1 Corinthians 8:8

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

Colossians 2:16-17

2:16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days – 2:17 these are only ¹  the shadow of the things to come, but the reality ²  is Christ! ³ 

Hebrews 13:9

13:9 Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. ⁴  For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, ⁵  which have never benefited those who participated in them.

¹ tn The word “only,” though not in the Greek text, is supplied in the English translation to bring out the force of the Greek phrase.

² tn Grk “but the body of Christ.” The term body here, when used in contrast to shadow (σκιά, skia) indicates the opposite meaning, i.e., the reality or substance itself.

³ tn The genitive τοῦ Χριστοῦ (tou Cristou) is appositional and translated as such: “the reality is Christ.”

⁴ tn Grk “by diverse and strange teachings.”

⁵ tn Grk “foods,” referring to the meals associated with the OT sacrifices (see the contrast with the next verse; also 9:9-10; 10:1, 4, 11).