1 Corinthians 8:8

Modern English Version

But food does not commend us to God. Neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.

Cross References

Matthew 25:15

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

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God does not mean eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:13

“Food is for the belly, and the belly is for food,” but God will destroy both of them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away with diverse and strange teachings. It is a good thing that the heart be strengthened with grace, not with foods, which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.