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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 14:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 14:1719 words
GreekMeaning
οὐou
NotadverbG3756
γάρgar
forwordG1063
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
thearticleG3588
βασιλείαbasileia
kingdomnounG932
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
βρῶσιςbrōsis
eatingnounG1035
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πόσιςposis
drinkingnounG4213
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
δικαιοσύνηdikaiosynē
righteousnessnounG1343
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εἰρήνηeirēnē
peacenounG1515
καὶkai
andwordG2532
χαρὰchara
joynounG5479
ἐνen
in theprepositionG1722
πνεύματιpneumati
SpiritnounG4151
ἁγίῳhagiō
HolyadjectiveG40
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 14:17

“Let not then your good be evil spoken of. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink.” By their “good,” he means here either their faith, or the hope of rewards hereafter, or the perfectness of their religious state. For it is not only that you fail to profit your brother, he means, but the doctrine itself, and the grace of God, and His gift, you cause to be evil spoken of. Now when you fight, when you quarrel, when you are vexatious, when you make schism in the Church,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 26 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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