| Bible in Basic English (BBE) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 3 Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge. | 3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. |
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