Romans 14:17

Geneva Bible (1560)

For the kingdome of God, is not meate nor drinke, but righteousnes, and peace, and ioye in the holy Ghost.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ βρῶσις καὶ πόσις· ἀλλὰ δικαιοσύνη, καὶ εἰρήνη, καὶ χαρὰ ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ.

Transliteration

For not estin the basileia of the Theou brōsis and posis; but dikaiosynē, and eirēnē, and chara in Pneumati Hagiō.

Grammar Details

• *estin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *basileia*: nominative, feminine, singular - kingdom
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God/God's
• *brōsis*: nominative, feminine, singular - eating/food
• *posis*: nominative, feminine, singular - drinking
• *dikaiosynē*: nominative, feminine, singular - righteousness
• *eirēnē*: nominative, feminine, singular - peace
• *chara*: nominative, feminine, singular - joy
• *Pneumati*: dative, neuter, singular - Spirit
• *Hagiō*: dative, neuter, singular - Holy

Word Meanings

• *basileia*: kingdom/reign/rule
• *brōsis*: eating/food/consumption
• *posis*: drinking/beverage
• *dikaiosynē*: righteousness/justice
• *eirēnē*: peace/harmony
• *chara*: joy/gladness/delight
• *Pneumati Hagiō*: Holy Spirit/Sacred Breath

