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Romans 14:15 — King James Version← Study notes

But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.


Romans 14:15Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 14:1522 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
διὰdia
on account ofprepositionG1223
βρῶμαbrōma
foodnounG1033
ho
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφόςadelphos
brothernounG80
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
λυπεῖταιlypeitai
is grievedverbG3076
οὐκέτιouketi
after that (not), (not) any more, hencefo…adverbG3765
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
ἀγάπηνagapēn
lovenounG26
περιπατεῖςperipateis
are you walkingverbG4043
μὴ
NotadverbG3361
τῷ
with thearticleG3588
βρώματίbrōmati
foodnounG1033
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
ἐκεῖνονekeinon
that onedemonstrativeG1565
ἀπόλλυεapollye
do destroyverbG622
ὑπὲρhyper
forprepositionG5228
οὗhou
whomrelative pronounG3739
ΧριστὸςChristos
ChristnounG5547
ἀπέθανενapethanen
diedverbG599
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 14:15

“But if your brother be grieved with your meat, now you do not walk charitably.” You see how far, for the present, he goes in affection for him, showing that he makes so great account of him, that with a view not to grieve him he does not venture even to enjoin things of great urgency, but by yieldingness would rather draw him to himself, and by charity. For even when he has freed him of his fears, he does not drag him and force him, but leaves him his own master. For…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 26 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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