NASB
"But food will not commend us to God; we are neither the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat."
— 1 Corinthians 8:8, NASB
“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.”
“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. ”
“But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don't eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.”
“Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.”
“But meat doth not commend us to God. For neither, if we eat, shall we have the more: nor, if we eat not, shall we have the less.”
“But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better.”
“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.”
For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.
However not all men have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
But food will not commend us to God; we are neither the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat.
But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, dining in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols?
For through your knowledge he who is weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died.