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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×
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.