1 Corinthians 8:3-5

Expanded Bible

³ But if any person loves God, that person is known by God.

⁴ So ·this is what I say about [^Lconcerning] eating meat sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is really nothing in the world, and we know there is ·only one God [no God but one; Deut. 4:35, 39; ^Cthese may be other slogans the church was using to justify their behavior; see v. 1]. ⁵ Even though there are things called gods, in heaven or on earth (and there are many “gods” and “lords”),