1 Corinthians 8:5

“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,)" - 1 Corinthians 8:5
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What does 1 Corinthians 8:5 mean?

1 Corinthians 8:5 (KJV) states, "For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)" This verse is part of a larger passage in 1 Corinthians that addresses the issue of eating food sacrificed to idols. The Corinthian…

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Understanding the Nature of True Worship: A Devotional on 1 Corinthians 8:5

As we delve into the intricate truths presented in 1 Corinthians 8:5, we must pay close attention to the profound implications regarding our understanding of God and the pitfalls of idolatry. The verse states, "For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in…

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A Prayer for Discernment Among Many Gods

Heavenly Father, I come before You today in humility, seeking Your wisdom and guidance as I meditate on the profound message of 1 Corinthians 8:5, which reminds us, "For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords…

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1 Corinthians 8:5 - "For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)"
1 Corinthians 5:8 - "Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."
2 Corinthians 8:5 - "And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God."
2 Corinthians 5:8 - "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."
1 Corinthians 11:8 - "For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man."
1 Corinthians 16:8 - "But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost."
1 Corinthians 12:5 - "And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord."
1 Corinthians 15:5 - "And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:"
1 Corinthians 15:8-11
1 Corinthians 1:5 - "That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;"
1 Corinthians 5:5 - "To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus."
1 Corinthians 6:8 - "Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren."
1 Corinthians 5:9 - "I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:"
1 Corinthians 8:3 - "But if any man love God, the same is known of him."
Luke 8:5-8
1 Corinthians 8:8 - "But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse."
1 Corinthians 2:5 - "That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God."
1 Corinthians 9:8 - "Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?"
1 Corinthians 14:8 - "For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?"
1 Corinthians 10:5 - "But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness."
1 Corinthians 8:11 - "And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?"
1 Corinthians 12:8 - "For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;"
"Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth." - 1 Corinthians 5:8
1 Corinthians 1:8 - "Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ."
1 Corinthians 7:8 - "I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I."
1 Corinthians 8:9 - "But take heed lest by any means this liberty of your's become a stumblingblock to them that are weak."
"For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man." - 1 Corinthians 11:8
1 Corinthians 5:6 - "Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?"
Revelation 5:8