Passage Resources Hebrew/Greek Your Content
Previous Next
Add parallel Print Page Options Listen to Romans 14:16-18
Close ESV

Romans 14:16-18
English Standard Version

16 (A)So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. 17 (B)For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but (C)of righteousness and (D)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 Whoever thus serves Christ is (E)acceptable to God and approved by men.

Read full chapter
Listen to Romans 14:16-18
Close NASB

Romans 14:16-18
New American Standard Bible

16 Therefore (A)do not let what is for you a good thing be [a]spoken of as evil; 17 for the kingdom of God (B)is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and (C)peace and (D)joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For the one who (E)serves Christ in this way is (F)acceptable to God and approved by other people.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:16 Lit blasphemed
Listen to Romans 14:16-18
Close NIV

Romans 14:16-18
New International Version

16 Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.(A) 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,(B) but of righteousness, peace(C) and joy in the Holy Spirit,(D) 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.(E)

Read full chapter
Listen to Romans 14:16-18
Close NKJV

Romans 14:16-18
New King James Version

16 (A)Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; 17 (B)for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and (C)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For he who serves Christ in [a]these things (D)is acceptable to God and approved by men.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:18 NU this thing
Next
Romans 13
Romans 15
Next
dropdown
English Standard Version (ESV)

The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.

ESV Study Bible
New American Standard Bible (NASB)

New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.

New American Standard Bible is made available by The Lockman Foundation
New International Version (NIV)

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.

July Summer Surge

More on the NIV

New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Learn the Bible in 30 days