Romans 14 Pros Rōmaioin 14
1Ton de asthenarōnton ta pistia proslabovōr, mē eis diakrisiain dialogismoiu.Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions. 2hos men pisteuatō esthiara panteim, tos de asthenarōntos lachaneim esthiatō.For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables. 3tos esthiarōntos ton mē esthiarōnton mē exouthenatōr, ⸂tos de⸃ mē esthiarōntos ton esthiarōnton mē krinatōr, tos theos gar auton proslabeta.The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him. 4sis tinos asō tos krinarōntos allotrion oiketon? to idio kurio stēkatō ē piptatō; stēiti de, ⸂dunatatō gar⸃ tos ⸀kurios stēara auton.Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5Hos ⸀men krinatō hēmeran para hēmeran, hos de krinatō pantan hēmeran; hekastos en to idio nouo plēroforotōr;One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6tos fronarōntos tan hēmeran kurio ⸀fronatō. kai tos esthiarōntos kurio esthiatō, eucharistatō gar to theo; kai tos mē esthiarōntos kurio ouk esthiatō, kai eucharistatō to theo.He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
7Oudenos gar nu heauto zōatō, kai oudenos heauto apothnēskatō;For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone. 8ean tē gar zōaneiō, to kurio zōanō, ean tē apothnēskaneiō, to kurio apothnēskanō. ean tē oun zōaneiō ean tē apothnēskaneiō, tou kuriou anō.If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9eis houtem gar ⸀Christos ⸀apothnēskata kai zōata hina kai nekroiu kai zōarōntoiu kurieuateia.For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
10Sis de tinem krinasō ton adelfon su? ē kai sis tinem exouthenasō ton adelfon su? pantois gar parastēeni te bēme tou ⸀theou,Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11grafotē gar; Zōamō mis, legatō kurios, hoti mi kamptati pantem gonuem, kai ⸂pantas glōssas exomologeti⸃ to theo.It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.” 12⸀ara hekastos nu peri heautou logon ⸀dōati.So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
13Mēketi oun allēloin krinaneiō; alla houtem krinavar mallon, tem mē titharō proskommem to adelfo ē skandalem.Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way. 14oidamē kai peithomē en kurio Iēso hoti oudenem koinem dia ⸀heauteu; ei mē to logizorōnto tinem koinem arō, ekeino koinem.I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 15ei ⸀gar dia brōmem tos adelfos su lupotō, ouketi kata agapan peripatasō. mē te brōme su ekeinon apolasōr huper hou Christos apothnēskata.If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died. 16mē blasfēmotōr oun vu tem agathem.Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil. 17ouk gar atō tas basileias tou theou brōsias kai posias, alla dikaiosunas kai eirēnas kai charas en pneume hagie;For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18tos gar en ⸀houte douleuarōntos to Christo euarestos to theo kai dokimos toi anthrōpoi.For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. 19ara oun teim tau eirēnau diōkaneiō kai teim tau oikodomau tau eis allēloin.So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20mē heneken brōmeu kataluasōr tem ergem tou theou. panteim men kathareim, alla kakosem to anthrōpo to dia proskommeu esthiarōnto.Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block. 21kalem tem mē esthiara kreateim mēde pinara oinon mēde en he tos adelfos su proskoptatō ⸂ē skandalizotō ē asthenatō;⸃It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble. 22sis pistian ⸀han echasō kata siauton echasōr enōpion tou theou. makarios tos mē krinarōntos heauton en he dokimazatō;Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23tos de diakrinorōntos ean esthiateia katakrinotē, hoti ouk ek pistiau; pantem de hem ouk ek pistiau hamartas ⸀atō.But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
Textual notes17
3 ⸂tos de⸃ Byz kai tos. 4 ⸂dunatatō gar⸃ Byz dunatos gar atō. ⸀kurios Byz θεὸς. 5 ⸀men mod. edd. +gar. 6 ⸀fronatō Byz +kai tos mē fronarōntos tan hēmeran kurio ouk fronatō. 9 ⸀Christos Byz +kai. ⸀apothnēskata Byz +kai anastēata. 10 ⸀theou Byz christou. 11 ⸂pantas glōssas exomologeti⸃ mod. edd. reverse. 12 ⸀ara other edd. +oun. ⸀dōati some edd. +to theo; some edd. apodōati to theo. 14 ⸀heauteu some edd. αὐτοῦ. 15 ⸀gar Byz de. 18 ⸀houte Byz τούτοις. 21 ⸂ē skandalizotō ē asthenatō⸃ mod. edd. omit. 22 ⸀han Byz omits. 23 ⸀atō Byz +24 Τῷ δὲ δυναμένῳ ὑμᾶς στηρίξαι κατὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιόν μου καὶ τὸ κήρυγμα Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, κατὰ ἀποκάλυψιν μυστηρίου χρόνοις αἰωνίοις σεσιγημένου, 25 φανερωθέντος δὲ νῦν διά τε γραφῶν προφητικῶν κατʼ ἐπιταγὴν τοῦ αἰωνίου θεοῦ εἰς ὑπακοὴν πίστεως εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη γνωρισθέντος, 26 μόνῳ σοφῷ θεῷ, διὰ Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν..