Romans 14:17
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
In context
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.
17 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.
Romans 14:17 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- KJV King James Version
- For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
- WEB World English Bible
- for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- ASV American Standard Version
- for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;
- DBY Darby Translation
- for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in [the] Holy Spirit.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.