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Therefore, concerning the eating of (A)things sacrificed to idols, we know that [a]an idol is (B)nothing in the world, and that (C)there is no God but one. For even if (D)there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, yet for us (E)there is one God, (F)the Father, (G)from whom are all things and we exist for Him, and (H)one Lord, Jesus Christ, (I)by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 8:4 An idol has no real existence

Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “no idol in the world really exists” and that “there is no God but one.”(A) Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as in fact there are many gods and many lords— yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.(B)

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