Romans 14

The weak and the strong

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Rm 14:1Īnfirmum autem in fidē assūmite, nōn in disceptātiōnibus cōgitātiōnum.And take up the one who is weak in faith, not in disputes about opinions. Rm 14:2Alius enim crēdit sē mandūcāre omnia: quī autem īnfirmus est, olus mandūcet.For one believes that he may eat all things: but let him who is weak eat vegetables. Rm 14:3Is quī mandūcat, nōn mandūcantem nōn spernat: et quī nōn mandūcat, mandūcantem nōn jūdicet: Deus enim illum assūmpsit.Let him who eats not despise him who does not eat: and let him who does not eat not judge him who eats: for God has taken him up. Rm 14:4Tū quis es, quī jūdicās aliēnum servum?Who are you, who judge another's servant? Rm 14:4Dominō suō stat, aut cadit: stābit autem: potēns est enim Deus statuere illum.To his own master he stands, or falls: but he will stand: for God is able to make him stand. Rm 14:5Nam alius jūdicat diem inter diem: alius autem jūdicat omnem diem: ūnusquisque in suō sēnsū abundet.For one judges a day between day and day: but another judges every day alike: let each one abound in his own mind.

Rm 14:6Quī sapit diem, Dominō sapit, et quī mandūcat, Dominō mandūcat: grātiās enim agit Deō.He who minds the day, minds it for the Lord, and he who eats, eats for the Lord: for he gives thanks to God. Rm 14:6Et quī nōn mandūcat, Dominō nōn mandūcat, et grātiās agit Deō.And he who does not eat, for the Lord does not eat, and gives thanks to God. Rm 14:7Nēmō enim nostrum sibi vīvit, et nēmō sibi moritur.For none of us lives for himself, and none dies for himself. Rm 14:8Sīve enim vīvēmus, Dominō vīvimus: sīve morimur, Dominō morimur.For whether we live, we live for the Lord: or whether we die, we die for the Lord. Rm 14:8Sīve ergō vīvimus, sīve morimur, Dominī sumus.Whether therefore we live, or die, we are the Lord's. Rm 14:9In hoc enim Chrīstus mortuus est, et resurrēxit: ut et mortuōrum et vīvōrum dominētur.For to this end Christ died, and rose again: so that he might be lord of both the dead and the living. Rm 14:10Tū autem quid jūdicās frātrem tuum?But you, why do you judge your brother?

Rm 14:10Aut tū quārē spernis frātrem tuum?Or you, why do you despise your brother? Rm 14:10Omnēs enim stābimus ante tribūnal Chrīstī.For we shall all stand before the judgement seat of Christ. Rm 14:11Scrīptum est enim: Vīvō ego, dīcit Dominus, quoniam mihi flectētur omne genū: et omnis lingua cōnfitēbitur Deō.For it has been written: "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bend to me: and every tongue shall confess to God." Rm 14:12Itaque ūnusquisque nostrum prō sē ratiōnem reddet Deō.And so each one of us will render an account for himself to God. Rm 14:13Nōn ergō amplius invicem jūdicēmus: sed hoc jūdicāte magis, nē pōnātis offendiculum frātrī, vel scandalum.Therefore let us no longer judge one another: but judge this rather, not to put a stumbling block before your brother, or an occasion of falling. Rm 14:14Sciō, et cōnfīdō in Dominō Jēsū, quia nihil commūne per ipsum, nisi eī quī exīstimat quid commūne esset, illī commūne est.I know, and am confident in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is common through itself, except that to him who reckons something to be common, to him it is common.

Rm 14:15Sī enim propter cibum frāter tuus contrīstātur, jam nōn secundum cāritātem ambulās.For if on account of food your brother is grieved, you are no longer walking according to love. Rm 14:15Nōlī cibō tuō illum perdere, prō quō Chrīstus mortuus est.Do not by your food destroy him, for whom Christ died. Rm 14:16Nōn ergō blasphēmētur bonum nostrum.Therefore let our good not be blasphemed. Rm 14:17Nōn est enim regnum Deī ēsca et pōtus: sed jūstitia, et pāx, et gaudium in Spīritū Sānctō: quī enim in hōc servit Chrīstō, placet Deō, et probātus est hominibus.For the kingdom of God is not food and drink: but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit: for he who in this serves Christ, pleases God, and is approved by men. Rm 14:19Itaque quae pācis sunt, sectēmur: et quae aedificātiōnis sunt, in invicem custōdiāmus.And so let us pursue the things which are of peace: and let us keep towards one another the things which are of building up. Rm 14:20Nōlī propter ēscam dēstruere opus Deī, omnia quidem sunt munda: sed malum est hominī, quī per offendiculum mandūcat.Do not on account of food destroy the work of God; all things indeed are clean: but it is evil for the man who eats through a stumbling block.

