06/18/2026
Why does every English Bible translate the Greek word koinos as “unclean” in Romans 14:14 — when koinos actually means common? The Greek word for unclean, akathartos, is a completely separate word that does not appear in this verse at all.
Paul the Apostle used these two words side by side in Acts 10:14 as different adjectives with different meanings — yet Christian translators have nearly universally decided to change koinos to “unclean” to better fit a doctrinal agenda claiming that Jesus and Paul together abolished the biblical dietary laws.
This breakdown analyzes Paul’s writings on clean and unclean food, examines the actual Greek text, and applies proper biblical interpretation to recover what Paul actually said. Watch to clarify one of the most consequential mistranslations in the New Testament.
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