King James Version
Romans 14:16
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
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μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notβλασφημείσθωblasphēmeisthōbe evil spoken ofβλασφημέω (blasphēmeō)verb, present passive imperative, 3rd person singular — “be evil spoken of”, an ongoing or repeated actionG987I speak evil against, blaspheme, use abusive or scurrilous language about (God or men).be evil spoken ofοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαθόνagathongood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “good-doer”, the subject formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
Let not, then, your good be evil spoken of,
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American Standard Version (1901)
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
Young’s Literal Translation
Let not, then, your good be evil spoken of,
World English Bible
Then don’t let your good be slandered,
Darby Translation
Let not then your good be evil spoken of;
Douay-Rheims
Let not then our good be evil spoken of.
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