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Romans 14:20

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Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.	For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil for that man who eateth with offence.	[It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G1752 meat^G1033 destroy^G2647 not^G3361 the work^G2041 of God^G2316. All things^G3956 indeed^G3303 are pure^G2513; but^G235 it is evil^G2556 for that man^G444 who eateth^G2068 with^G1223 offence^G4348.

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Original Greek

μὴ ἕνεκεν βρώματος κατάλυε τὸ ἔργον τοῦ Θεοῦ. πάντα μὲν καθαρά, ἀλλὰ κακὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τῷ διὰ προσκόμματος ἐσθίοντι.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
ἕνεκεν	heneken	G1752	PREP	For
βρώματος	brōmatos	G1033	N-GSN	meat
κατάλυε	katalue	G2647	V-PAM-2S	destroy
τὸ	to	G3588	T-ASN	the
ἔργον	ergon	G2041	N-ASN	work
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Θεοῦ.	Theou	G2316	N-GSM	of God
πάντα	panta	G3956	A-NPN	All things
μὲν	men	G3303	PRT	indeed
καθαρά,	kathara	G2513	A-NPN	pure
ἀλλὰ	alla	G235	CONJ	but
κακὸν	kakon	G2556	A-NSN	evil
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
ἀνθρώπῳ	anthrōpō	G444	N-DSM	for that man
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
διὰ	dia	G1223	PREP	with
προσκόμματος	proskommatos	G4348	N-GSN	offence
ἐσθίοντι.	esthionti	G2068	V-PAP-DSM	who eateth

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G235 — ἀλλά (allá, al-lah'): but, except — neuter plural of ἄλλος; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations):--and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
• G444 — ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos): a man, one of the human race — from ἀνήρ and (the countenance; from ὀπτάνομαι); man-faced, i.e. a human being:--certain, man.
• G1033 — βρῶμα (brōma, bro'-mah): food of any kind — from the base of βιβρώσκω; food (literally or figuratively), especially (ceremonially) articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law:--meat, victuals.
• G1223 — διά (diá, dee-ah'): through, on account of — a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
• G1752 — ἕνεκα (héneka, hen'-ek-ah): for the sake of, on account of, wherefore — of uncertain affinity; on account of:--because, for (cause, sake), (where-)fore, by reason of, that.
• G2041 — ἔργον (érgon, er'-gon): work, labor, action, deed — from a primary (but obsolete) (to work); toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act:--deed, doing, labour, work.
• G2068 — ἐσθίω (esthíō, es-thee'-o): I eat — strengthened for a primary (to eat); used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by φάγω; to eat (usually literal):--devour, eat, live.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G2513 — καθαρός (katharós, kath-ar-os'): clean, pure, unstained — of uncertain affinity; clean (literally or figuratively):--clean, clear, pure.
• G2556 — κακός (kakós, kak-os'): bad, evil — apparently a primary word; worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas πονηρός properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious:--bad, evil, harm, ill, noisome, wicked.
• G2647 — καταλύω (katalýō, kat-al-oo'-o): I break up, overthrow, unharness, find a lodging — from κατά and λύω; to loosen down (disintegrate), i.e. (by implication) to demolish (literally or figuratively); specially (compare κατάλυμα) to halt for the night:--destroy, dissolve, be guest, lodge, come to nought, overthrow, throw down.
• G3303 — μέν (mén, men): truly, indeed — a primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with δέ (this one, the former, etc.):--even, indeed, so, some, truly, verily. Often compounded with other particles in an intensive or asseverative sense.
• G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
• G3956 — πᾶς (pâs, pas): all, the whole, every kind of — including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
• G4348 — πρόσκομμα (próskomma, pros'-kom-mah): a stumbling-block — from προσκόπτω; a stub, i.e. (figuratively) occasion of apostasy:--offence, stumbling(-block, (-stone)).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• All — Matthew 15:11, Acts 10:15, Romans 14:14, 1 Timothy 4:3-5, Titus 1:15
• but — Romans 14:15, Romans 14:21, 1 Corinthians 8:9-12, 1 Corinthians 10:32-33
• For — Matthew 18:6, Romans 14:15, 1 Corinthians 6:12-13, 1 Corinthians 8:8, 1 Corinthians 8:13, 1 Corinthians 10:31
• the work — Ephesians 2:10

Reciprocal references (11): Genesis 9:3, Leviticus 7:19, Numbers 32:15, Ezekiel 44:31, Matthew 5:30, Luke 17:1, Acts 15:29, 1 Corinthians 8:11, 1 Corinthians 10:23, Colossians 2:16, 1 Timothy 4:4

Related Topics

• Nave’s: CHARITABLENESS, COMMANDMENTS, CONSCIENCE, EVIL, EXPEDIENCY, FELLOWSHIP, SELF-DENIAL

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