1 Corinthians 8:8

James Moffatt - New Testament

Now mere food will not bring us any nearer to God; if we abstain we do not lose anything, and if we eat we do not gain anything.

Cross References

Romans 14:17

The Reign of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, it means righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;

Hebrews 13:9

Never let yourselves be carried away with a variety of novel doctrines; for the right thing is to have one's heart strengthened by grace, not by the eating of food — that has never been any use to those who have had recourse to it.

1 Corinthians 6:13

'Food is meant for the stomach, and the stomach for food'? Yes, and God will do away with the one and the other. The body is not meant for immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body;

Matthew 25:15

to one he gave twelve hundred pounds, to another five hundred, and to another two hundred and fifty; each got according to his capacity. Then the man went abroad.