1 Corinthians 8:8

Catholic Public Domain Version

Yet food does not commend us to God. For if we eat, we will not have more, and if we do not eat, we will not have less.

Cross References

Matthew 25:15

And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, yet to another he gave one, to each according to his own ability. And promptly, he set out.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but rather justice and peace and joy, in the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:13

Food is for the stomach, and the stomach is for food. But God shall destroy both the stomach and food. And the body is not for fornication, but rather for the Lord; and the Lord is for the body.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be led away by changing or strange doctrines. And it is best for the heart to be sustained by grace, not by foods. For the latter have not been as useful to those who walked by them.