New American Standard Bible 1995
Romans 1:20-28
20For 1sinceG575 the creationG2937 of the worldG2889 His invisibleG517 attributes, His eternalG126 powerG1411 and divineG2305 natureG2305, have been clearlyG2529 seenG2529, 2being understoodG3539 through whatG4161 hasG4161 beenG4161 madeG4161, soG1519 that they are withoutG379 excuseG379. 21For even though they knewG1097 GodG2316, they did not 3honorG1392 Him as GodG2316 orG2228 giveG2168 thanksG2168, but they becameG3154 4futileG3154 in their speculationsG1261, and their foolishG801 heartG2588 was darkenedG4654. 225ProfessingG5335 to be wiseG4680, they becameG3471 foolsG3471, 23and 6exchangedG236 the gloryG1391 of the incorruptibleG862 GodG2316 for an imageG1504 in the formG3667 of corruptibleG5349 manG444 and of birdsG4071 and four-footedG5074 animalsG5074 and 7crawlingG2062 creaturesG2062.
24ThereforeG1352 8GodG2316 gaveG3860 them overG3860 in the lustsG1939 of their heartsG2588 to impurityG167, soG1519 that their bodiesG4983 would be 9dishonoredG818 amongG1722 them. 25For they exchangedG3337 the truthG225 of GodG2316 for 10a 11lieG5579, and worshipedG4573 and servedG3000 the creatureG2937 ratherG3844 thanG3844 the CreatorG2936, 12whoG3739 is blessedG2128 13foreverG165. AmenG281.
26For thisG3778 reasonG1223 14GodG2316 gaveG3860 them overG3860 to 15degradingG819 passionsG3806; for their womenG2338 exchangedG3337 the naturalG5446 functionG5540 for that which is 16unnaturalG3844G5449, 27and in the sameG3668 wayG3668 alsoG2532 the menG733 abandonedG863 the naturalG5446 functionG5540 of the womanG2338 and burnedG1572 in their desireG3715 towardG1519 oneG240 anotherG240, 17menG733 with menG733 committingG2716 18indecentG808 actsG808 and receivingG618 in 19their ownG1438 personsG1438 the dueG1163 penaltyG489 of their errorG4106.
28And justG2531 as they did not seeG1381 fitG1381 20to acknowledgeG2192G1922 GodG2316 any longer, 21GodG2316 gaveG3860 them overG3860 to a depravedG96 mindG3563, to doG4160 thoseG3588 things which are not properG2520,
Notes
- 1. Romans 1:20 Mark 10:6 ↩
- 2. Romans 1:20 Job 12:7-9; Ps 19:1-6; Jer 5:21f ↩
- 3. Romans 1:21 Lit glorify ↩
- 4. Romans 1:21 2 Kin 17:15; Jer 2:5; Eph 4:17f ↩
- 5. Romans 1:22 Jer 10:14; 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
- 6. Romans 1:23 Deut 4:16-18; Ps 106:20; Jer 2:11; Acts 17:29 ↩
- 7. Romans 1:23 Or reptiles ↩
- 8. Romans 1:24 Rom 1:26, 28; Eph 4:19 ↩
- 9. Romans 1:24 Eph 2:3 ↩
- 10. Romans 1:25 Lit the lie ↩
- 11. Romans 1:25 Is 44:20; Jer 10:14; 13:25; 16:19 ↩
- 12. Romans 1:25 Rom 9:5; 2 Cor 11:31 ↩
- 13. Romans 1:25 Lit unto the ages ↩
- 14. Romans 1:26 Rom 1:24 ↩
- 15. Romans 1:26 1 Thess 4:5 ↩
- 16. Romans 1:26 Lit against nature ↩
- 17. Romans 1:27 Lev 18:22; 20:13; 1 Cor 6:9 ↩
- 18. Romans 1:27 Lit the shameless deed ↩
- 19. Romans 1:27 Lit themselves ↩
- 20. Romans 1:28 Lit to have God in knowledge ↩
- 21. Romans 1:28 Rom 1:24 ↩
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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