Bible Verses About Polytheism
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for polytheism, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 618 votes, led by Exodus 20:3. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Polytheism
Exodus 20:354 votes
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:4-532 votes
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:
John 1:131 votes
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Isaiah 44:625 votes
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.
1 Corinthians 8:524 votes
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
Genesis 1:2621 votes
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.
Isaiah 43:1021 votes
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.
Deuteronomy 6:420 votes
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
Genesis 3:2219 votes
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:
Psalms 82:119 votes
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
Psalms 95:319 votes
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
Psalms 82:1-818 votes
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
Deuteronomy 32:8-917 votes
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.
Genesis 31:1916 votes
And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.
Genesis 35:216 votes
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:
Daniel 4:816 votes
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,
Genesis 35:415 votes
And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
Jeremiah 2:2815 votes
But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
Jeremiah 11:1315 votes
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.
Joshua 24:2314 votes
Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.
Judges 2:1314 votes
And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
Judges 3:714 votes
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Lord their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
Judges 10:1614 votes
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
Judges 17:514 votes
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Joshua 24:213 votes
And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
What does the Bible say about polytheism?
Readers most often cite Exodus 20:3 on the subject of polytheism. Across 618 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Exodus 20:4-5, John 1:1, Isaiah 44:6. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.