1 Corinthians 8:5

for and even-if gods are-being being-said, if-of in to{heaven}, if-of upon of{the earth}, even-as many gods are-being, and many lords;

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

In Context

4So, about of{the eat-up-sis[i.e. state of consuming]} of{the idol-sacrifices}, we-have-beheld that [there is] not-one idol in to{[the] world} and that [there is] not-one god if not one,

6contrariwise, to{us} one God, the Father, out of{whom} the[neuter plural] all, and we into same[masculine], and one Lord, Jesus Anointed, through of{whom} the[neuter plural] all, and we through of{same}.

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Cross References

John 10:34The Jesus responds to{same}, "Not[?] it-is-being having-been-written in to{the law} of{you} that 'I say you-are-being gods'[?]

2 Thessalonians 2:4the being-lain-opposed and being-lifted-over upon every being-said "God" or devotion-effect, such-as same to-sit-down into the temple of{the God}, showing-off/away sameself that he-is-being God.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 8:5-7

On Eating Things Offered to Idols. ( a. d. 57.) 4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. 5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) 6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. In this passage he… Read the whole commentary →

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