Romans 1:23
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
- KJV
- And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
- WEB
- and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, four-footed animals, and creeping things.
- ASV
- and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
- DARBY
- and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into [the] likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.
- BLB
- and they changed the glory of the immortal God into the likeness of an image of mortal man and birds and quadrupeds and creeping things.
- ÅB
- og de byttet bort den uforgjengelige Guds herlighet mot et bilde, en avbildning av et forgjengelig menneske og av fugler og av firbeinte dyr og av krypdyr.
- OTB
- og byttet ut den udødelige Guds herlighet med bilder som ligner dødelige mennesker og fugler og dyr og krypdyr.
- B1930
- og byttet den uforgjengelige Guds herlighet bort mot et billede, en avbildning av et forgjengelig menneske og av fugler og av firføtte dyr og av krypdyr.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 106:20
Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.
Read in contextJeremiah 2:11
Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
Read in contextActs 17:29
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
Read in context1 Peter 4:3
For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
Read in contextPsalms 115:5–8
They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
Read in contextRomans 1:25
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Read in contextPsalms 135:15–18
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
Read in contextEzekiel 8:10
So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
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