Romans 14:17
15 If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
16 Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18 For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
19 So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- KJV
- For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
- WEB
- for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- ASV
- for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- DARBY
- for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in [the] Holy Spirit.
- BLB
- For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- ÅB
- Guds rike består jo ikke i mat og drikke, men i rettferdighet og fred og glede i Den Hellige Ånd.
- OTB
- For Guds rike handler ikke om å spise og drikke, men om rettferdighet, fred og glede i Den Hellige Ånd.
- B1930
- Guds rike består jo ikke i å ete og drikke, men i rettferdighet og fred og glede i den Hellige Ånd;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
Read in contextRomans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:20
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
Read in context1 Corinthians 8:8
But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
Read in contextGalatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Read in contextRomans 8:6
The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:12
encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
Read in contextDaniel 2:44
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
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