Romans 14:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 14:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἕνεκεν
héneka
G1752
for
βρώματος
brōma
G1033
food
κατάλυε
katalýō
G2647
to dissolve
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ἔργον
érgon
G2041
work
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
πάντα
pâs
G3956
all
μὲν
mén
G3303
truly
καθαρά
katharós
G2513
clean
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
κακὸν
kakós
G2556
evil
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνθρώπῳ
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
προσκόμματος
próskomma
G4348
stumbling block
ἐσθίοντι
esthíō
G2068
to eat
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Don't overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.
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King James Version Public Domain
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Do not tear down the work of God on account of food. All things indeed clean, but evil for the man who eats with a stumbling block.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).