Romans 14:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 14:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 14:17 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 14:17 — KJV
“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”
— Romans 14:17 (KJV)
Romans 14:17 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 14:17
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”
Shares key themes with Romans 14:17: god, peace, joy
“These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:”
Shares key themes with Romans 14:17: meat, drink, holy
“And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering.”
Shares key themes with Romans 14:17: meat, drink, peace
“These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings. do: or, offer”
Shares key themes with Romans 14:17: meat, drink, peace
“And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.”
Shares key themes with Romans 14:17: god, meat, drink
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