⁵⁵ because My flesh is real food and My blood is real drink.

³ One who eats must not look down on one who does not eat,^(A) and one who does not eat must not criticize one who does,^(B) because God has accepted him.^(C)

¹⁷ for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking,^(A) but righteousness, peace, and joy^(B) in the Holy Spirit.

⁴ About eating food offered to idols, then, we know that “an idol is nothing in the world,” and that “there is no God but one.”^(A)

¹⁰ They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of restoration.^(A)