ROM 14:14 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Οἶδα
2. eidō
3. I have known
4. know
5. 14920
6. VIEA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
9. S
10. Y60
11. 111602
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. (and but
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111603
1. πέπεισμαι
2. peithō
3. I have been persuaded
4. persuaded
5. 39820
6. VIEP1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓have_been˒ persuaded
8. ˱I˲ ˓have_been˒ persuaded
9. -
10. Y60; R105120; Person=Paul
11. 111604
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111605
1. Κυρίῳ
2. kurios
3. +the master
4. master
5. 29620
6. N····DMS
7. ˓the˒ master
8. ˓the˒ Lord
9. GN
10. Y60
11. 111606
1. Ἰησοῦ
2. iēsous
3. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
4. -
5. 24240
6. N····DMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; Y60
11. 111607
1. ὅτι
2. hoti
3. that
4. -
5. 37540
6. C·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111608
1. οὐδέν
2. oudeis
3. nothing is
4. -
5. 37620
6. R····NNS
7. nothing ‹is›
8. nothing ‹is›
9. -
10. Y60; F111613
11. 111609
1. κοινόν
2. koinos
3. unclean
4. -
5. 28390
6. S····NNS
7. unclean
8. unclean
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111610
1. διʼ
2. dia
3. by
4. -
5. 12230
6. P·······
7. by
8. by
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111611
1. αὐτοῦ
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3GNS
7. it
8. it
9. -
10. -
11. 111612
1. ἑαυτοῦ
2. heautou
3. itself
4. itself
5. 14380
6. R···3GNS
7. itself
8. itself
9. -
10. Y60; R111609
11. 111613
1. εἰ
2. ei
3. except
4. -
5. 14870
6. C·······
7. except
8. except
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111614
1. μή
2. mē
3. not/lest
4. -
5. 33610
6. D·······
7. ¬not/lest
8. ¬not/lest
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111615
1. τῷ
2. ho
3. to the one
4. -
5. 35880
6. R····DMS
7. ˱to˲ the ‹one›
8. ˱to˲ the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111616
1. λογιζομένῳ
2. logizomai
3. counting
4. -
5. 30490
6. VPPM·DMS
7. counting
8. reckoning
9. -
10. Y60; F111621
11. 111617
1. τὶ
2. tis
3. anything
4. -
5. 51000
6. R····ANS
7. anything
8. anything
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111618
1. κοινόν
2. koinos
3. unclean
4. -
5. 28390
6. S····NNS
7. unclean
8. unclean
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111619
1. εἶναι
2. eimi
3. to be
4. -
5. 15100
6. VNPA····
7. to_be
8. to_be
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111620
1. ἐκείνῳ
2. ekeinos
3. to that one
4. -
5. 15650
6. R····DMS
7. ˱to˲ that ‹one›
8. ˱to˲ that ‹one›
9. -
10. Y60; R111617
11. 111621
1. κοινόν
2. koinos
3. unclean it is
4. -
5. 28390
6. S····NNS
7. unclean ‹it_is›
8. unclean ‹it_is›
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111622

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 14:13–23: Do not cause others to sin

In this section, Paul told the believers in Rome to stop considering some of their fellow believers as bad people. Instead they should choose not to hinder them. He told them that God does not consider any kind of food or any other kind of thing as not acceptable, but people who think that that food or thing is unacceptable, they should not eat it or use it. But those who find those things acceptable, they should not hurt the faith of those who find those things unacceptable. Righteousness, peace, and joy are the important things in God’s kingdom, not what you eat or drink. God is pleased when those who follow Jesus live in that way.

Paul encouraged the believers to do things that bring peace and encouragement for each other. They are not to hurt other believers over what they eat. They are not to cause other believers to stumble in their faith because of what they eat. Foods that might cause problems for other believers are to be eaten privately. A believer should not eat food if he has doubts about whether he should eat it or not. Everything that is not done in faith is sin.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

Do Not Cause Another to Stumble (ESV)

Don’t Cause Problems for Others (CEV)

14:14a

I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus

In the Lord Jesus I understand and am certain
The Lord Jesus has given me knowledge and I am convinced

I am convinced and fully persuaded: The word I is not repeated in English for a natural translation. In some languages the word must be repeated for a natural translation. For example:

I know and I believe in my heartUma Back Translation on TW.

convinced: The Greek word refers to understanding something.

fully persuaded: The Greek word here refers to being certain something is true. It implies that the person is certain based on his own thinking about it.See BDAG, sense 4, as opposed to sense (3). Paul thought about what believers should call unclean and became convinced that they should not call anything unclean. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

am convinced (NASB)

am certain

in the Lord Jesus: Here the word in indicates that Paul’s knowledge and certainty are connected to the Lord Jesus. In particular, that knowledge and certainty came from his relationship to Jesus.

