17For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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.
For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-23)We have in this chapter, I. An account of the unhappy contention which had broken out in the Christian church. Our Master had foretold that offences would come; and, it seems, so they did, for want of that wisdom and love which would have prevented discord, and kept up union among them. 1. There was a difference among them about the distinction of meats and days; these are the two things specified…
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