Romans 14:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”
Romans 14:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Romans 14:1719 words
οὐounot
γάρgarfor
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ἡhēthe
βασιλείαbasileiakingdom
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
βρῶσιςbrōsiseating, food, meat
καὶkaiand / also
πόσιςposisdrink
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
δικαιοσύνηdikaiosynērighteousness
καὶkaiand / also
εἰρήνηeirēnēone, peace, quietness
καὶkaiand / also
χαρὰcharagladness, (exceeding) joy(-ful, -fully
ἐνenabout, after, against
πνεύματιpneumatiSpirit / spirit
ἁγίῳhagiōholy
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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