Verse (Click for Chapter) New Living Translation It’s true that we can’t win God’s approval by what we eat. We don’t lose anything if we don’t eat it, and we don’t gain anything if we do. American Standard Version 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. Berean Study Bible But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. Douay-Rheims Bible 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. English Revised Version 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. King James 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. World English Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation 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; 1 Corinthians 8:8 Additional Translations ... Links 1 Corinthians 8:8 NIV1 Corinthians 8:8 NLT 1 Corinthians 8:8 ESV 1 Corinthians 8:8 NASB 1 Corinthians 8:8 NKJV 1 Corinthians 8:8 KJV |