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Verse: 1 Corinthians 8:8
KJV
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But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
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YLT
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But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;
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RV
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But meat will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
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RSV
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Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.
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ASV
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But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
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ESV
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Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.
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ERVEN
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But food will not bring us closer to God. Refusing to eat does not make us less pleasing to God, and eating does not make us closer to him.
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