1 Corinthians 8:8

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1 Corinthians 8:8

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

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KJV

King 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.

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WEB

World English Bible

But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don’t eat are we the worse, nor if we eat are we the better.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

But food will not commend us to God; neither if we should eat do we fall short, nor if we should not eat do we excel.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 8

⁶ yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

⁷ But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.

⁸ But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

⁹ Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

¹⁰ For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?

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