Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world” and that “There is no God but one.” New Living Translation So, what about eating meat that has been offered to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God. English Standard Version Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.” Berean Standard Bible So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. Berean Literal Bible Therefore concerning the eating of the things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no God except one. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one. New American Standard Bible Therefore, concerning the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. NASB 1995 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one. NASB 1977 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one. Legacy Standard Bible Therefore, concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one. Amplified Bible In this matter, then, of eating food offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world [it has no real existence], and that there is no God but one. Christian Standard Bible About eating food sacrificed to idols, then, we know that “an idol is nothing in the world,” and that “there is no God but one.” Holman Christian Standard Bible About eating food offered to idols, then, we know that “an idol is nothing in the world,” and that “there is no God but one.” American Standard Version Concerning therefore 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Concerning food sacrifices to idols, we know that the idol is nothing in the universe and that there is no other God but One. Contemporary English Version Even though food is offered to idols, we know that none of the idols in this world are alive. After all, there is only one God. Douay-Rheims Bible But as for the meats that are sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one. English Revised Version Concerning therefore 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Now about eating food that was offered to false gods: We know that the false gods in this world don't really exist and that no god exists except the one God. Good News Translation So then, about eating the food offered to idols: we know that an idol stands for something that does not really exist; we know that there is only the one God. International Standard Version Now concerning eating food offered to idols: We know that no idol is real in this world and that there is only one God. Literal Standard Version Concerning the eating then of the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one; Majority Standard Bible So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no other God but one. New American Bible So about the eating of meat sacrificed to idols: we know that “there is no idol in the world,” and that “there is no God but one.” NET Bible 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." New Revised Standard Version Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “no idol in the world really exists,” and that “there is no God but one.” New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore as concerning the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one. Weymouth New Testament As to eating things which have been sacrificed to idols, we are fully aware that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but One. World English Bible Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one. Young's Literal Translation Concerning the eating then of the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one; Additional Translations ... Context Food Sacrificed to Idols…3But the one who loves God is known by God. 4So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. 5For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),… Cross References Deuteronomy 4:35 You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him. Deuteronomy 4:39 Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other. Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. Psalm 86:10 For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God. Isaiah 41:24 Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable. Acts 14:15 "Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. Acts 15:20 Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood. Treasury of Scripture As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. we know. 1 Corinthians 10:19,20 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? … Psalm 115:4-8 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands… Isaiah 41:24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you. there is. 1 Corinthians 8:6 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. Deuteronomy 3:24 O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? Deuteronomy 4:39 Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. Jump to Previous Aware Eating Food Fully Hence Idol Idols Images Offered Question Real Sacrifice Sacrificed Save WorldJump to Next Aware Eating Food Fully Hence Idol Idols Images Offered Question Real Sacrifice Sacrificed Save World1 Corinthians 8 1. To abstain from food offered to idols.8. We must not abuse our Christian liberty, to the offense of our brothers; 11. but must bridle our knowledge with charity. (4) As concerning therefore the eating of those things.--See 1Corinthians 8:1. The subject resumed after the parenthesis. We have, perhaps, in this repetition of the words a characteristic of a letter written by another from the author's dictation, as was the case with this and other epistles. An idol is nothing in the world.--It is nothing in itself but a piece of wood or metal, and it really represents nothing, for we know that there is "no God but one." The word "other" was inserted in later MSS., probably from a recollection of the words of the first commandment. Verse 4. - We know that an idol is nothing in the world. After his brief but pregnant digression on the nature of true knowledge, he returns to these questions, and probably once more quotes their own words. They had given this reason for open and public indifference with respect to meat offered to idols. With respect to idols, three views were possible to Christians: either(1) that they were "demons" - the spirits of deified dead men; or (2) that they were evil spirits - a favorite view among the Jews (via 10:20; Deuteronomy 32:17; 2 Chronicles 11:15; Psalm 106:37; Revelation 9:20); or (3) that they were merely (lead images corresponding to nothing at all (Isaiah 44 etc.). That there is none other God but one. This belief is the signature of Judaism, according to their daily and oft repeated shema (Deuteronomy 6:4, etc.). Greek Soοὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. about Περὶ (Peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. eating βρώσεως (brōseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1035: (a) abstr: eating, (b) food, a meal, (c) rust. From the base of bibrosko; eating; by extension food. food sacrificed to idols: εἰδωλοθύτων (eidōlothytōn) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 1494: Neuter of a compound of eidolon and a presumed derivative of thuo; an image-sacrifice, i.e. Part of an idolatrous offering. We know οἴδαμεν (oidamen) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. an idol εἴδωλον (eidōlon) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 1497: An idol, false god. From eidos; an image; by implication, a heathen god, or the worship of such. [is] nothing at all οὐδὲν (ouden) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] world, κόσμῳ (kosmō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. [there is] no οὐδεὶς (oudeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. but εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. one. εἷς (heis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. 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