1 Corinthians 8:8

Tree of Life Version

But food will not bring us before God. We are no worse off if we do not eat and no better off if we do eat.

Cross References

Matthew 25:15

To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.

Romans 14:17

for the kingdom of God is not about eating and drinking, but righteousness and shalom and joy in the Ruach ha-Kodesh.

1 Corinthians 6:13

“Food is for the stomach, and the stomach is for food”—but God will do away with both of them. Yet 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 by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace—not by foods that have not benefited those occupied by them.