Romans 1:29

Romans 1:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
• New International Version (NIV)They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
• New King James Version (NKJV)being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.

Context of Romans 1:29

27and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. 28And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, 30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.

Romans 1:29 word by word

πεπληρωμένους πάσῃ ἀδικίᾳ πονηρίᾳ, πλεονεξίᾳ, κακίᾳ, μεστοὺς φθόνου, φόνου, ἔριδος, δόλου, κακοηθείας, ψιθυριστάς,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Being filled withπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikia · unrighteousnessG93
• fornicationπορνείαporneia · sexual sinG4202
• wickednessπονηρίαponēria · evilG4189
• covetousnessπλεονεξίαpleonexia · greedinessG4124
• maliciousnessκακίαkakia · evilG2549
• fullμεστόςmestos · fullG3324
• of envyφθόνοςphthonos · envyG5355
• murderφόνοςphonos · murderG5408
• debateἔριςeris · quarrelG2054
• deceitδόλοςdolos · deceitG1388
• malignityκακοήθειαkakoētheia · maliceG2550
• whisperersψιθυριστήςpsithuristēs · gossipG5588

Cross-references for Romans 1:29

• Romans 3:10as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one;
• Psalms 41:7All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.
• Proverbs 16:28A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
• Proverbs 26:20For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
• 2 Corinthians 12:20For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.

Commentaries on Romans 1:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Being filled with all unrighteousness - , every vice contrary to justice and righteousness. Fornication - ͅ, all commerce between the sexes out of the bounds of lawful marriage. Some of the best MSS. omit this reading; and others have ͅ, uncleanness. Wickedness - ͅ, malignity, that which is oppressive to its possessor and to its object; from , labor, toil, etc. Covetousness - ͅ, from , more, and ̔, I will have; the intense love or lust of gain; the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Being filled - That is, the things which he specifies were common or abounded among them. This is a strong phrase, denoting that these things were so often practiced as that it might be said they were full of them. We have a phrase like this still, when we say of one that he is full of mischief, etc. Unrighteousness - ̓́ adikiaThis is a word denoting injustice, or iniquity in general. The particular specifications of the iniquity follow. Fornication…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 1:29

• Adultery
• Character
• Covetousness
• Crime
• Deceit
• Envy
• Gentiles
• Lasciviousness
• Malice
• Pride
• Rome
• Slander
• Speaking
• Whisperer
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Affection
• Call
• Creation
• Dark
• Despiteful
• Faith
• Fall of man
• Lie
• Manifest
• Mention

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