblingG4625blockG4625in a brother’sἀδελφῷadelphōG80or sister’s way.

14I knowG3609and am convincedπέπεισμαιpepeismaiG3982in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424thatnothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762isuncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839in itselfἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438; but to the one whothinksλογιζομένῳlogizomenōG3049somethingτιtiG5100isuncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839, to that person it isuncleanκοινόν·koinonG2839.

15For ifεἰeiG1487becauseδιὰdiaG1223of foodβρῶμαbrōmaG1033your brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80or sisteris hurtλυπεῖται,lupeitaiG3076,you are noG3765longerG3765walkingπεριπατεῖς.peripateisG4043inG2596accordanceG2596withG2596loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26.Do not destroyἀπόλλυεapollueG622with your choiceof foodβρώματίbrōmatiG1033that personfor whomοὗhouG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767do not let whatG18isG18for you a goodἀγαθόν.agathonG18thingG18bespokenG987ofG987asG987evilG987;

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

18For the one whoservesδουλεύωνdouleuōnG1398ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778way isacceptableεὐάρεστοςeuarestosG2101to GodθεῷtheōG2316and approvedδόκιμοςdokimosG1384by otherpeopleἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.

19SoἌραAraG686thenοὖνounG3767wepursueδιώκωμενdiōkōmenG1377the thingswhich make for peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515and thebuildingG3619upG3619of oneG240anotherG240.

20Do not tearG2647downG2647the workἔργονergonG2041of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316for the sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752of foodβρώματοςbrōmatosG1033.AllG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956indeedμὲνmenG3303are cleanκαθαρὰkatharaG2513, butthey are evilκακὸνkakonG2556for the personἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444who eatsἐσθίοντι·esthiontiG2068and causesδιὰdiaG1223offenseπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348.

21It is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570not to eatG2068meatκρέαkreaG2907orμηδὲmēdeG3366to drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095wineοἶνονoinonG3631,orμηδὲmēdeG3366to do anythingby whichᾧhōG3739your brotherἀδελφόςadelphosG80or sisterstumblesπροσκόπτειproskopteiG4350.

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

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

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