Romans 1:20

18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

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

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
KJV
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
WEB
For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse.
ASV
For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, [even] his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:
DARBY
for from [the] world's creation the invisible things of him are perceived, being apprehended by the mind through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity, so as to render them inexcusable.
BLB
For from the creation of the world His invisible [qualities], both His eternal power and divinity, are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, for them to be without excuse.
ÅB
For hans usynlige egenskaper – både hans evige kraft og hans guddommelighet – er synlig fra verdens skapelse av. De kan kjennes av gjerningene hans. Derfor skal de være uten unnskyldning,
OTB
For siden verdens skapelse har Guds usynlige egenskaper—hans evige kraft og guddommelige natur—blitt klart oppfattet, forstått fra det som er skapt, slik at mennesker er uten unnskyldning.
B1930
For hans usynlige vesen, både hans evige kraft og hans guddommelighet, er synlig fra verdens skapelse av, idet det kjennes av hans gjerninger, forat de skal være uten undskyldning,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Romans 1:19

    For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

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  • Isaiah 40:26

    Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

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  • Psalms 19:1–6

    The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.

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  • Psalms 8:3

    When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—

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  • Psalms 33:6–9

    By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

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  • Romans 2:15

    So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them

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  • John 15:22

    If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

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  • John 1:18

    No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

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