1 Corinthians 8:8
1 Corinthians 8:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now food will not commend us to God nor bring us close to Him; we are no worse off if we do not eat, nor are we better if we do eat.
1 Corinthians 8:8-9 The Message (MSG)
But fortunately God doesn’t grade us on our diet. We’re neither commended when we clean our plate nor reprimanded when we just can’t stomach it. But God does care when you use your freedom carelessly in a way that leads a fellow believer still vulnerable to those old associations to be thrown off track.
1 Corinthians 8:8 King James Version (KJV)
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.
1 Corinthians 8:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But food will not commend us to God; we are neither the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat.
1 Corinthians 8:8 New Century Version (NCV)
But food will not bring us closer to God. Refusing to eat does not make us less pleasing to God, and eating does not make us better in God’s sight.
1 Corinthians 8:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
1 Corinthians 8:8 New International Version (NIV)
But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
1 Corinthians 8:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
But food does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.
1 Corinthians 8:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.