1 Corinthians 8:4
Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no God but one.
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In Context
3But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 3:24"Lord God, you have begun to show your servant your greatness, and your strong hand: for what god is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to your works, and according to your mighty acts?
Deuteronomy 4:39Know therefore this day, and lay it to your heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is none else.
Deuteronomy 32:39"See now that I, even I, am he,There is no god with me.I kill, and I make alive.I wound, and I heal.There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.
Isaiah 37:16"Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, who is enthroned among the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
Isaiah 41:24Behold, you are of nothing,and your work is of nothing.He who chooses you is an abomination.
Isaiah 44:8Do not fear,neither be afraid.Haven't I declared it to you long ago,and shown it?You are my witnesses.Is there a God besides me?Indeed, there is not.I do not know any other Rock."
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 8:2-4
On Things Offered to Idols. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. 2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him. The apostle comes here to the case of things that had been offered to idols, concerning which some of them sought satisfaction: a case that frequently occurred in that age of Christianity, when the church… Read the whole commentary →