Romans 1:30

Romans 1:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
• New International Version (NIV)slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;
• English Standard Version (ESV)slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
• New King James Version (NKJV)backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Context of Romans 1:30

28And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive, 29until they were filled (permeated, saturated) with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice and mean-spiritedness. They are gossips [spreading rumors], slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors [of new forms] of evil, disobedient and disrespectful to parents, 31without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful [without pity]. 32Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] approve and tolerate others who practice them.

Romans 1:30 word by word

καταλάλους, θεοστυγεῖς, ὑβριστάς, ὑπερηφάνους, ἀλαζόνας, ἐφευρετὰς κακῶν, γονεῦσιν ἀπειθεῖς,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Backbitersκατάλαλοςkatalalos · slanderousG2637
• haters of Godθεοστυγήςtheostugēs · God-hatingG2319
• despitefulὑβριστήςhubristēs · insolent manG5197
• proudὑπερήφανοςhuperēphanos · arrogantG5244
• boastersἀλαζώνalazōn · braggartG213
• inventorsἐφευρετήςepheuretēs · inventorG2182
• of evil thingsκακόςkakos · evil/harm: evilG2556
• disobedientἀπειθήςapeithēs · disobedientG545
• to parentsγονεύςgoneus · parentG1118

Cross-references for Romans 1:30

• Proverbs 25:23The north wind brings forth rain; And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
• Romans 8:7the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot,
• Numbers 10:35Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, “Rise up, O Lord! Let Your enemies be scattered; And let those who hate You flee before You.”
• Deuteronomy 7:10but repays those who hate Him to their faces, by destroying them; He will not hesitate with him who hates Him, He will repay him to his face.
• 2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the ungodly and love those who hate the Lord and in doing so bring wrath from the Lord on yourself?
• Psalms 81:15Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him and cringe before Him, And their time of punishment would be forever.
• Proverbs 8:36But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love and court death.”
• John 7:7The world cannot hate you [since you are part of it], but it does hate Me because I denounce it and testify that its deeds are evil.
• John 15:23The one who hates Me also hates My Father.
• Romans 2:17But if you bear the name “Jew” and rely on the Law [for your salvation] and boast in [your special relationship to] God,
• Romans 3:27Then what becomes of [our] boasting? It is excluded [entirely ruled out, banished]. On what principle? On [the principle of good] works? No, but on the principle of faith.
• 1 Kings 20:11The king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘A man who puts on [his armor to go to battle] should not boast like the man who takes it off [after the battle has been won].’ ”
• 2 Chronicles 25:19You say, ‘See, I have struck down and defeated Edom.’ Your heart lifts you up to boast [about your victory]. Now stay at home; why should you meddle and court disaster so that you, even you, will fall and Judah with you?”
• Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.
• Psalms 49:6Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth And boast of the abundance of their riches?
• Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.

Commentaries on Romans 1:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Backbiters - , from , against, and , I speak; those who speak against others; false accusers, slanderers. Haters of God - , atheists, contemners of sacred things, maligners of providence, scorners, etc. All profligate deists are of this class; and it seems to be the finishing part of a diabolic character. Despiteful - ̔, from ̔, to treat with injurious insolence; stormy, boisterous; abusing both the characters and persons of those over whom they can have…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Backbiters - Those Who calumniate, slander, or speak ill of those who are absent. Whisperers declare secretly, and with great reserve, the supposed faults of others. Backbiters proclaim them publicly and avowedly. Haters of God - There is no charge which can be brought against people more severe than this. It is the highest possible crime; yet it is a charge which the conduct of people will abundantly justify, and the truth of which all those experience…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-32Verses 26-32 In the horrid depravity of the heathen, the truth of our Lord's words was shown: "Light was come into the world, but men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil; for he that doeth evil hateth the light." The truth was not to their taste. And we all know how soon a man will contrive, against the strongest evidence, to reason himself out of the belief of what he dislikes. But a man cannot be brought to greater slavery…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-31This list of sins follows a popular Hellenistic literary form called a vice list (a list that names sinful behaviors). The list does not include every sin, but it shows the many ways evil can appear.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3128-31. gave them over--or "up" (see on Ro 1:24). to do those things which are not convenient--in the old sense of that word, that is, "not becoming," "indecorous," "shameful."Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 1:30

• Backbiting
• Boasting
• Children
• Crime
• Gentiles
• Malice
• Pride
• Rome
• Slander
• Speaking
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Affection
• Backbite
• Call
• Creation
• Dark
• Despiteful
• Faith
• Fall of man

Commentaries on Romans 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings