English Standard Version
Romans 1:32
32Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
Romans 1:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
- New International Version (NIV)Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.
Context of Romans 1:32
30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
Read all of Romans 1Romans 1:32 word by word
οἵτινες τὸ δικαίωμα τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπιγνόντες ὅτι οἱ τὰ τοιαῦτα πράσσοντες ἄξιοι θανάτου εἰσίν, οὐ μόνον αὐτὰ ποιοῦσιν ἀλλὰ καὶ συνευδοκοῦσιν τοῖς πράσσουσιν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Whoὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- knowingἐπιγινώσκωepiginōskō · to come to knowG1921
- the judgmentδικαίωμαdikaiōma · righteous actG1345
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- commitπράσσωprassō · to do/requireG4238
- such thingsτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
- areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- worthyἄξιοςaxios · worthyG514
- of deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
- notοὐou · noG3756
- onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
- doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- the sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- ·καίkai · andG2532
- have pleasure inσυνευδοκέωsuneudokeō · to agree toG4909
Cross-references for Romans 1:32
- Romans 1:18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
- Romans 2:1Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.
- Romans 6:21But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
- Psalms 50:18If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers.
- Hosea 7:3By their evil they make the king glad, and the princes by their treachery.
- Mark 14:10Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.
Commentaries on Romans 1:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Who, knowing the judgment of God - , the grand rule of right which God has revealed to every man, the knowledge of which he has, less or more, given to every nation of the world, relative to honouring parents, taking care of their own offspring, keeping their engagements, etc., etc. In the worst states of heathenism this great principle has been acknowledged; but, through the prevalence of corruption in the heart, this law, though acknowledged, was not…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Who knowing - That the Gentiles had a moral sense, or were capable of knowing the will of God in this case, is clear from Romans 2:14-15. The means which they had of arriving at the knowledge of God were, their own reason, their conscience, and an observation of the effects of depravity. The judgment of God - The word “judgment” here denotes the declared sentiment of God that such things deserved death. It does not mean his inflictions, or his statutes or…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. 32To encourage others to sin is worse than sinning oneself (James 3:1; compare Testament of Asher 6:2: “The two-faced receive double punishment because they practice evil and approve of others who do the same; they imitate the spirits of error and join in the fight against humanity”).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. Who knowing--from the voice of conscience, Ro 2:14, 15 the judgment of God--the stern law of divine procedure. that they which commit such things are worthy of death--here used in its widest known sense, as the uttermost of divine vengeance against sin: see Ac 28:4. not only do the same--which they might do under the pressure of temptation and in the heat of passion. but have pleasure in them that do them--deliberately set their seal to such actions…Read the comment
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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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