1 Corinthians 8:4
Douay-Rheims
But as for the meats that are sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
George Leo Haydock
An idol is nothing. The apostle seems to allude in this place to the Greek signification of this word, eidolon , signifying a false representation; as for instance in ghosts, which are said to appear sometimes at night. Umbrœ tenues, simulacra luce carentium. (Calmet)
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1849 · 1 Corinthians 8:4
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