ERVEN
KJV
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.

ASV
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.

ESV
8. Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.

NLT
8. 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.

WEB
8. 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.

NET
8. Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.

NLV
8. Food will not bring us near to God. We are no worse if we do not eat it, or we are no better if we eat it.

HCSB
8. Food will not make us acceptable to God. We are not inferior if we don't eat, and we are not better if we do eat.

YLT
8. 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;

LITV
8. But food will not commend us to God. For neither if we eat do we excel, nor if we do not eat are we lacking.

RV
8. 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.

NCV
8. 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 better in God's sight.

MKJV
8. But food does not commend us to God. For neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.

AKJV
8. But meat commends us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

LXXEN



KJV
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.

AMP
8. Now food [itself] will not cause our acceptance by God nor commend us to Him. Eating [food offered to idols] gives us no advantage; neither do we come short or become any worse if we do not eat [it].

KJVP
8. But G1161 CONJ meat G1033 N-NSN commendeth G3936 V-PAI-3S us G2248 P-1AP not G3756 PRT-N to God G2316 N-DSM : for G1063 CONJ neither G3777 CONJ , if G1437 COND we eat G5315 V-2AAS-1P , are we the better G4052 V-PAI-1P ; neither G3777 CONJ , if G1437 COND we eat G5315 V-2AAS-1P not G3361 PRT-N , are we the worse G5302 V-PPI-1P .

YLT
8. 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;

ASV
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.

WEB
8. 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.

NASB
8. Now food will not bring us closer to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, nor are we better off if we do.

ESV
8. Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.

RV
8. 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.

RSV
8. Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.

NKJV
8. But food does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.

MKJV
8. But food does not commend us to God. For neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.

AKJV
8. But meat commends us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

NRSV
8. "Food will not bring us close to God." We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.

NIV
8. But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

NIRV
8. But food doesn't bring us close to God. We are no worse if we don't eat. We are no better if we do eat.

NLT
8. 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.

MSG
8. But fortunately God doesn't grade us on our diet. We're neither commended when we clean our plate nor reprimanded when we just can't stomach it.

GNB
8. Food, however, will not improve our relation with God; we shall not lose anything if we do not eat, nor shall we gain anything if we do eat.

NET
8. Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.

ERVEN
8. 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.