5For though there are that are called gods, whether in heaven or upon earth, (as there are gods many, and lords many)


In Context

2 And if any man thinketh that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

3 But if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.

4 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.

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

6 Yet to us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

7 But there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol to this hour eat it as a thing offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

1 Corinthians 8:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:5For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"),

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:5For although there be that are called gods, either in heaven or on earth (for there be gods many, and lords many);

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:5For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5For and if indeed there are those called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, (as there are gods many, and lords many,)

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:5For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5For though there are things that are called |gods,| whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many |gods| and many |lords;|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5for even if there are those called gods, whether in heaven, whether upon earth — as there are gods many and lords many —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)