1 Corinthians 8:8
1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 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 8:8
What Does 1 Corinthians 8:8 Mean?
1 Corinthians 8:8 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 8, verse 8 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 8:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 14:17“For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.”1 Timothy 4:3“Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.”Hebrews 13:9“Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.”1 Corinthians 6:13“Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.”Colossians 2:20“Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,”1 Timothy 4:8“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”Leviticus 19:14“Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.”Matthew 18:10“Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.”Romans 14:20“For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.”Leviticus 11:8“Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.”Song of Solomon 7:13“The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.”1 Corinthians 7:19“Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.”Acts 5:4“Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.”Matthew 16:27“For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.”
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