Romans 14:17

• §2819Article 3 · The Seven PetitionsRead at vatican.va

  “"The kingdom of God (is) righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit."” — Catechism footnote: Rom 14:17.

John Cassian

• John Cassian, Conferences I–X I.13Conference I

  “…the Apostle describes the character, when he says “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 17.

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, On Fasting Chapter 15

  “…of “things offered to idols;” still he has not included the kingdom of God in the meat-market: “For,” he says, “the kingdom of God is neither meat nor drink;” and, “Food commendeth us not to God”—not that you may think this said about dry diet, but rather about rich and carefully prepared, if, when he subjoins,…” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 17.

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• Tertullian, On Prayer Chapter 12

  “For a defiled spirit cannot be acknowledged by a holy Spirit, nor a sad by a joyful, nor a fettered by a free.” — editor's note: John xvii. 14; Rom. xiv. 17.

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Ambrose of Milan

• Ambrose of Milan, On the Holy Spirit III.20Book III

  “And what wonder is it if the Holy Spirit is in the throne of God, since the kingdom of God itself is the work of the Holy Spirit, as it is written: “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 17.

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Gregory of Nyssa

• Gregory of Nyssa, On the Making of Man On the.19On the Making of Man

  “…from this function will one day be bestowed upon our nature in the life we look for; for, as the Apostle says, “the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink;” and the Lord declared that “man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 17.

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Clement of Alexandria

• Clement of Alexandria, The Instructor II.1Book II

  ““Let not, then, your good be evil spoken of; for the kingdom of God is not meat and drink,” says the apostle, in order that the meal spoken of may not be conceived as ephemeral, “but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 16, 17.

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• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies Book 3

  ““Non est” autem, inquit, “regnum Dei cibus est potus.”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 17.

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Catena Aurea on Luke

• Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on Luke

  “(Rom. 14:17.)” — the author cites it

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Catena Aurea on Mark

• Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on Mark

  “For when you see a man clothed in flesh living according to the Gospel, do you not say that he has the kingdom of heaven, which “is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost?” [Rom 14:17]” — the author cites it

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Cyprian of Carthage

• Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.61Book III

  “Also to the Romans: “The kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 17.

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• 1 Corinthians 8:8

  Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.61.

• 1 Corinthians 11:33

  Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.61.

• Galatians 5:16

  Cited together in Catechism §2819.

• Galatians 5:17

  Cited together in Catechism §2819.

• Galatians 5:18

  Cited together in Catechism §2819.

• Galatians 5:19

  Cited together in Catechism §2819.

• Galatians 5:20

  Cited together in Catechism §2819.

• Galatians 5:21

  Cited together in Catechism §2819.

• Galatians 5:22

  Cited together in Catechism §2819.

• Galatians 5:23

  Cited together in Catechism §2819.

• Galatians 5:24

  Cited together in Catechism §2819.

• Galatians 5:25

  Cited together in Catechism §2819.

• 2 Timothy 2:12

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.20.

• Revelation 22:1

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.20.

• Revelation 22:2

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.20.

• Exodus 32:6

  Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.61.

• Psalm 48:4

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.20.

• Isaiah 22:13

  Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.61.

• Isaiah 22:14

  Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.61.

• Matthew 12:27

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.20.

• Matthew 22:30

  Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 22:28–30 (2) (Catena Aurea).

• Mark 1:14

  Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Mark 1:14–15 (2) (Catena Aurea).

• Mark 1:15

  Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Mark 1:14–15 (2) (Catena Aurea).

• Luke 20:36

  Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 22:28–30 (2) (Catena Aurea).

• Luke 22:28

  Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 22:28–30 (2) (Catena Aurea).

• John 4:32

  Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.61.

• John 7:37

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.20.

• John 17:14

  Cited together in On Prayer Chapter 12.

• Romans 6:12

  Cited together in Catechism §2819.