Romans 14:16
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
KJV
μὴ βλασφημείσθω οὖν ὑμῶν τὸ ἀγαθόν.
Greek NT
Non ergo blasphemetur bonum nostrum.
Vulgate
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
ASV
Let not then our good be evil spoken of.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
6 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
βλασφημέω
blasphemeo
verb · 34×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
ἀγαθός
agathos
adjective · 102×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
He speaks of his design of forsaking the profession of rhetoric; of the death of his friends, Nebridius and Verecundus; of having received baptism in the thirty-third year of his age; and of the virtues and death of his mother, Monica. Chapter 1. He Praises God, the Author of Safety, and Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, Acknowledging His Own Wickedness. 1. O Lord, truly I am Your se…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 10:29 — Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
- 1Thess 5:22 — Abstain from all appearance of evil.
- 2Cor 8:20 — Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
- 2Cor 8:20 — Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
- Rom 12:17 — Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
- Rom 12:17 — Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
- Ruth 3:14 — And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.