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ForγὰρnoneΟὐδεὶςof usἡμῶνlivesζῇto himself,ἑαυτῷandκαὶnoneοὐδεὶςdiesἀποθνῄσκειto himself.ἑαυτῷ
Romans 14:7
Study it in the app“For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 14:7, word by word
- livesζῇzēi
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zēi” appears- diesἀποθνῄσκειapothnēiskei
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothnēiskei” appears
The context
6The one who observes the day observes it to the Lord; and the one who eats eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and the one who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God.
7 · This verse (above)
8For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or we die, we are the Lord’s.
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)