1 Corinthians 8:7-8
New American Standard Bible
7 However, not all people (A)have this knowledge; but (B)some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 8 Now (C)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.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:8 Or before God
- 1 Corinthians 8:8 Lit lacking
- 1 Corinthians 8:8 Lit abounding
1 Corinthians 8:7-8
Christian Standard Bible
7 However, not everyone has this knowledge. Some have been so used to idolatry up until now that when they eat food sacrificed to an idol, their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 8 Food will not bring us close to God.[a] We are not worse off if we don’t eat, and we are not better if we do eat.(A)
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- 8:8 Or bring us before (the judgment seat of) God
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