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Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink: but justice and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Romans 14:17 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Romans 14:17 in other translations
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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In context
14 I know, and am confident in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
15 For if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grieved, thou walkest not now according to charity. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
16 Let not then our good be evil spoken of.
17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink: but justice and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.
18 For he that in this serveth Christ pleaseth God and is approved of men.
19 Therefore, let us follow after the things that are of peace and keep the things that are of edification, one towards another.
20 Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
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