King James Version

Romans 14:23

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenoshe that doubtethδιακρίνω (diakrinō)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that doubteth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1252I separate, distinguish, discern one thing from another; I doubt, hesitate, waver.he that doubtethἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifφάγῃphagēhe eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).he eatκατακέκριταιkatakekritaito condemnκατακρίνω (katakrinō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to condemn”, a completed action with a present resultG2632I condemn, judge worthy of punishment.ὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseοὐκoukhe eateth notοὐ (ou)adverb — “he eateth not”G3756no, not.he eateth notἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofπίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithπᾶνpanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.δὲdeforδέconjunction — “for”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.forὃhowhatsoeverὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “whatsoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.whatsoeverοὐκoukis notοὐ (ou)adverb — “is not”G3756no, not.is notἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofπίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithἁμαρτίαhamartiasinἁμαρτίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sin”, the subject formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinἐστίνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because [it is] not of faith; and all that [is] not of faith is sin.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he who is making a difference, if he may eat, hath been condemned, because [it is] not of faith; and all that [is] not of faith is sin.

World English Bible

But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it isn’t of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.

Darby Translation

But he that doubts, if he eat, is condemned; because [it is] not of faith; but whatever [is] not of faith is sin.

Douay-Rheims

But he that discerneth, if he eat, is condemned; because not of faith. For all that is not of faith is sin.

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