Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places, the goat-demons, and the golden calves he had made.
1 Corinthians 10:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised No, but I do say that what they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons! Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition No, I am suggesting that what the pagans sacrifice they offer [in effect] to demons (to evil spiritual powers) and not to God [at all]. I do not want you to fellowship and be partners with diabolical spirits [by eating at their feasts]. [Deut. 32:17.] American Standard Version (1901) But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with demons. Common English Bible No, but this kind of sacrifice is sacrificed to demons and not to God. I don’t want you to be sharing in demons. Catholic Public Domain Version But the things that the Gentiles immolate, they immolate to demons, and not to God. And I do not want you to become partakers with demons. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the things which the heathens sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God. And I would not that you should be made partakers with devils. |
Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places, the goat-demons, and the golden calves he had made.
They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat-demons that they have prostituted themselves with. This will be a permanent statute for them throughout their generations.
And he said to him, ‘I will give you all these things if you will fall down and worship me.’
In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, , who is the image of God.
But in the past, since you didn’t know God, you were enslaved to things that by nature are not gods.
But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
But I have this against you: You tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat meat sacrificed to idols.
The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands to stop worshipping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk.