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And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were created, and through whom we live. <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> yet to us there is one God the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we through Him. <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/8.htm">King James Bible</a> But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/8.htm">New King James Version</a> yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live. <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him. <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him. <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him. <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him. <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> yet for us there is but one God, the Father, who is the source of all things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things [that have been created], and we [believers exist and have life and have been redeemed] through Him. <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> yet for us there is one God, the Father. All things are from him, and we exist for him. And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ. All things are through him, and we exist through him. <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> yet for us there is one God, the Father. All things are from Him, and we exist for Him. And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ. All things are through Him, and we exist through Him. <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him. <a href="/cev/1_corinthians/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> We have only one God, and he is the Father. He created everything, and we live for him. Jesus Christ is our only Lord. Everything was made by him, and by him life was given to us. <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him. <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But for us, "There is only one God, the Father. Everything came from him, and we live for him. There is only one Lord, Jesus Christ. Everything came into being through him, and we live because of him." <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> yet there is for us only one God, the Father, who is the Creator of all things and for whom we live; and there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were created and through whom we live. <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom everything came into being and for whom we live. And there is only one Lord, Jesus the Messiah, through whom everything came into being and through whom we live. <a href="/msb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. <a href="/net/1_corinthians/8.htm">NET Bible</a> yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we live, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we live. <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him. <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> yet *we* have but one God, the Father, who is the source of all things and for whose service we exist, and but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom we and all things exist. <a href="/web/1_corinthians/8.htm">World English Bible</a> yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> yet to us [is] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we to Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom [are] all things, and we through Him; <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> yet to us there is one God the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we through Him. <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> yet to us is one God, the Father, of whom are the all things, and we to Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are the all things, and we through Him; <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But to us one God, the Father, of whom all things, and we for him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom all things, and we by him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Yet to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> yet we know that there is only one God, the Father, from whom all things are, and in whom we are, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things are, and by whom we are. <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/8.htm">New American Bible</a> yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom all things are and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and through whom we exist. <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> To us there is one God, the Father, from whom comes every thing and by whom we live; and one LORD Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> To us, ours is one God The Father, for all things are from him and we are in him, and The One LORD JEHOVAH Yeshua The Messiah, for all things are by him, and we are also in his hand.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> but there is to us one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we in him. <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> but to us there is one God, the Father; of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> yet *we* have but one God, the Father, who is the source of all things and for whose service we exist, and but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom we and all things exist. <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> yet to us there is One God, the Father, of Whom are all things, and we for Him; and One Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom are all things, and we through Him. <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and lords many,) 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. <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/8-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=1592" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Food Sacrificed to Idols</a> …5For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), 6<a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: all’ (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">yet</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmin (PPro-D1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">for us</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: heis (Adj-NMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">there is but one</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patēr (N-NMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father,</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hou (RelPro-GMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">whom</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-NNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">things came</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">for</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">whom</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmeis (PPro-N1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">we exist.