11 Bible Verses about False Gods

But the Pharisees hearing it, said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, a ruler of the demons.

And the scribes coming down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebul, and casts out demons by the ruler of demons.

But some of them said, He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of demons;

and take up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of the god Rephan, figures which you made to worship? I will even remove you beyond Babylon.

and they called Barnabas, Jupiter, and Paul, Mercury, because he was a master of eloquence.

For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, who made silver temples of Diana, and afforded his artisans no small gain, assembling them together and laborers of like employments, said, Men, you know that our prosperity is derived from this employment, and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul has led away a great multitude by persuasion, saying that things which are made by hands are not gods.read more.
And not only this work of ours is in danger of coming into contempt, but even the temple of the great goddess Diana of being set at nought, and her majesty also which all Asia and the world worships, of being destroyed. And hearing this they were full of wrath, and cried, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians!

And after three months we sailed away in an Alexandrian vessel, that had wintered in the island, with the sign of Castor and Pollux.

And on an appointed day Herod having put on his royal apparel, and sitting on the tribunal, made a speech to them; and the people shouted, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

and they called Barnabas, Jupiter, and Paul, Mercury, because he was a master of eloquence. And the priest of the Jupiter which was before the city brought bulls and garlands to the gates, and wished to offer sacrifices with the multitudes. But the apostles Barnabas and Paul hearing of it, rending their clothes ran among the multitude, cryingread more.
and saying, Men, why do you do these things? We are also men subject to like sufferings with you, preaching that you should turn from these vain [services] to the living God, who made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things in them,

but they expected that he would swell up, or suddenly fall down dead. And waiting a long time, and seeing nothing extraordinary happen to him, they thought differently, and said, He is a god.