Berean Standard Bible
Romans 1:20-28
20ForγὰρgarG1063sinceἀπὸapoG575thecreationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889God’sαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588invisible qualitiesἀόραταaorataG517τεteG5037τοῖςtoisG3588,HisαὐτοῦautouG846eternalἀΐδιοςaidiosG126powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411andκαὶkaiG2532divine natureθειότης,theiotēsG2305,have been clearly seenκαθορᾶται,kathorataiG2529,being understoodνοούμεναnooumenaG3539fromἥhēG3588His workmanshipποιήμασινpoiēmasinG4161,so thatεἰςeisG1519menαὐτοὺςautousG846τὸtoG3588areG1510without excuseἀναπολογήτους.anapologētousG379.
21ForδιότιdiotiG1360although they knewγνόντεςgnontesG1097τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,they neither glorifiedοὐχ ἐδόξασανouch edoxasanG1392G3756HimasὡςhōsG5613GodθεὸνtheonG2316norἢēG2228gave thanksηὐχαρίστησαν,ēucharistēsanG2168to Him,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235they became futileἐματαιώθησανemataiōthēsanG3154inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τοῖςtoisG3588thinkingδιαλογισμοῖςdialogismoisG1261andκαὶkaiG2532darkenedἐσκοτίσθηeskotisthēG4654in theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588foolishἀσύνετοςasunetosG801heartsκαρδία·kardiaG2588.
23andκαὶkaiG2532exchangedἤλλαξανēllaxanG236theτὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of theτοῦtouG3588immortalἀφθάρτουaphthartouG862GodθεοῦtheouG2316forἐνenG1722imagesὁμοιώματι εἰκόνοςhomoiōmati eikonosG3667G1504of mortalφθαρτοῦphthartouG5349manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444andκαὶkaiG2532birdsπετεινῶνpeteinōnG4071andκαὶkaiG2532animalsτετραπόδωνtetrapodōnG5074andκαὶkaiG2532reptilesἑρπετῶν.¶herpetōnG2062.
24ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316gave them overπαρέδωκεν αὐτοὺςparedōken autousG3860G846inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588desiresἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939ofτῶνtōnG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588toεἰςeisG1519impurityἀκαθαρσίανakatharsianG167for theτοῦtouG3588dishonoringἀτιμάζεσθαιatimazesthaiG818of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983withἐνenG1722one anotherαὐτοῖς,autoisG846.
25TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316forἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588a lieψεύδει,pseudeiG5579,andκαὶkaiG2532worshipedἐσεβάσθησανesebasthēsanG4573andκαὶkaiG2532servedἐλάτρευσανelatreusanG3000theτῇtēaG3588creatureκτίσειktiseiG2937rather thanπαρὰparaG3844theτὸνtonG3588Creatorκτίσαντα,ktisantaG2936,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας,eis tous aiōnasG1519G3588G165worthy of praiseεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128!Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.
26For this reasonΔιὰ τοῦτοDia toutoG1223G3778ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316gave them overπαρέδωκεν αὐτοὺςparedōken autousG3860G846toεἰςeisG1519dishonorableἀτιμίας·atimiasG819passionsπάθηpathēG3806.EvenτεteG5037γὰρgarG1063theirαὐτῶνautōnG846αἵaiG3588womenθήλειαιthēleiaiG2338exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337τὴνtēnG3588naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446relationsχρῆσινchrēsinG5540forεἰςeisG1519unnaturalπαρὰ φύσιν,para phusinG3844G5449onesτὴνtēnG3588.
27τεteG5037LikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668,theοἱhoiG3588menἄρσενεςarsenesG730καὶkaiG2532abandonedἀφέντεςaphentesG863τὴνtēnG3588naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446relationsχρῆσινchrēsinG5540withτῆςtēsG3588womenθηλείαςthēleiasG2338andburnedἐξεκαύθησανexekauthēsanG1572withἐνenG1722αὐτῶνautōnG846τῇtēaG3588lustὀρέξειorexeiG3715forεἰςeisG1519one anotherἀλλήλους,allēlousG240.MenἄρσενεςarsenesG730committedκατεργαζόμενοι,katergazomenoiG2716τὴνtēnG3588indecentἀσχημοσύνηνaschēmosunēnG808actswithἐνenG1722othermenἄρσεσινarsesinG730andκαὶkaiG2532receivedἀπολαμβάνοντες.¶apolambanontesG618inἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438theτὴνtēnG3588dueἔδειedeiG1163penaltyἀντιμισθίανantimisthianG489ἣνhēnG3739forτῆςtēsG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846errorπλάνηςplanēsG4106.
28FurthermoreΚαὶKaiG2532,sinceκαθὼςkathōsG2531they did not see fitοὐκ ἐδοκίμασανouk edokimasanG3756G1381to acknowledgeἔχειν ἐν ἐπιγνώσει,echein en epignōseiG2192G1722G1922τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316ὁhoG3588, HeθεὸςtheosG2316gave them upπαρέδωκεν αὐτοὺςparedōken autousG3860G846toεἰςeisG1519a depravedἀδόκιμονadokimonG96mindνοῦνnounG3563,to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160whatτὰtaG3588ought not to be doneμὴ καθήκοντα,mē kathēkontaG3361G2520.
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
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