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Romans 14 — Sermon Preparation
Paul addresses disputes between the weak and the strong over food and holy days, calling both sides not to judge or despise one another. Below is a research summary for Romans 14, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Romans 14 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἐσθίω | esthíō | G2068 | 13 | devour, eat, live |
| κρίνω | krínō | G2919 | 8 | avenge, conclude, condemn, damn |
| ζάω | záō | G2198 | 7 | life, live, quick |
| ἀποθνῄσκω | apothnḗskō | G599 | 6 | be dead, death, die, lie a-dying |
| ἀδελφός | adelphós | G80 | 5 | brother |
| κοινός | koinós | G2839 | 3 | common, defiled, unclean, unholy |
| βρῶμα | brōma | G1033 | 3 | meat, victuals |
How preachers through history handled this text
21 public-domain excerpts on Romans 14, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Many wish for peace, and talk loudly for it, who do not follow the things that make for peace. Meekness, humility, self-denial, and love, make for peace. We cannot edify one another, while quarrelling and contending. Many, for meat and drink, destroy the work of God in themselves; nothing more destroys the soul than pampering and pleasing the flesh, and fulfilling the lusts of it; so others are hurt, by wilful offence given. Lawful things may be done unlawfully, by giving offence to brethren. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Romans 14:19–30 (Public Domain)
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