14:14b

that nothing is unclean in itself.

that there is no thing that is wrong/evil in its nature.
that no thing can make us bad before God.

nothing is unclean in itself: Here the word nothing refers to food. There is no food that is unclean in itself. There is nothing in the characteristics of some foods that makes them unclean. For example:

no food, in and of itself, is wrong to eat (NLT)

unclean: Here this word refers to something which is not fitting for use in serving or worshiping God. Here are other ways to translate this word:

ritually unclean (GNT)

unacceptable (GW)

impure (REB)

14:14c

But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

But if someone thinks something is wrong/evil in its nature, then that thing is wrong for him.
But if some believers think something will make them bad, then it is bad for them to use it or do it.

But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean: If a believer thinks that a kind of food would make them bad before God, he should not eat it. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean (NIV)

it is unacceptable to a person who thinks it is (GW)

unclean: Here this word has the same meaning as in 14:14b.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

οἶδα καὶ πέπεισμαι ἐν Κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οἶδα καί πέπεισμαι ἐν Κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ ὅτι οὐδέν κοινόν διʼ ἑαυτοῦ εἰ μή τῷ λογιζομένῳ τὶ κοινόν εἶναι ἐκείνῳ κοινόν)

Here, know and am persuaded mean very similar things. Paul uses them to emphasize what he is saying. If your language does not use repetition to do this, you could use one phrase and provide emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [I am completely certain]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν Κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ

in ˓the˒_Lord Jesus

Here, in could indicate: (1) the means by which Paul was persuaded. Alternate translation: [by means of the Lord Jesus]; (2) Paul being united with Christ. Alternate translation: [in union with the Lord Jesus]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐδὲν κοινὸν & κοινὸν & κοινόν

The next verse indicates that here Paul is specifically referring to unclean foods, which were foods that Jews were forbidden to eat according to the law of Moses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [no food is forbidden to be eaten … forbidden … it is forbidden food]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐδὲν κοινὸν δι’ ἑαυτοῦ

If your readers would misunderstand this double negative, you could translate it as a positive statement. Alternate translation: [everything by itself is clean]

δι’ ἑαυτοῦ

by itself

Alternate translation: [by its nature] or [because of what it is]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. I have known
2. know
3. 14920
4. S
5. eidō
6. V-IEA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
8. ˱I˲ ˓have˒ known
9. S
10. Y60
11. 111602
1. and
2. (and but
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111603
1. I have been persuaded
2. persuaded
3. 39820
5. peithō
6. V-IEP1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓have_been˒ persuaded
8. ˱I˲ ˓have_been˒ persuaded
9. -
10. Y60; R105120; Person=Paul
11. 111604
1. in
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111605
1. +the master
2. master
3. 29620
4. GN
5. kurios
6. N-····DMS
7. ˓the˒ master
8. ˓the˒ Lord
9. GN
10. Y60
11. 111606
1. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
2. -
3. 24240
4. UN
5. iēsous
6. N-····DMS
7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
8. Jesus
9. UN
10. Person=Jesus; Y60
11. 111607
1. that
2. -
3. 37540
5. hoti
6. C-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111608
1. nothing is
2. -
3. 37620
5. oudeis
6. R-····NNS
7. nothing ‹is›
8. nothing ‹is›
9. -
10. Y60; F111613
11. 111609
1. unclean
2. -
3. 28390
5. koinos
6. S-····NNS
7. unclean
8. unclean
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111610
1. by
2. -
3. 12230
5. dia
6. P-·······
7. by
8. by
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111611
1. itself
2. itself
3. 14380
5. heautou
6. R-···3GNS
7. itself
8. itself
9. -
10. Y60; R111609
11. 111613
1. except
2. -
3. 14870
5. ei
6. C-·······
7. except
8. except
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111614
1. not/lest
2. -
3. 33610
5. mē
6. D-·······
7. ¬not/lest
8. ¬not/lest
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111615
1. to the one
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. R-····DMS
7. ˱to˲ the ‹one›
8. ˱to˲ the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111616
1. counting
2. -
3. 30490
5. logizomai
6. V-PPM·DMS
7. counting
8. reckoning
9. -
10. Y60; F111621
11. 111617
1. anything
2. -
3. 51000
5. tis
6. R-····ANS
7. anything
8. anything
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111618
1. unclean
2. -
3. 28390
5. koinos
6. S-····NNS
7. unclean
8. unclean
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111619
1. to be
2. -
3. 15100
5. eimi
6. V-NPA····
7. to_be
8. to_be
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111620
1. to that one
2. -
3. 15650
5. ekeinos
6. R-····DMS
7. ˱to˲ that ‹one›
8. ˱to˲ that ‹one›
9. -
10. Y60; R111617
11. 111621
1. unclean it is
2. -
3. 28390
5. koinos
6. S-····NNS
7. unclean ‹it_is›
8. unclean ‹it_is›
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111622

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear ROM 14:14

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 14:13–23: Do not cause others to sin

14:14a

14:14b

14:14c

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)