God & Savior

Romans 14:18

For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
Romans 14:18
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ὁ γὰρ ἐν τούτῳ δουλεύων τῷ Χριστῷ εὐάρεστος τῷ θεῷ καὶ δόκιμος τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.

  1. ὁho“The [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  4. τούτῳtoutō“this thing”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  5. δουλεύωνdouleuōn“serving”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from δουλεύω · “be a slave” · Strong's G1398
  6. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ΧριστῷChristō“Christ”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  8. εὐάρεστοςeuarestos“[is] well-pleasing”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “well-pleasing” · Strong's G2101
  9. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. θεῷtheō“to God”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. δόκιμοςdokimos“approved”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “tested” · Strong's G1384
  13. τοῖςtois“<the>”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἀνθρώποις.anthrōpois“by men.”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)