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Forγὰρifἐάνwe live,ζῶμενwe liveζῶμενto the Lord,τῷ κυρίῳand ifἐάνwe die,ἀποθνῄσκωμενwe dieἀποθνῄσκομενto the Lord.τῷ κυρίῳSoοὖνwhetherἐάν τεwe liveζῶμενorἐάν τεwe die,ἀποθνῄσκωμενwe areἐσμένthe Lord’s.τοῦ κυρίου
Romans 14:8
Study it in the app“For 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 14:8, word by word
- we liveζῶμενzōmen
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōmen” appears- to the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- we dieἀποθνῄσκωμενapothnēiskōmen
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothnēiskōmen” appears- we areἐσμένesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears
The context
7For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.
8 · This verse (above)
9For to this end the Messiah died and came to life, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
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)