King James Version

Romans 14:19

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

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ἄραarathereforeἄραconjunction — “therefore”G686then, therefore, since.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.τὰtathe things which make forὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the things which make for”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.the things which make forτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εἰρήνηςeirēnēspeaceεἰρήνη (eirēnē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “peace”, the of-formG1515peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.This verse uses “peace”.peaceδιώκωμενdiōkōmento pursueδιώκω (diōkō)verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “to pursue”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.This verse uses “pursue”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκοδομῆςoikodomēsmay edifyοἰκοδομή (oikodomē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “may edify”, the of-formG3619(a) the act of building, (b) a building, (c) met: spiritual advancement, edification.may edifyτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἀλλήλουςallēlousanotherἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “another”, the object formG240one another, each other.another

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;

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American Standard Version (1901)

So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.

Young’s Literal Translation

So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;

World English Bible

So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

Darby Translation

So then let us pursue the things which tend to peace, and things whereby one shall build up another.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore let us follow after the things that are of peace; and keep the things that are of edification one towards another.

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