Parallel Verses
World English Bible
for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
New American Standard Bible
for the kingdom of God
King James Version
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Holman Bible
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking,
International Standard Version
For God's kingdom does not consist of food and drink, but of righteousness, peace, and joy produced by the Holy Spirit.
A Conservative Version
For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in Holy Spirit.
American Standard Version
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Amplified
for the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking [what one likes], but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
An Understandable Version
For God's kingdom is not a matter of what people eat or drink, but [instead, it is a matter] of doing what is right, having peace [of heart] and having [inner] joy, which come from the Holy Spirit.
Anderson New Testament
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Bible in Basic English
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Common New Testament
For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit;
Daniel Mace New Testament
for the gospel dispensation does not consist in meats and drinks, but in piety and peace, and spiritual joy.
Darby Translation
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Godbey New Testament
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Goodspeed New Testament
The Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of uprightness, peace, and happiness through the possession of the holy Spirit.
John Wesley New Testament
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Julia Smith Translation
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
King James 2000
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Modern King James verseion
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace and joy, in the holy ghost.
Moffatt New Testament
The Reign of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, it means righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;
Montgomery New Testament
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
NET Bible
For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
New Heart English Bible
for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Noyes New Testament
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;
Sawyer New Testament
For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;
The Emphasized Bible
For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in Holy Spirit;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and gladness through the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Webster
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Weymouth New Testament
For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of right conduct, peace and joy, through the Holy Spirit;
Williams New Testament
For the kingdom of God does not consist in what we eat and drink, but in doing right, in peace and joy through the Holy Spirit;
Worrell New Testament
for the Kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Worsley New Testament
but in righteousness and peace, and joy in the holy Ghost: for he,
Youngs Literal Translation
for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;
Themes
Formalism » The insufficiency of
The Holy Spirit as Comforter » As such he » Communicates joy to saints
Joy » Of saints, is » In the holy ghost
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is not
Kingdom of heaven » Not » Meat » Drink
spiritual Kingdom » General references to
Peace » General references to spiritual
spiritual Peace » A fruit of the Spirit
Religion » Formalism » The insufficiency of
Righteousness » The kingdom of God is
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 14:17
Prayers for Romans 14:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Do Not Pass Judgment On One Another
16 Then don't let your good be slandered, 17 for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
Cross References
Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 6:33
But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
1 Corinthians 8:8
But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don't eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
1 Corinthians 6:9
Or don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,
Isaiah 61:3
to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.
Romans 8:6
For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;
Isaiah 45:24
They will say of me, 'There is righteousness and strength only in Yahweh.'" Even to him shall men come; and all those who were incensed against him shall be disappointed.
Isaiah 55:12
For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
Daniel 2:44
In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
1 Corinthians 4:20
For the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
Philippians 2:1
If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,
Jeremiah 23:5-6
Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.
Matthew 3:2
"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"
Luke 14:15
When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will feast in the Kingdom of God!"
Luke 17:20-21
Being asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The Kingdom of God doesn't come with observation;
John 3:3
Jesus answered him, "Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can't see the Kingdom of God."
John 3:5
Jesus answered, "Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can't enter into the Kingdom of God!
John 16:33
I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."
Acts 9:31
So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 13:52
The disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.
Romans 5:1-5
Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
Romans 8:15-16
For you didn't receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"
1 Corinthians 1:30
But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
2 Corinthians 5:21
For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Philippians 3:3
For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;
Philippians 3:9
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, Rejoice!
Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:11
strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
Colossians 2:16-17
Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,
1 Thessalonians 1:6
You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,
1 Thessalonians 2:12
to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
Hebrews 13:9
Don't be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
1 Peter 1:8
whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don't see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory --