Romans 1:16-23

16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.

17For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith.

18For God’s wrath is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth,

19since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them.

20For his invisible attributes, that is, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what he has made. As a result, people are without excuse.

21For though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became worthless, and their senseless hearts were darkened.

22Claiming to be wise, they became fools

23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.