1 Corinthians 8:4

God's Word

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.

Cross References

Psalm 86:10

Indeed, you are great, a worker of miracles. You alone are God.

Isaiah 37:16

“Lord of Armies, God of Israel, you are enthroned over the angels. You alone are God of the kingdoms of the world. You made heaven and earth.

Isaiah 37:20

Now, Lord our God, rescue us from Assyria’s control so that all the kingdoms on earth will know that you alone are the Lord.”

Isaiah 41:24

You are nothing! You can’t do anything! Whoever chooses you is disgusting.

Isaiah 44:24

The Lord reclaimed you. He formed you in the womb. This is what the Lord says: I, the Lord, made everything. I stretched out the heavens by myself. I spread out the earth all alone.

Isaiah 44:6

The Lord is Israel’s king and defender. He is the Lord of Armies. This is what the Lord says: I am the first and the last, and there is no God except me.

Isaiah 45:14

This is what the Lord says: The products from Egypt, the merchandise from Sudan, and the important Sabaeans will come to you. They will belong to you. They will follow you. They will come to you in chains. They will bow to you and pray to you, “Certainly God is with you alone, and there is no other God.”

Isaiah 45:5

I am the Lord, and there is no other. There is no other God besides me. I will strengthen you, although you don’t know me,

Jeremiah 10:10

But the Lord is the only God. He is the living God and eternal king. The earth trembles when he is angry. The nations can’t endure his fury.

Jeremiah 10:14

Everyone is stupid and ignorant. Metalsmiths are put to shame by their idols. Their statues are false ⌞gods⌟. They can’t breathe.

Mark 12:29

Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is the only Lord.

Acts 14:15

and said, “Men, what are you doing? We’re human beings like you. We’re spreading the Good News to you to turn you away from these worthless gods to the living God. The living God made the sky, the land, the sea, and everything in them.

Acts 15:20

Instead, we should write a letter telling them to keep away from things polluted by false gods, from sexual sins, from eating the meat of strangled animals, and from eating bloody meat.

Acts 19:26

and you see and hear what this man Paul has done. He has won over a large crowd that follows him not only in Ephesus but also throughout the province of Asia. He tells people that gods made by humans are not gods.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now, concerning food offered to false gods: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes people arrogant, but love builds them up.

1 Corinthians 8:10

For example, suppose someone with a weak conscience sees you, who have this knowledge, eating in the temple of a false god. Won’t you be encouraging that person to eat food offered to a false god?

1 Corinthians 8:11

In that case, your knowledge is ruining a believer whose faith is weak, a believer for whom Christ died.

Galatians 4:8

When you didn’t know God, you were slaves to things which are really not gods at all.

Ephesians 4:6

one God and Father of all, who is over everything, through everything, and in everything.

Deuteronomy 3:24

“Almighty Lord, you have ⌞only⌟ begun to show me how great and powerful you are. What kind of god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and the mighty acts you have done?

Deuteronomy 32:39

See, I am the only God. There are no others. I kill, and I make alive. I wound, and I heal, and no one can rescue you from my power.

Deuteronomy 4:35

You were shown these things so that you would know that the Lord is God. There is no other god.

Deuteronomy 4:39

Remember today, and never forget that the Lord is God in heaven above and here on earth. There is no other god.

Deuteronomy 6:4

Listen, Israel: The Lord is our God. The Lord is the only God.

1 Timothy 1:17

Worship and glory belong forever to the eternal king, the immortal, invisible, and only God. Amen.

1 Timothy 2:5

There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and humans—a human, Christ Jesus.

Jude 1:25

Before time began, now, and for eternity glory, majesty, power, and authority belong to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.