...having the right kind of knowledge.' 4. As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol...world, and that (there is) none other God but one. Concerning then. The particle (ow,) then serves to resume the subject of v. 1 after the interruption...

...than in a Roman colony would loyalty to Rome express itself by means of ardent devotion to the cult. we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one. For even though (yàp eircep) there are the so-called gods, whether in heaven or on...

...Corinthians whose slogan is "we all have knowledge" (8:1) and who have apparently claimed that because they know that "an idol is nothing in the world" and that "there is no God but one" (8:4), they are free to participate in cultic meals in the many idol temples in Corinth...

...the same is known of him. To speak of meat dedicate unto idols, we are sure that there is none idol in the world and that there is none other God but one. And though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth (as there be gods many and...

...insights: "We know that 'all of us possess knowledge'." ov6ocuev OTI TictvTeg yvwoiv exouev (1 Cor 8:1). "We know that 'an idol is nothing in the world', and that 'there is no God but one'." oiSapev on oi>6ev ei6wA,ov iv KOOUO), KotX OTI of>6eic, 0eoc. ei urj eic, (1 Cor...

...inflexible judge. 2. an Idol of flesh ... or Gold: Images of divinity worshipped in place of the true God; 'we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one' (i Corinthians 8: 4). 3. the Inane: The emptiness of infinite space. 4. The Titans had an easier task...

...offered to idols 11 Cor. 8.1t. his first instinct was to affirm his ancestral faith in God as one: "we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no God except one" 11 Cor. 8.41. He confessed the Shema 1similarly Eph. 4.61. Equally axiomatic was...

...meaning of this passage. First Corinthians 8:4 to 7 say, "Concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no God but one. For even if there are so-called gods, either in heaven or on earth, even as there are...

...fellowship with the devil ... ' But again he speaks and writes indifferently concerning this food: 'Now we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one', and shortly after: 'But food does not commend us to God... Buy and eat everything...

...seriousness of the situation is well shown by some of their arguments, which are visible in Paul's response: "We know that 'an idol is nothing in the world' and that 'there is no God except One'" (1 Cor 8:4). It follows that Corinthian believers were using Jewish monotheism...