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The Law of Love

Romans 14:17

In 9 translations

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.
LSV
for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;
YLT
for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;
DBY
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in [the] Holy Spirit.Elohim
DRC
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
GNV
For the kingdome of God, is not meate nor drinke, but righteousnes, and peace, and ioye in the holy Ghost.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ βρῶσις καὶ πόσις, ἀλλὰ δικαιοσύνη καὶ εἰρήνη καὶ χαρὰ ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ·
RP2018
οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ βρῶσις καὶ πόσις, ἀλλὰ δικαιοσύνη καὶ εἰρήνη καὶ χαρὰ ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.
TR-Boyd
οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ βρῶσις καὶ πόσις, ἀλλὰ δικαιοσύνη καὶ εἰρήνη καὶ χαρὰ ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.
SCR1894
ου γαρ εστιν η βασιλεια του θεου βρωσις και ποσις αλλα δικαιοσυνη και ειρηνη και χαρα εν πνευματι αγιω

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  • Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
  • Romans 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Corinthians 4:20For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
  • 1 Corinthians 8:8But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
  • Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  • Romans 8:6The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,
  • 1 Thessalonians 2:12encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
  • Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself…
  • John 3:3Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
  • Philippians 3:9and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
  • Luke 17:20–21When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs. Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the…
  • 1 Corinthians 6:9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
  • Acts 13:52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
  • Isaiah 61:3to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the…
  • Philippians 4:7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
  • Romans 5:1–5Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of…

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