1 Corinthians 8:8

Lighthouse Bible 2006

But food does not commend us to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; nor, if we do not eat, are we the worse.

Cross References

Matthew 25:15

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his own ability; and immediately took his journey.

Romans 14:17

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

1 Corinthians 6:13

Foods are for the belly, and the belly for foods: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing for the heart to be established with grace, not with foods, which have not benefited those who have been occupied with them.