Referenced Verses

• Rom 15:13 : 13 Nowe the God of hope fill you with all ioye, and peace in beleeuing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the holy Ghost.
• Matt 6:33 : 33 But seeke ye first the kingdome of God, and his righteousnesse, and all these things shall be ministred vnto you.
• 1 Cor 8:8 : 8 But meate maketh not vs acceptable to God, for neither if we eate, haue we the more: neither if we eate not, haue we the lesse.
• Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruite of the Spirit is loue, ioye, peace, long suffering, gentlenes, goodnes, fayth,
• 1 Cor 4:20 : 20 For the kingdome of God is not in worde, but in power.
• 1 Cor 6:9 : 9 Knowe yee not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceiued: neither fornicatours, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor wantons, nor buggerers,
• Rom 8:6 : 6 For the wisedome of the flesh is death: but the wisedome of the Spirit is life and peace,
• John 3:3 : 3 Iesus answered, & said vnto him, Verely, verely I say vnto thee, except a man be borne againe, he can not see the kingdome of God.
• Acts 13:52 : 52 And the disciples were filled with ioy, and with the holy Ghost.
• Isa 61:3 : 3 To appoint vnto them that mourne in Zion, and to giue vnto them beautie for ashes, the oyle of ioye for mourning, the garment of gladnesse for the spirit of heauinesse, that they might be called trees of righteousnesse, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
• Phil 3:9 : 9 And might bee founde in him, that is, not hauing mine owne righteousnesse, which is of the Lawe, but that which is through the faith of Christ, euen the righteousnesse which is of God through faith,
• 1 Thess 2:12 : 12 That ye would walke worthy of God, who hath called you vnto his kingdome and glorie.
• 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 For he hath made him to be sinne for vs, which knewe no sinne, that we should be made the righteousnesse of God in him.
• Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, The dayes come, saith the Lord, that I will raise vnto Dauid a righteous branche, and a King shal reigne, and prosper, and shall execute iudgement, and iustice in the earth. 6 In his dayes Iudah shalbe saued, and Israel shall dwell safely, and this is the Name wherby they shall call him, The Lorde our righteousnesse.
• Isa 55:12 : 12 Therefore ye shall go out with ioy, and be led forth with peace: the mountaines and the hilles shall breake foorth before you into ioye, and all the trees of the fielde shall clap their handes.
• Matt 3:2 : 2 And said, Repent: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand.
• Luke 17:20-21 : 20 And when hee was demaunded of the Pharises, when the kingdome of God shoulde come, he answered them, and said, The kingdome of God commeth not with obseruation. 21 Neither shall men say, Loe here, or lo there: for behold, the kingdome of God is within you.
• Col 1:11 : 11 Strengthened with all might through his glorious power, vnto all patience, and long suffering with ioyfulnesse,
• Col 2:16-17 : 16 Let no man therefore condemne you in meate and drinke, or in respect of an holy day, or of the newe moone, or of the Sabbath dayes, 17 Which are but a shadowe of thinges to come: but the body is in Christ.
• Phil 4:7 : 7 And the peace of God which passeth all vnderstanding, shall preserue your heartes and mindes in Christ Iesus.
• Rom 5:1-5 : 1 Then being iustified by faith, we haue peace toward God through our Lord Iesus Christ. 2 By who also through faith, we haue had this accesse into this grace, wherein we stand, and reioyce vnder ye hope of the glory of God. 3 Neither that onely, but also we reioyce in tribulations, knowing that tribulation bringeth forth patience, 4 And patience experience, and experience hope, 5 And hope maketh not ashamed, because the loue of God is shed abroade in our heartes by the holy Ghost, which is giuen vnto vs.
• John 3:5 : 5 Iesus answered, Verely, verely I say vnto thee, except that a man be borne of water and of the Spirite, hee can not enter into the kingdome of God.
• Isa 45:24 : 24 Surely he shall say, In the Lorde haue I righteousnesse and strength: he shall come vnto him, and all that prouoke him, shall be ashamed.
• Dan 2:44 : 44 And in the dayes of these Kings, shall the God of heauen set vp a kingdome, which shall neuer be destroyed: and this kingdome shall not be giuen to another people, but it shall breake, and destroy al these kingdomes, and it shal stand for euer.
• 1 Cor 1:30 : 30 But ye are of him in Christ Iesus, who of God is made vnto vs wisedome and righteousnesse, and sanctification, and redemption,
• Heb 13:9 : 9 Be not caried about with diuers & strange doctrines: for it is a good thing that the heart be stablished with grace, and not with meates, which haue not profited them that haue bene occupied therein.
• Phil 2:1 : 1 If there be therfore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of loue, if any felowship of the Spirit, if any compassion and mercie,
• Phil 3:3 : 3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirite, and reioyce in Christ Iesus, and haue no confidence in the flesh:
• Phil 4:4 : 4 Reioyce in the Lorde alway, againe I say, reioyce.
• 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 Whome yee haue not seene, and yet loue him, in whome nowe, though yee see him not, yet doe you beleeue, and reioyce with ioy vnspeakeable and glorious,
• Rom 8:15-16 : 15 For ye haue not receiued the Spirit of bodage, to feare againe: but ye haue receiued the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba, Father. 16 The same Spirit beareth witnesse with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
• Luke 14:15 : 15 Nowe when one of them that sate at table, heard these things, he said vnto him, Blessed is he that eateth bread in the kingdome of God.
• John 16:33 : 33 These thinges haue I spoken vnto you, that in me ye might haue peace: in the world ye shall haue affliction, but be of good comfort: I haue ouercome the world.
• Acts 9:31 : 31 Then had the Churches rest through all Iudea, and Galile, and Samaria, and were edified and walked in the feare of the Lorde, and were multiplied by the comfort of the holy Ghost.
• 1 Thess 1:6 : 6 And ye became followers of vs, and of the Lorde, and receiued the worde in much affliction, with ioy of the holy Ghost,
• Dan 9:24 : 24 Seuentie weekes are determined vpon thy people and vpon thine holy citie, to finish the wickednes, and to seale vp the sinnes, and to reconcile the inquitie, and to bring in euerlasting righteousnesse, and to seale vp the vision and prophecie, and to anoynt the most Holy.
• 2 Pet 1:1 : 1 Simon Peter a seruant and an Apostle of Iesus Christ, to you which haue obteined like precious faith with vs by the righteousnesse of our God and Sauiour Iesus Christ: