1 Corinthians 8:8

“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.”

"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." - 1 Corinthians 8:8
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What does 1 Corinthians 8:8 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Corinthians 8:8 from the King James Version reads: "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." This verse is part of a larger passage in which the apostle Paul addresses the issue of…

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The True Essence of Faith: Beyond Meat and Rituals

In 1 Corinthians 8:8, the Apostle Paul makes a profound statement concerning the nature of our faith and the outward practices we often attach to it. He states, "But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the…

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A Prayer for Spiritual Understanding and Unity

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of gratitude and reverence. We acknowledge that You are the Creator of all things, the Giver of life, and the source of all wisdom. We thank You for the knowledge we have in Jesus Christ, which allows us to understand…

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1 Corinthians 8:8 - "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."
1 Corinthians 11:8 - "For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man."
1 Corinthians 16:8 - "But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost."
1 Corinthians 15:8-11
1 Corinthians 6:8 - "Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren."
1 Corinthians 8:3 - "But if any man love God, the same is known of him."
1 Corinthians 9:8 - "Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?"
1 Corinthians 14:8 - "For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?"
1 Corinthians 8:5 - "For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)"
1 Corinthians 12:8 - "For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;"
1 Corinthians 7:8 - "I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I."
1 Corinthians 8:11 - "And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?"
1 Corinthians 8:9 - "But take heed lest by any means this liberty of your's become a stumblingblock to them that are weak."
"For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man." - 1 Corinthians 11:8
1 Corinthians 1:8 - "Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ."
2 Corinthians 8:1 - "Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;"
1 Corinthians 15:8 - "And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time."
1 Corinthians 2:8 - "Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory."
2 Corinthians 8:8 - "I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love."
1 Corinthians 8:12 - "But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ."
1 Corinthians 8:1 - "Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth."
"But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost." - 1 Corinthians 16:8
1 Corinthians 10:8 - "Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand."
1 Corinthians 8:2 - "And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know."
1 Corinthians 13:8 - "Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away."
1 Corinthians 5:8 - "Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."
1 Corinthians 3:8 - "Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour."
"But if any man love God, the same is known of him." - 1 Corinthians 8:3
"Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren." - 1 Corinthians 6:8