Romans 1:16-23

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

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

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

19because what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

20For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.

21For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened.

22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.