1 Corinthians 8:5
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For though there be what are called “gods,” whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many “gods” and many “lords”),
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many;
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,
For although there may be so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many of them, both of gods and of lords and masters,
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth – as there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords’ –
Granted, there are so-called “gods,” in heaven and on the earth, as there are many gods and many lords.
For even if there are so-called “gods,” either in heaven or on earth — as in fact there are “gods” and “lords” galore —
Many things in heaven and on earth are called gods and lords, but none of them really are gods or lords.
For and if indeed there are [those] called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, (as there are gods many, and lords many,)
For even if-indeed there are ones being called gods, whether in heaven or on earth— as-indeed there are many gods and many lords—
For although there be that are called gods, either in heaven or on earth (for there be gods many, and lords many);
It’s really not important if there are things called gods in heaven or on earth—and there are many of these “gods” and “lords” out there.
It is true that people call many things their gods. Those are things both in heaven and on earth. Those people have many gods and many lords.
Indeed, even if there are so-called “gods,” whether in the heavens or on earth (as in fact there are many “gods” and many “lords”),
For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
Even though there are things called gods, in heaven or on earth (and there are many “gods” and “lords”),
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven, or in earth (as there be many gods, and many lords.)
People may say that there are gods in heaven and on earth—many gods and many lords, as they would call them.
Even if there are so-called “gods,” whether in heaven or on earth, and even though there are many of these “gods” and “lords,”
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
It is really not important if there are things called gods, in heaven or on earth. (And there are many things that people call “gods” and “lords.”)
For even if there are “gods” in heaven and on earth (as indeed there are many so-called “gods” and “lords”),
In this matter, then, of eating meat which has been offered to idols, knowledge tells us that no idol has any real existence, and that there is no God but one. For though there are so-called gods both in heaven and earth, gods and lords galore in fact, to us there is only one God, the Father, from whom everything comes, and for who we live. And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom everything exists, and by whom we ourselves are alive. But this knowledge of ours is not shared by all men. For some, who until now have been used to idols, eat the meat as meat really sacrificed to a god, and their delicate conscience is thereby injured. Now our acceptance of God is not a matter of meat. If we eat it, that does not make us better men, nor are we the worse if we do not eat it. You must be careful that your freedom to eat meat does not in any way hinder anyone whose faith is not as robust as yours. For suppose you with your knowledge of God should be observed eating meat in an idol’s temple, are you not encouraging the man with a delicate conscience to do the same? Surely you would not want your superior knowledge to bring spiritual disaster to a weaker brother for whom Christ died? And when you sin like this and damage the weak consciences of your brethren you really sin against Christ. This makes me determined that, if there is any possibility of meat injuring my brother, I will have none of it as long as I live, for fear I might do him harm.
For though there are some that are called gods, whether in heaven or in the earth (as there are many gods and many lords),
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,
For even if after all there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many gods and many lords,
According to some people, there are a great many gods, both in heaven and on earth.
Some people say, quite rightly, that idols have no actual existence, that there’s nothing to them, that there is no God other than our one God, 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. They say—again, quite rightly—that there is only one God the Father, that everything comes from him, and that he wants us to live for him. Also, they say that there is only one Master—Jesus the Messiah—and that everything is for his sake, including us. Yes. It’s true.
For there are those who are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, as there are many gods and many lords.
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”),
People may say that there are gods in heaven and on earth—many gods and many lords, as they would call them.
Indeed, even though there are so-called gods in heaven and on earth (there are, to be sure, many “gods” and many “lords”),
For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,
For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,
Indeed, even though there are so-called gods in heaven and on earth—and there are in fact many gods and many lords—
Even though there are things called gods, in heaven or on earth (and there are many “gods” and “lords”),
If after all there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords),
There may be so-called gods either in heaven or on earth. In fact, there are many “gods” and many “lords.”
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”),
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords’),
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords),
Men have thought there are many such gods and lords in the sky and on the earth.
There may be so-called gods both in heaven and on earth, and some people actually worship many gods and many lords.
And though there be what are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth (as there be gods many and lords many),
Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as in fact there are many gods and many lords—
Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as in fact there are many gods and many lords—
Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as in fact there are many gods and many lords—
Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as in fact there are many gods and many lords—
Yes, indeed: there may be many so-called “gods,” whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords.”
For even if there are [in popular tradition] so-called "g-ds," whether in Shomayim or on ha’aretz, even as there are so-called "g-ds" many and "l-rds" many,
For though there are those that are called gods, whether in Heaven or on Earth (as there are many gods, and many lords.)
For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
For even if there are so-called “gods,” whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”),
And even if the majority believes there are many so-called gods in heaven and on earth (certainly many worship such “gods” and “lords”), this is not our view.
For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
There are things in the sky and on earth which are called gods. Yes, there are many gods and lords.
For though there be some that be said gods [For why though there be that be said gods], either in heaven, either in earth, as there be many gods, and many lords;
for even if there are those called gods, whether in heaven, whether upon earth -- as there are gods many and lords many --
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