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1 Corinthians 8:8

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8Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Food will not bring us close to God. We are not worse off if we don’t eat, and we are not better if we do eat.

NLTNew Living Translation

It’s true that we can’t win God’s approval by what we eat. We don’t lose anything if we don’t eat it, and we don’t gain anything if we do.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But food does not bring us close to God. For neither if we eat do we have more, nor if we do not eat do we lack.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.