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Forγὰρwhoeverὁis a slaveδουλεύωνto the Messiahτῷ Χριστῷinἐνthisτούτῳispleasingεὐάρεστοςto Godτῷ θεῷandκαὶapprovedδόκιμοςby people.τοῖς ἀνθρώποις
Romans 14:18
Study it in the app“For whoever is a slave to the Messiah in this is pleasing to God and approved by people.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 14:18, word by word
- is a slaveδουλεύωνdouleuōn
be a slave
Serve as a slave, be wholly at someone's service.
Where else “douleuōn” appears- to the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- pleasingεὐάρεστοςeuarestos
pleasing, acceptable
Pleasing, acceptable: what pleases someone.
Where else “euarestos” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- approvedδόκιμοςdokimos
approved
Approved: tested and found genuine.
Where else “dokimos” appears- by peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears
The context
17For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18 · This verse (above)
19So then, let us pursue the things of peace and the things of building up one another.
To study Romans 14 in a group
1. What it says
What differences are there among believers about eating and about days, and what does Paul ask of each side? (vv. 1-6)
2. What it means
Why does Paul say the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness, peace and joy? (v. 17)
3. How I live it
With whom do you differ on non-essential things? How can you pursue what leads to peace with that person? (v. 19)