NET Bible
"Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do."
— 1 Corinthians 8:8, NET Bible
“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.”
“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.”
If after all there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth(as there are many gods and many lords),
yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we live, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we live.
But this knowledge is not shared by all. And some, by being accustomed to idols in former times, eat this food as an idol sacrifice, and their conscience, because it is weak, is defiled.
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 be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.
For if someone weak sees you who possess knowledge dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience be“strengthened” to eat food offered to idols?
So by your knowledge the weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed.