1 Corinthians 8:5

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Corinthians 8:5

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),

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KJV

King James Version

For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

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WEB

World English Bible

For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “lords”—

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ASV

American Standard Version

For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many;

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

For even if indeed there are [those] called gods, whether in heaven or on earth—just as there are many gods and many lords—

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 8

³ But the one who loves God is known by God.

⁴ So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.

⁵ For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),

⁶ yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

⁷ But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.

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