1 Corinthians 8:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 8:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 8:8 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV 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. ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 8:8 — KJV
“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. are we the better: or, have we the more are we the worse: or, have we the less”
— 1 Corinthians 8:8 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 8:8 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 8:8
“And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 8:8: god, eat, better
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 8:8: meat, god, neither
“And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 8:8: meat, god, neither
“According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 8:8: god, neither, eat
“And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. did there...: Heb. rose up”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 8:8: god, neither, eat
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