Romans 14:17
15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
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 ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Read in contextRomans 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:20
For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
Read in context1 Corinthians 8:8
But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
Read in contextGalatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Read in contextRomans 8:6
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:12
That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
Read in contextDaniel 2:44
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
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