1 Corinthians 8:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 8:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
εἴπερ
eí per
G1512
if indeed
εἰσὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
λεγόμενοι
légō
G3004
to say
θεοὶ
theós
G2316
God
εἴτε
eíte
G1535
whether or
ἐν
en
G1722
in
οὐρανῷ
ouranós
G3772
heaven
εἴτε
eíte
G1535
whether or
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
γῆς
gē
G1093
earth
ὥσπερ
hṓsper
G5618
even as
εἰσὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
θεοὶ
theós
G2316
God
πολλοὶ
polýs
G4183
many
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κύριοι
kýrios
G2962
Lord
πολλοί
polýs
G4183
many
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For though there are things that are called "gods," whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many "gods" and many "lords;"
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King James Version Public Domain
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).