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1 Corinthians 8:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 8 But food will not bring us nearer to God;+ we are no worse off if we do not eat, nor better off if we eat.+

1 Corinthians 8:8

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 8 βρῶμα Thing eaten δὲ but ἡμᾶς us οὐ not παραστήσει will make stand beside τῷ to the θεῷ· God; οὔτε neither ἐὰν if ever μὴ not φάγωμεν, we should eat, ὑστερούμεθα, we are coming behind, οὔτε nor ἐὰν if ever φάγωμεν, we should eat, περισσεύομεν. we are abounding.

1 Corinthians 8:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 8 But food will not commend us to God;+ if we do not eat, we do not fall short, and, if we eat, we have no credit to ourselves.+

1 Corinthians 8:8

The Bible in Living English
- 8 And a food will not be a recommendation to God for us: we are neither in inferior standing if we do not eat nor in especially good standing if we do.

1 Corinthians 8:8

American Standard Version
- 8 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.

1 Corinthians 8:8

The Emphasized Bible
- 8 Food indeed will not commend us unto God,—Neither if we eat not do we lack, Nor if we eat do we abound.

1 Corinthians 8:8

King James Version
- 8 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.