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Romans 14:7 — King James Version← Study notes

For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.


Romans 14:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 14:79 words
GreekMeaning
ΟὐδεὶςOudeis
No oneadjectiveG3762
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἡμῶνhēmōn
of uspronounG1473
ἑαυτῷheautō
to himselfpronounG1438
ζῇ
livesverbG2198
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὐδεὶςoudeis
no oneadjectiveG3762
ἑαυτῷheautō
to himselfpronounG1438
ἀποθνῄσκειapothnēskei
diesverbG599
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 14:7

“For none of us lives unto himself, and no man dies unto himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord,” by this too he makes the same clearer. For how can he that lives unto the Law, be living unto Christ? But this is not the only thing that he effects by this, he also holds back the person who was in so much haste for their being set right, and persuades him to be patient, by showing that it is impossible for God to despise…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 25 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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