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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. |
Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them. |
Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were thus occupied (walked) were not benefitted. |
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Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them. |
Do not be carried about by different and varied and alien teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established and ennobled and strengthened by means of grace [God’s favor and spiritual blessing] and not [to be devoted to] foods [rules of diet and ritualistic meals], which bring no [spiritual] benefit or profit to those who observe them. |
Stop being carried away with variegated teachings and teachings foreign to Christianity in that they come from the pagan religions, for it is good when the heart is established by grace, not with foods, by means of which they who ordered their behavior in their sphere were not profited. |
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Do not be carried away by various peculiar teachings. It is good to depend on the grace of God for inward strength, and not on rules of diet – which have not spiritually benefited those who followed them. |
You must stop being carried away with varied and strange teachings. For it is a good thing for the heart to be strengthened by God’s spiritual strength, not by special kinds of food, from which those adhering to them have gotten no good. |
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