Romans 1:28

Romans 1:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
• New International Version (NIV)Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

Context of Romans 1:28

26That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. 27And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved. Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done. 29Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. 30They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents.

Romans 1:28 word by word

Καὶ καθὼς οὐκ ἐδοκίμασαν τὸν θεὸν ἔχειν ἐν ἐπιγνώσει, παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς ὁ θεὸς εἰς ἀδόκιμον νοῦν ποιεῖν τὰ μὴ καθήκοντα,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• even asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• they didδοκιμάζωdokimazō · to testG1381
• notοὐou · noG3756
• to retainἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• knowledgeἐπίγνωσιςepignōsis · knowledgeG1922
• gaveπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a reprobateἀδόκιμοςadokimos · failingG96
• mindνοῦςnous · mindG3563
• to doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• which areκαθήκωkathēkō · be fitG2520
• notμήmē · notG3361

Cross-references for Romans 1:28

• Romans 1:18But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
• Job 21:14And yet they say to God, ‘Go away. We want no part of you and your ways.
• Proverbs 1:7Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
• Proverbs 5:12You will say, “How I hated discipline! If only I had not ignored all the warnings!
• Proverbs 17:16It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning.
• Jeremiah 4:22“My people are foolish and do not know me,” says the Lord. “They are stupid children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no idea how to do right!”
• Jeremiah 9:6They pile lie upon lie and utterly refuse to acknowledge me,” says the Lord.
• Hosea 4:6My people are being destroyed because they don’t know me. Since you priests refuse to know me, I refuse to recognize you as my priests. Since you have forgotten the laws of your God, I will forget to bless your children.
• Acts 17:23for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.
• Romans 8:7For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will.
• 1 Corinthians 15:34Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all.
• 2 Corinthians 4:4Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
• 2 Corinthians 10:5We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them.
• 2 Peter 3:5They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water.

Commentaries on Romans 1:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28They did not like to retain God - It would, perhaps, be more literal to translate , They Did Not Search to retain God in their knowledge. They did not examine the evidences before them ( Romans 1:19, Romans 1:20;) of his being and attributes; therefore God gave them over to a Reprobate mind, , to an Unsearching or undiscerning mind; for it is the same word in both places. They did not reflect on the proofs they had of the Divine nature, and God abandoned…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28And even as they did not like … - This was the true source of their crimes. They did not choose to acknowledge God. It was not because they could not, but because they were displeased with God, and chose to forsake him, and follow their own passions and lusts. To retain God … - To think of him, or to serve and adore him. This was the first step in their sin. It was not that God compelled them; or that he did not give them knowledge; nor even is it said…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. 28they did not see fit to acknowledge: Sin affects what people do and how they think. One serious result of turning away from God is an unsound mind. People can no longer think in the way God intended.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 1:28

• Adultery
• Backbiting
• Gentiles
• Godlessness
• Holy Spirit
• Lasciviousness
• Rome
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Affection
• Call
• Creation
• Dark
• Despiteful
• Faith
• Fall of man
• Lie

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