1 Corinthians 8:4-6
New English Translation
4 With regard then to eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that “an idol in this world is nothing,” and that “there is no God but one.”[a] 5 If after all there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we live, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we live.[b]
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- 1 Corinthians 8:4 sn “An idol in this world is nothing” and “There is no God but one.” Here and in v. 1 Paul cites certain slogans the Corinthians apparently used to justify their behavior (cf. 6:12-13; 7:1; 10:23). Paul agrees with the slogans in part, but corrects them to show how the Corinthians have misused these ideas.
- 1 Corinthians 8:6 tn Grk “through whom [are] all things and we [are] through him.”
1 Corinthians 8:4-6
Legacy Standard Bible
4 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. 5 For even if (D)there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, 6 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 Corinthians 8:4 An idol has no real existence
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