1 Corinthians 8:5

Food Sacrificed to Idols

4So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.5For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),6yet 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.

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Berean Standard Bible
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),
American Standard Version (1901)
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many;
Bible in Basic English
For though there are those who have the name of gods, in heaven or on earth, as there are a number of gods and a number of lords,
Douay-Rheims 1899
For although there be that are called gods, either in heaven or on earth (for there be gods many, and lords many).
Free Bible Version
Even though there are some things called “gods,” whether in heaven or on earth—in fact there are many “gods” and “lords.”
Geneva Bible 1599
For though there bee that are called gods, whether in heauen, or in earth (as there be many gods, and many lords)
King James (Authorized) Version
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
Plain English Version
But some people, that are not Christians, they respect lots of spirits. They respect spirits in the sky, and spirits on the earth. And they think those spirits are gods, and they let those spirits be their bosses. And people make statues that they think look like those spirits, and they think those statues get power from those spirits.
Translation for Translators
It is true that there are gods whom people think live in the heavens or whom they think live on earth. Truly, there are many beings that people call gods, and whom they call lords.
Unlocked Literal Bible
For maybe so-called gods do exist, either in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords.”
Noah Webster Bible
For though there are that are called gods, whether in heaven or upon earth, (as there are gods many, and lords many)
World English Bible
For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
Young's Literal Translation
for even if there are those called gods, whether in heaven, whether upon earth — as there are gods many and lords many —