⁸ Now ^(A)food will not bring us ^[a]close to God; we are neither ^[b]the worse if we do not eat, nor ^[c]the better if we do eat.

¹⁷ for the kingdom of God ^(A)is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and ^(B)peace and ^(C)joy in the Holy Spirit.

³ who ^(A)forbid marriage and advocate ^(B)abstaining from foods which ^(C)God has created to be ^(D)gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth. ⁴ For ^(E)everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is ^(F)received with gratitude;