But if anyone loves God,(A) he is known(B) by him.

About eating food sacrificed to idols, then, we know that “an idol is nothing in the world,”[a] and that “there is no God but one.”(C) For even if there are so-called gods,(D) whether in heaven or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “lords”—

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  1. 8:4 Or an idol has no real existence

But whoever loves God is known by God.[a](A)

So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols:(B) We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world”(C) and that “There is no God but one.”(D) For even if there are so-called gods,(E) whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”),

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 8:3 An early manuscript and another ancient witness think they have knowledge do not yet know as they ought to know. But whoever loves truly knows.