20{
"verseID": "Romans.14.20",
"source": "Μὴ ἕνεκεν βρώματος κατάλυε τὸ ἔργον τοῦ Θεοῦ. Πάντα μὲν καθαρά· ἀλλὰ κακὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τῷ διὰ προσκόμματος ἐσθίοντι.",
"text": "Not *heneken brōmatos katalye* the *ergon* of the *Theou*. *Panta men kathara*; but *kakon* to the *anthrōpō* to the one through *proskommatos esthionti*.",
"grammar": {
"*heneken*": "preposition with genitive - for the sake of/because of",
"*brōmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of food",
"*katalye*": "present, active, imperative, 2nd singular - destroy/tear down",
"*ergon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - work",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God/God's",
"*Panta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - all things",
"*men*": "particle - on one hand (sets up contrast with *de*)",
"*kathara*": "nominative, neuter, plural - clean/pure",
"*kakon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - evil/bad",
"*anthrōpō*": "dative, masculine, singular - man/person",
"*proskommatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of stumbling",
"*esthionti*": "present, active, participle, dative, masculine, singular - eating"
},
"variants": {
"*heneken*": "for the sake of/because of/on account of",
"*brōmatos*": "of food/of meat",
"*katalye*": "destroy/tear down/overthrow",
"*ergon*": "work/deed/action",
"*kathara*": "clean/pure/undefiled",
"*kakon*": "evil/bad/harmful",
"*proskommatos*": "of stumbling/of offense"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Romans.14.21",
"source": "Καλὸν τὸ μὴ φαγεῖν κρέα, μηδὲ πιεῖν οἶνον, μηδὲ ἐν ᾧ ὁ ἀδελφός σου προσκόπτει, ἢ σκανδαλίζεται, ἤ ἀσθενεῖ.",
"text": "*Kalon* the not *phagein krea*, nor *piein oinon*, nor in which the *adelphos* of you *proskoptei*, or *skandalizetai*, or *asthenei*.",
"grammar": {
"*Kalon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - good",
"*phagein*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to eat",
"*krea*": "accusative, neuter, plural - meat/flesh",
"*piein*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to drink",
"*oinon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - wine",
"*adelphos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - brother",
"*proskoptei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - stumbles",
"*skandalizetai*": "present, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - is caused to stumble",
"*asthenei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - is weak"
},
"variants": {
"*Kalon*": "good/proper/right",
"*phagein*": "to eat/to consume",
"*krea*": "meat/flesh",
"*piein*": "to drink",
"*oinon*": "wine",
"*proskoptei*": "stumbles/strikes against",
"*skandalizetai*": "is caused to stumble/is led into sin",
"*asthenei*": "is weak/is ill/lacks strength"
}
}