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What Does the Bible Say About Polytheism?

Here are 17 Bible verses about polytheism, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Exodus 20:3

    Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

    BSBYou shall have no other gods before Me.

  2. #2Exodus 20:4-5

    Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

    BSBYou shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

  3. #3John 1:1

    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

  4. #4Isaiah 44:6

    Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

    BSBThus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.

  5. #5Isaiah 43:10

    Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

    BSB“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.

  6. #6Psalms 82:1

    A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

    BSBA Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

  7. #7Genesis 1:26

    And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

    BSBThen God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

  8. #81 Corinthians 8:5

    For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

    BSBFor even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),

  9. #9Deuteronomy 6:4

    Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:

    BSBHear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.

  10. #10Genesis 3:22

    And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

    BSBThen the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”

  11. #11Psalms 95:3

    For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

    BSBFor the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.

  12. #12Psalms 82:1-8

    A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. …

    BSBA Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods: “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked. They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’ …

  13. #13Deuteronomy 32:8-9

    When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. For the Lord’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

    BSBWhen the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God. But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.

  14. #14Jeremiah 11:13

    For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.

    BSBYour gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’

  15. #15Genesis 31:19

    And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.

    BSBNow while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.

  16. #16Daniel 4:8

    But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,

    BSBBut at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:

  17. #17Genesis 35:2

    Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

    BSBSo Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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