Rm 14:21Bonum est nōn mandūcāre carnem, et nōn bibere vīnum, neque in quō frāter tuus offenditur, aut scandalizātur, aut īnfirmātur.It is good not to eat meat, and not to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother stumbles, or is made to fall, or is weakened. Rm 14:22Tū fidem habēs?Do you have faith? Rm 14:22Penes tēmetipsum habē cōram Deō.Have it in yourself before God. Rm 14:22Beātus quī nōn jūdicat sēmetipsum in eō quod probat.Blessed is he who does not judge himself in that which he approves. Rm 14:23Quī autem discernit, sī mandūcāverit, damnātus est: quia nōn ex fidē.But he who distinguishes, if he has eaten, has been condemned: because it is not from faith. Rm 14:23Omne autem, quod nōn est ex fidē, peccātum est.And everything which is not from faith is sin.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (142 words)

īnfirmus, -a, -um	weak
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
fidēs, -eī f.	faith, trust; pledge
assūmō, -ere, -sūmpsī, -sūmptus	take up, receive; take to oneself
nōn, adv.	not
disceptātiō, -ōnis f.	dispute, debate; case for decision
cōgitātiō, -ōnis f.	thought, reflection; plan, intention
alius, -a, -ud	another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
enim, conj.	for
crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	believe
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
mandūcō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	eat
omnis, -e	all, every
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
olus (holus), -eris n.	vegetable, garden plant, herb
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
spernō, spernere, sprēvī, sprētus	despise, scorn
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
iūdicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	judge, decide
deus, -ī, m.	god
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
quis, quid, interrog. pron.	who? which? what?
aliēnus, -a, -um	belonging to another, out of place
servus, -ī, m.	slave, servant
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
stō, stāre, stetī, status	stand
aut, conj.	or; aut ... aut, either ... or
cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsūrus	fall
potēns, -entis	powerful
statuō, statuere, statuī, statūtus	cause to stand; decide, resolve
nam, conj.	for
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
inter, prep, with acc.	among, between
ūnusquisque, ūnaquaeque, ūnumquodque	each one, every single one
sēnsus, -ūs m.	feeling, sensation; perception; sentiment
abundō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	overflow; have plenty of, abound in (+ abl.)
sapiō, -ere, -īvī	be wise, have sense
grātia, -ae, f.	favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
agō, agere, ēgī, āctus	drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
nēmō, nēminis, m. and f.	no one, nobody
nōs	plur. of ego
vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctus	live
morior, morī, mortuus	die
sīve or seu, conj.	or if; sīve ... sīve, whether ... or
ergō (adv.)	therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
resurgō, -ere, -surrēxī, -surrēctum	rise again, rise from the dead
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
mortuus, -a, -um	dead
vīvus, -a, -um	alive, living
dominor, -ārī, -ātus sum	be master, rule
frāter, frātris, m.	brother
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
quārē (adv.)	why; for which reason
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.	before
tribūnal, -ālis n.	platform, tribunal (where a magistrate sat to judge)
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus	write
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
quoniam, conj.	since now, since
flectō, -ere, flexī, flexus	bend, turn
genū, -ūs n.	knee
lingua, -ae f.	tongue; language
cōnfiteor, -ērī, -fessus sum	admit, confess
itaque, adv.	and so, accordingly, therefore
prō, prep. with abl.	before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
ratiō, -ōnis, f.	plan, means, method, manner; reason; account
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give back, return, restore; render
amplius (adv.)	more, further
invicem (adv.)	in turn, mutually; ad invicem: to one another
sed, conj.	but
magis, comp. adv.	more, rather
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus	place, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
offendiculum, -ī n.	stumbling block, obstacle, hitch
vel	or; vel … vel: either … or
scandalum, -ī n.	stumbling block, cause of offence; snare
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	know
cōnfīdō, -ere, cōnfīsus sum	trust, be confident
quia (conj.)	because
nihil, n., indecl.	nothing
commūnis, -e	common, shared, public
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
nisi, conj.	if not, unless
exīstimō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	consider, believe, think
quis, qua, quid, indef. pron.	any one, anybody, anything, some one, somebody, something
sī, conj.	if
propter, prep. with acc.	on account of, because of
cibus, -ī, m.	food
contrīstō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	make sad; passive: be grieved
iam, adv.	now, already
secundum (prep. + acc.)	after, besides; along
cāritās, -ātis f.	dearness; love, affection
ambulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	walk
nōlō, nōlle, nōluī	not wish, be unwilling
perdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	destroy, ruin; lose, waste
blasphēmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	blaspheme, speak evil (of God)
bonum, -ī n.	a good thing, advantage; (pl.) goods
noster, -tra, -trum	our
regnum, -ī, n.	royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
ēsca, -ae f.	food
pōtus, -ūs m.	a drink
iūstitia, -ae f.	justice, fairness
pāx, pācis f.	peace
gaudium, -ī, n.	gladness, joy
spīritus, -ūs m.	breath; (pl.) pride, arrogance
sānctus, -a, -um	consecrated, sacred
serviō, -ire, -īvī, -ītus	be subject to, serve
placeō, -ēre, placuī, placitum (+ dat.)	please (placuit eī: he decided)
probō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	prove, show; approve
homō, hominis, m.	man
sector, -ārī, -ātus sum	keep following, chase after
aedificātiō, -ōnis f.	building, structure
custōdiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	guard
dēstruō, -ere, -strūxī, -strūctus	pull down, demolish
opus, operis, n.	work, task
quidem, adv.	in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even
mundus, -a, -um	clean, pure (of animals fit for sacrifice)
malum, -ī, n.	evil, mischief
bonus, -a, -um	good
carō, carnis, f.	flesh
bibō, bibere, bibī	drink
vīnum, -ī, n.	wine
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
offendō, -fendere, -fendī, -fēnsus	offend
scandalizō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	cause to stumble, give offence; passive: take offence, fall away
īnfirmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	weaken; (passive) be sick
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	have, hold; consider
penes (prep. + acc.)	in the hands of, in the power of
cōram (adv.)	face to face, in person
beātus, -a, -um	happy, blessed
sēmetipse, -ipsa, -ipsum	himself, herself, itself (emphatic reflexive)
eō (adv.)	to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more)
discernō, -ere, -crēvī, -crētus	separate; distinguish, tell apart
damnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	condemn
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
peccātum, -ī n.	fault, sin

Vulgate, Epistula ad Romanos. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.