1 Corinthians 8:6 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 8:5-6

The unity of God. The Apostle Paul had been trained in the monotheism which had from the first been the belief of the Hebrew race, and from which they had not for centuries previous to his time ever swerved. But as a preacher of Christianity, a religion which aspired to world wide empire, he was constantly brought, especially as the apostle of the Gentiles, into contact with the worshippers of idols, both philosophic and popular. And he was often called to be the counsellor of those who,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 8:5-6

Not gods, but God. Two primary and foundation truths of religion were committed to the keeping of the Jews as a nation. They were revealed to, and fully apprehended by, Abraham, and were the reason for his separation from his polytheistic surroundings in the country of the Chaldees, and for the subsequent remarkable isolation of his descendants in the small, compact, yet central country of Palestine. Those two truths were—the unity and the spirituality of God. "God is one;" "God is a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 8:6

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 ( Romans 8:15 ; Galatians 3:26 ). Of whom are all things. All things, even including the gods of the heathen, "visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 8:6

"One God... one Lord." I. THE ONE GOD . The oneness of Deity is here emphasized. It is insisted upon throughout the Scriptures. The true Israel, ancient and modern, has been monotheistic. The conflict, contradiction, confusion, and absurdity, conspicuous enough in the polytheistic systems, find no place in Judaism or Christianity. The oneness of Deity is confirmed by 1. The Source of all things. "Of whom are all things." He is the great Originator; all things sprang from his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 8:6

But to us - Christians. We acknowledge but one God, Whatever the pagan worship, we know that there is but one God; and he alone has a right to rule over us.One God, the Father - Whom we acknowledge as the Father of all; Author of all things; and who sustains to all his works the relation of a father. The word “Father” here is not used as applicable to the first person of the Trinity, as distinguished from the second, but is applied to God as God; not as the Father in contradistinction from the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 8:4-6

1 Corinthians 8:4-6 . As, &c. To proceed, therefore, to the question in debate; concerning the eating of those things that are offered unto idols Meats of whatever kind sacrificed to them. We know that an idol Or the supposed deity residing therein; is nothing A mere nominal god, having no real divinity, virtue, or power; and that there is none other God but one Jehovah, the self-existent, independent, infinite, and eternal Being, to whom the Scripture in general, and the gospel... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

8:1-11:1 FOOD OFFERED TO IDOLSIn Corinth, as in other places, temples were not just religious centres but also popular eating places. This created problems for the Christians, because the food was usually first offered to idols and Christians were not sure whether they should eat it. A related problem concerned food they bought in the market, for it also may have been first offered to idols. These are the issues Paul now deals with, though they lead him to the more important issue of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 8:6

in = unto. App-104 . Compare Romans 11:36 . Lord . App-98 . Jesus Christ . App-98 . by = by means of. App-104 . 1 Corinthians 8:1 . Compare John 1:3 .Colossians 1:16 . Hebrews 1:2 . we by Him. Compare John 14:6 . Romans 5:1 .Philippians 1:1 , Philippians 1:11 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 8:6

1 Corinthians 8:6. But to us there is but one God, &c.— One God is exclusive, not of the one Lord, as though he were an inferior Deity, but only of the idols, to which the one God is opposed: to think otherwise would be to destroy the Apostle's own argument for the unity of God, and make him talk as inconsistently, as if he would prove, that there is none other God but one, because, instead of many, there are only two, one supreme and the other subordinate; and then would give such a reason... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 8:6

6. to us—believers. of whom—from whom as Creator all things derive their existence. we in him—rather, "we for Him," or "unto Him." God the FATHER is the end for whom and for whose glory believers live. In :- all things are said to be created (not only "by" Christ, but also) "for Him" (CHRIST). So entirely are the Father and Son one (compare Romans 11:36; Hebrews 2:10). one Lord—contrasted with the "many lords" of heathendom (Hebrews 2:10- :). by whom— (John 1:3; Hebrews 1:2). we by him—as all... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 8:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 8:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 8:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 8:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 8:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 8:4-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 8:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 8:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 8:6

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