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NASB | 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 8:5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, |
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Bible Note: Whomever one serves, figuratively is their god. Many worship money. They would not give up their god any more than I would give up my God. Exo 20:3 states, "You shall have no other gods before Me." This is not saying that there are any gods other than He. What it is saying is "YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER". Please note that when the word god is capitalized, also look at the word “Me”. the capitalization denotes a reference to the one and only (G)od. Keep in mind also, that one can’t expect to fully understand scripture without reading the whole, or at least, a great majority of it. Please indulge me. I would like to quote a story I read in a book by Tim Lahaye. There was an individual who used the “hunt and peck method” of studying scripture. This method, employed by many is simply a random opening of the Bible in hopes that they will find something of value. This individual opened his Bible to Matthew 27:5 “…And he (Judas) went and hanged himself. He then opened to another passage, Luk 10:37, and discovered, “ Go and do likewise. “ Still a third peck produced the passage, John 13:27 “What thou doest, do quickly. “ Sincerely, many do not know how close the above comes to describing their Bible study methods. I would highly recommend Tim LaHayes book “How to Study The Bible” to any who are sincere in the study of scripture, even to those who are best at the art. In its entirety, scripture is self explanatory, but as with anything else: to determine the facts, one must have familiarized themselves with ALL the pertinent and relevant information, Hope this helps. GB |