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Forγὰρtoεἰςthis endτοῦτοthe MessiahΧριστὸςdiedἀπέθανενandκαὶcame to life,ἔζησενso thatἵναhe might be Lordκυριεύσῃof bothκαὶthe deadνεκρῶνandκαὶthe living.ζώντων
Romans 14:9
Study it in the app“For to this end the Messiah died and came to life, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 14:9, word by word
- the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appears- diedἀπέθανενapethanen
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apethanen” appears- came to lifeἔζησενezēsen
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “ezēsen” appears- he might be Lordκυριεύσῃkyrieusēi
rule over, be lord
Be lord over, rule, have power over.
Where else “kyrieusēi” appears- the deadνεκρῶνnekrōn
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekrōn” appears
The context
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.
9 · This verse (above)
10But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you also, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
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)