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Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

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οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.βρῶσιςbrōsismeatβρῶσιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “meat”, the subject formG1035(a) abstr: eating, (b) food, a meal, (c) rust.meatκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπόσιςposisdrinkπόσιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “drink”, the subject formG4213drinking, drink, beverage.drinkἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunērighteousnessδικαιοσύνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “righteousness”, the subject formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.righteousnessκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰρήνηeirēnēpeaceεἰρήνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “peace”, the subject formG1515peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.This verse uses “peace”.peaceκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andχαρὰcharajoyχαράnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “joy”, the subject formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.joyἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπνεύματιpneumatiGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἁγίῳhagiōholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the to- or for-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

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American Standard Version (1901)

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Young’s Literal Translation

for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

World English Bible

for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Darby Translation

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in [the] Holy Spirit.

Douay-Rheims

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

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