4 Maccabees 5:26 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He has permitted us to eat what will be most suitable for our lives, but he has forbidden us to eat meats that would be contrary to this. Common English Bible He has allowed us to eat what is most appropriate for our lives, but he has forbidden us to eat meat that would interfere with our welfare. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Those things which are suitable for our souls, he has directed us to eat; but those which are not, he has forbidden. World English Bible British Edition Those things which are suitable for our souls, he has directed us to eat; but those which are not, he has forbidden. Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) He has permitted us to eat what will be most suitable for our lives, but he has forbidden us to eat meats that would be contrary to this. |