1 Corinthians 8:8
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
παρίστημι
To stand before, to present, to be at hand. Paristemi. Present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life. Surrender is not weakness. It is wisdom.
ὑστερέω
still] do we come short
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ὑστερέω
To fall short, to be behind, to lack. Hustereo. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The gap between who we are and who God is can only be bridged by grace.
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θεός
to God;
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ἐάν
if
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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περισσεύω
have we an advantage.
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περισσεύω
to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel
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βρῶμα
Food
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βρῶμα
Food, nourishment. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.
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οὔτε
neither
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οὔτε
not too, i.e. neither or nor; by analogy, not even
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φάγω
we shall eat
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φάγω
to eat (literally or figuratively)
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