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And there is but</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: heis (Adj-NMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrios (N-NMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord,</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christos (N-NMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ,</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hou (RelPro-GMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">whom</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-NNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">things came</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">whom</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmeis (PPro-N1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">we exist.</a> 7But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a> In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a> For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. <a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2-3</a> But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. / The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. <a href="/ephesians/4-5.htm">Ephesians 4:5-6</a> one Lord, one faith, one baptism; / one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. <a href="/romans/11-36.htm">Romans 11:36</a> For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen. <a href="/philippians/2-9.htm">Philippians 2:9-11</a> Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, / that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. <a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a> Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. <a href="/isaiah/44-6.htm">Isaiah 44:6</a> Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me. <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a> Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. <a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5-6</a> I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me, / so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other. <a href="/john/10-30.htm">John 10:30</a> I and the Father are one.” <a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a> “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.” <a href="/malachi/2-10.htm">Malachi 2:10</a> Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why then do we break faith with one another so as to profane the covenant of our fathers? <a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a> In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.one God.<a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4</a> As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.<a href="/jonah/1-9.htm">Jonah 1:9</a> And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.<a href="/malachi/2-10.htm">Malachi 2:10</a> Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?of whom.<a href="/acts/17-28.htm">Acts 17:28</a> For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.<a href="/romans/11-36.htm">Romans 11:36</a> For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.<a href="/ephesians/4-6.htm">Ephesians 4:6</a> One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.and we.<a href="/john/14-20.htm">John 14:20</a> At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.<a href="/john/17-21.htm">John 17:21-23</a> That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me… in him.<a href="/1_corinthians/6-13.htm">1 Corinthians 6:13</a> Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.and one.<a href="/1_corinthians/12-3.htm">1 Corinthians 12:3</a> Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.<a href="/matthew/11-27.htm">Matthew 11:27</a> All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.<a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a> And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.and we by.<a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a> All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.<a href="/colossians/1-6.htm">Colossians 1:6</a> Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/7-22.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-5.htm">Exist</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-14.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">Live</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-13.htm">Service</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-30.htm">Source</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/8-11.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-18.htm">Exist</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-1.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">Live</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">Service</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-9.htm">Source</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 8</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">To abstain from food offered to idols.</a> 8. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-8.htm">We must not abuse our Christian liberty, to the offense of our brothers;</a> 11. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-11.htm">but must bridle our knowledge with charity.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>yet for us there is but one God, the Father This phrase emphasizes the monotheistic belief central to Christian doctrine, distinguishing the Christian faith from the polytheistic practices prevalent in Corinth. The Father is recognized as the source of all creation, aligning with Old Testament affirmations of God's singularity (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>). This underscores the intimate relationship believers have with God, who is not a distant deity but a personal Father.from whom all things came This highlights God's role as the Creator, echoing <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a>, where God is the origin of the universe. It affirms the belief that everything in existence is a result of God's creative power, reinforcing His sovereignty and authority over all creation. This also serves as a reminder of God's providence and the order He established in the world.and for whom we exist This phrase speaks to the purpose of human life, which is to glorify and serve God. It reflects the teaching found in <a href="/isaiah/43-7.htm">Isaiah 43:7</a>, where God declares that He created people for His glory. This purpose provides meaning and direction for believers, emphasizing that their lives are to be lived in devotion to God.And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ Here, the focus shifts to the centrality of Jesus Christ in Christian faith. The term "Lord" signifies authority and divinity, affirming Jesus' role as the Messiah and His equality with God the Father. This is consistent with <a href="/philippians/2-11.htm">Philippians 2:11</a>, where every tongue confesses Jesus Christ as Lord. It also reflects the early Christian confession of faith and distinguishes Jesus from other so-called lords or deities.through whom all things came This phrase attributes the act of creation to Jesus, aligning with <a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a>, which states that all things were made through Him. It affirms the pre-existence of Christ and His active participation in creation, highlighting the unity and cooperation within the Trinity. This counters any notion that Jesus is a created being, instead affirming His divine nature.and through whom we exist This emphasizes the sustaining power of Christ in the lives of believers. <a href="/colossians/1-17.htm">Colossians 1:17</a> states that in Him all things hold together, indicating that Jesus is not only the agent of creation but also the one who maintains the existence of all things. For believers, this means that their spiritual life and salvation are dependent on Christ, reinforcing the necessity of a personal relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god_the_father.htm">God the Father</a> The supreme being, creator of all things, and the one for whom we exist. In this verse, He is acknowledged as the source of all creation. