8But meat will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
8But meat will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many;
6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.
7 Howbeit in all men there is not that knowledge: but some, being used until now to the idol, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
8 But meat will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.
10 For if a man see thee which hast knowledge sitting at meat in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?
8:8But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
8:8But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
8:8But meat doth not commend us to God. For neither, if we eat, shall we have the more; nor, if we eat not, shall we have the less.
8:8But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
8:8But meat does not commend us to God; neither if we should not eat do we come short; nor if we should eat have we an advantage.
8:8But food commendeth us not to God: for neither if we eat, are we the better; neither if we eat not, are we the worse.
8:8But 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.
8:8But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;
8:8But meat commends us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.