For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods.
But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise, if they can save you, in your time of trouble; for as many as your cities are your gods, O Judah.
For your gods have become as many as your cities, O Judah, and as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to shame, altars to make offerings to Baal.
Has a nation changed its gods, even though they are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit.
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.
Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken—
They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
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