17{
"verseID": "Romans.14.17",
"source": "Οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ βρῶσις καὶ πόσις· ἀλλὰ δικαιοσύνη, καὶ εἰρήνη, καὶ χαρὰ ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ.",
"text": "For not *estin* the *basileia* of the *Theou brōsis* and *posis*; but *dikaiosynē*, and *eirēnē*, and *chara* in *Pneumati Hagiō*.",
"grammar": {
"*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - is",
"*basileia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - kingdom",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God/God's",
"*brōsis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - eating/food",
"*posis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - drinking",
"*dikaiosynē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - righteousness",
"*eirēnē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - peace",
"*chara*": "nominative, feminine, singular - joy",
"*Pneumati*": "dative, neuter, singular - Spirit",
"*Hagiō*": "dative, neuter, singular - Holy"
},
"variants": {
"*basileia*": "kingdom/reign/rule",
"*brōsis*": "eating/food/consumption",
"*posis*": "drinking/beverage",
"*dikaiosynē*": "righteousness/justice",
"*eirēnē*": "peace/harmony",
"*chara*": "joy/gladness/delight",
"*Pneumati Hagiō*": "Holy Spirit/Sacred Breath"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Romans.14.18",
"source": "Ὁ γὰρ ἐν τούτοις δουλεύων τῷ Χριστῷ εὐάρεστος τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ δόκιμος τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.",
"text": "For the one in *toutois douleuōn* to the *Christō euarestos* to the *Theō*, and *dokimos* to the *anthrōpois*.",
"grammar": {
"*toutois*": "dative, neuter, plural - these things",
"*douleuōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - serving",
"*Christō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Christ",
"*euarestos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - well-pleasing",
"*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - God",
"*dokimos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - approved",
"*anthrōpois*": "dative, masculine, plural - men/people"
},
"variants": {
"*douleuōn*": "serving/being a slave to",
"*euarestos*": "well-pleasing/acceptable",
"*dokimos*": "approved/tested/acceptable",
"*anthrōpois*": "men/people/mankind"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Romans.14.19",
"source": "Ἄρα οὖν τὰ τῆς εἰρήνης διώκωμεν, καὶ τὰ τῆς οἰκοδομῆς τῆς εἰς ἀλλήλους.",
"text": "*Ara oun* the things of the *eirēnēs diōkōmen*, and the things of the *oikodomēs* of the unto *allēlous*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ara*": "inferential particle - so/therefore",
"*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then",
"*eirēnēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of peace",
"*diōkōmen*": "present, active, subjunctive, 1st plural - let us pursue",
"*oikodomēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of building up/edification",
"*allēlous*": "accusative, masculine, plural, reciprocal pronoun - one another"
},
"variants": {
"*Ara oun*": "so therefore/consequently",
"*eirēnēs*": "of peace/of harmony",
"*diōkōmen*": "let us pursue/let us follow after",
"*oikodomēs*": "of building up/of edification/of strengthening",
"*allēlous*": "one another/each other"
}
}
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"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Romans.14.22",
"source": "Σὺ πίστιν ἔχεις; κατὰ σεαυτὸν ἔχε ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ. Μακάριος ὁ μὴ κρίνων ἑαυτὸν ἐν ᾧ δοκιμάζει.",
"text": "You *pistin echeis*? According to *seauton eche enōpion* of the *Theou*. *Makarios* the one not *krinōn heauton* in what he *dokimazei*.",
"grammar": {
"*pistin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - faith",
"*echeis*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd singular - you have",
"*seauton*": "accusative, masculine, singular, reflexive pronoun - yourself",
"*eche*": "present, active, imperative, 2nd singular - have",
"*enōpion*": "preposition with genitive - before/in the presence of",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God/God's",
"*Makarios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - blessed/happy",
"*krinōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - judging",
"*heauton*": "accusative, masculine, singular, reflexive pronoun - himself",
"*dokimazei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - approves/tests"
},
"variants": {
"*pistin*": "faith/belief/trust",
"*echeis*": "you have/you hold",
"*eche*": "have/hold/keep",
"*enōpion*": "before/in the presence of/in the sight of",
"*Makarios*": "blessed/happy/fortunate",
"*krinōn*": "judging/condemning",
"*dokimazei*": "approves/tests/examines"
}
}