⁵ for even if there are those called gods, whether in heaven, whether upon earth -- as there are gods many and lords many --

⁴ who is opposing and is raising himself up above all called God or worshipped, so that he in the sanctuary of God as God hath sat down, shewing himself off that he is God -- `the day doth not come'.

¹⁷ for Jehovah your God -- He `is' God of the gods, and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful; who accepteth not persons, nor taketh a bribe;

¹¹ Hath a nation changed gods? (And they `are' no gods!) And My people hath changed its honour For that which doth not profit.

²⁸ And where `are' thy gods, that thou hast made to thyself? Let them arise, if they may save thee, In the time of thy vexation, For -- the number of thy cities have been thy gods, O Judah,

¹³ For -- the number of thy cities have been thy gods, O Judah, And -- the number of the streets of Jerusalem Ye have placed altars to a shameful thing, Altars to make perfume to Baal.

⁴ they have drunk wine, and have praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

³⁴ Jesus answered them, `Is it not having been written in your law: I said, ye are gods?

³⁵ if them he did call gods unto whom the word of God came, (and the Writing is not able to be broken,)

⁸ But then, indeed, not having known God, ye were in servitude to those not by nature gods,