1 Corinthians 8:8
But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
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1 Corinthians 6:13
"Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, " but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 2:20-23
If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations: . . .

Hebrews 13:9
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those devoted to them.

are we the better.

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New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Food will not make us acceptable to God. We are not inferior if we don't eat, and we are not better if we do eat.

International Standard Version
However, food will not bring us closer to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat food that has been offered to an idol, and no better off if we do.

NET Bible
Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But food does not bring us to God, for if we eat, we gain nothing, and if we do not eat, we lose nothing.
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