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The Lord through whom all things were created and through whom we exist. This highlights His divine role in creation and His lordship over believers. 3. <a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a> The city where the church to whom Paul is writing is located. Known for its diverse culture and religious practices, which often led to confusion about the nature of God and idols. 4. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the letter, addressing issues of idolatry and the understanding of God and Christ in the Corinthian church. 5. <a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a> The practice of worshiping idols, which was prevalent in Corinth and is the broader context of the discussion in <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/8.htm">1 Corinthians 8</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_monotheism.htm">Understanding Monotheism</a> Emphasize the importance of recognizing the oneness of God in a world filled with competing beliefs and idols. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_jesus_in_creation.htm">The Role of Jesus in Creation</a> Highlight the divine nature of Jesus and His integral role in creation, which affirms His deity and authority. <a href="/topical/l/living_for_god.htm">Living for God</a> Encourage believers to live with the understanding that their existence is for God, shaping their purpose and actions. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_belief.htm">Unity in Belief</a> Stress the importance of unity in the church based on the shared belief in one God and one Lord, which can overcome divisions. <a href="/topical/r/rejecting_idolatry.htm">Rejecting Idolatry</a> Challenge believers to identify and reject modern forms of idolatry, focusing their worship and allegiance solely on God and Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 8</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_'one_god'_with_other_'gods'.htm">If, according to 1 Corinthians 8:6, there is only “one God,” how do we reconcile this with other passages where divine beings or “gods” are mentioned (e.g., Psalm 82)? </a> <a href="/q/is_the_trinity_visible_in_heaven.htm">Is the Trinity visible in heaven?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_believers_unite_to_glorify_god.htm">How can believers be united and glorify God together?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_wahhabism.htm">What defines Wahhabism as a religious movement?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) But to us.--Though this be so, yet for us Christians there exists but one God the Father, from whom alone every created thing has come, and for (not "in") whom alone we exist; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things are created (<a href="/john/1-3.htm" title="All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.">John 1:3</a>), and we Christians created spiritually by Him. All creation is of the Father through the Son. All creation is for the Father and likewise for the Son. (See <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm" title=" For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:">Colossians 1:16</a>.) The words "we by Him" must not be regarded as a repetition of part of the thought of the previous sentence; but as the words "by whom are all things" express the fact of physical creation, so the words, "we by Him," attribute our spiritual re-creation as Christians to the same source. (See <a href="/galatians/6-15.htm" title="For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.">Galatians 6:15</a>; <a href="/ephesians/2-10.htm" title="For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.">Ephesians 2:10</a>.) This sixth verse then sweeps away completely any pantheistic conception which might have been thought to be in the previous words. Even granting, for argument sake, that such gods or lords do exist, we have but one God, one Lord.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - But to us. The "but" means "nevertheless." We Christians only regard these "gods," "lords," and "idols" as nonexistent, except so far as they correspond to created and material things. The Father. Not only by creation and preservation, but much more by redemption and adoption, and as the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (<a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15</a>; <a href="/galatians/3-26.htm">Galatians 3:26</a>). Of whom are all things. All things, even including the gods of the heathen, "visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers; all firings were created by him and for him,... and by him all things consist" (<a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16, 17</a>). And we in him; rather, into or for him. He is the End and Goal as well as the Author of our existence. One Lord. The only real "Lord," though the Roman emperors often took the title, and one of them - Domitian - insisted on the use of the expression, "Dominus Deusque noster" ("Our Lord and God"), as applied to himself (Suetonius. 'Domit.,' 13). By whom are all things. "By whom," as the Agent of creation and redemption (<a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3, 10</a>; <a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2</a>). And we by him. "By him,"as the Mediator and the Giver of life (<a href="/romans/11-36.htm">Romans 11:36</a>, "Of him, and to him, and through him are all things"). <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/8-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>yet ἀλλ’ (all’) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. for us ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. [ there is but ] one εἷς (heis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. God, Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father, Πατήρ (Patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. from ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. whom οὗ (hou) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. all πάντα (panta) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. things [came] τὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. for εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. [whom] αὐτόν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. we [exist]. ἡμεῖς (hēmeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. And [ there is but ] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. one εἷς (heis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. Lord, Κύριος (Kyrios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. Christ, Χριστός (Christos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. through δι’ (di’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. whom οὗ (hou) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. all πάντα (panta) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. things [came] τὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. through δι’ (di’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. [whom] αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. we [exist]. ἡμεῖς (hēmeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. 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