1 Corinthians 8:5

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

1 Corinthians 8:5 in Other Translations

KJV
5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
ESV
5 For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth--as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"--
NLT
5 There may be so-called gods both in heaven and on earth, and some people actually worship many gods and many lords.
MSG
5 that no matter how many of these so-called gods are named and worshiped they still don't add up to anything but a tall story.
CSB
5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth-as there are many "gods" and many "lords"-

1 Corinthians 8:5 In-Context

3 But whoever loves God is known by God.
4 So then, 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 indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”),
6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
7 But not everyone possesses this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat sacrificial food they think of it as having been sacrificed to a god, and since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Thessalonians 2:4
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