NETBible | Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do. |
NIV © |
But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. |
NASB © |
But food will not commend us to God; we are neither the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat. |
NLT © |
It’s true that we can’t win God’s approval by what we eat. We don’t miss out on anything if we don’t eat it, and we don’t gain anything if we do. |
MSG © |
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. |
BBE © |
But God’s approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better. |
NRSV © |
"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. |
NKJV © |
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. |
KJV | But <1161> meat <1033> commendeth <3936> (5719) us <2248> not <3756> to God <2316>_: for <1063> neither <3777>_, if <1437> we eat <5315> (5632)_, are we the better <4052> (5719)_; neither <3777>_, if <3362> (0) we eat <5315> (5632) not <3362>_, are we the worse <5302> (5743)_. {are we the better: or, have we the more} {are we the worse: or, have we the less} |
NASB © |
But food <1033> will not commend <3936> us to God <2316> ; we are neither <3777> the worse <5302> if <1437> we do not eat <2068> , nor <3777> the better <4052> if <1437> we do eat .<2068> |
NET [draft] ITL | Now food <1033> will <3936> not <3756> bring <3936> us <2248> close <3936> to God <2316> . We are <5302> no <3777> worse <5302> if <1437> we do <5315> not <3361> eat <5315> and no <3777> better <4052> if <1437> we do .<5315> |
GREEK | brwma <1033> N-NSN de <1161> CONJ hmav <2248> P-1AP ou <3756> PRT-N parasthsei <3936> (5692) V-FAI-3S tw <3588> T-DSM yew <2316> N-DSM oute <3777> CONJ ean <1437> COND mh <3361> PRT-N fagwmen <5315> (5632) V-2AAS-1P usteroumeya <5302> (5743) V-PPI-1P oute <3777> CONJ ean <1437> COND fagwmen <5315> (5632) V-2AAS-1P perisseuomen <4052> (5719) V-PAI-1P |