Romans 1:18-23
Romans 1:18-23
ESV
God's Wrath on Unrighteousness
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles."
NASB
Unbelief and Its Consequences
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures."
Stephanus 1550 New Testament
18 αποκαλυπτεται γαρ οργη θεου απ ουρανου επι πασαν ασεβειαν και αδικιαν ανθρωπων των την αληθειαν εν αδικια κατεχοντων
19 διοτι το γνωστον του θεου φανερον εστιν εν αυτοις ο γαρ θεος αυτοις εφανερωσεν
20 τα γαρ αορατα αυτου απο κτισεως κοσμου τοις ποιημασιν νοουμενα καθοραται η τε αιδιος αυτου δυναμις και θειοτης εις το ειναι αυτους αναπολογητους
21 διοτι γνοντες τον θεον ουχ ως θεον εδοξασαν η ευχαριστησαν αλλ εματαιωθησαν εν τοις διαλογισμοις αυτων και εσκοτισθη η ασυνετος αυτων καρδια
22 φασκοντες ειναι σοφοι εμωρανθησαν
23 και ηλλαξαν την δοξαν του αφθαρτου θεου εν ομοιωματι εικονος φθαρτου ανθρωπου και πετεινων και τετραποδων και ερπετων
Key Words:
1. God: 2316 / Theos -- Same as #4 on Romans 1:1-7
2. Heaven: 3772 / Ouranos -- Heaven
3. Men: 444 / Anthropos -- a man, mankind, human (from ops -- eye and 435) 435 / Aner -- a man
4. Truth: 225 / Aletheia -- truth (from 227) 227 / Alethes -- true (from alpha -- first and letho/lanthano -- to escape or notice)
5. World: 2889 / Kosmos -- Same as #4 on Romans 1:8-15
6. Heart(s): 2588 / Kardia -- heart
7. Image(s): 1504 / Eikon -- an image, statue, figure (from 1503) 1503 / Eiko (see 1858a) 1858a / Eoika -- to be like
8. Man: 444 / Anthropos -- Same as #3 above
9. Birds: 4071 / Peteinon -- winged (from peteinos from 4072) 4072 / Petomai -- to fly
10. Animals:5074 / Tetrapous -- four-footed (from 5064) 5064 / Tessares -- four
11. Reptiles/four-footed creatures: 2062 / Herpeton -- a creeping thing (from Herpo -- to crawl)
1. Revealed: 601 / Apokalupto -- Same as #3 on Romans 1:16-17
2. Against: 1909 / Epi -- on, upon
3. Suppress: 2722 / Katecho -- to hold fast, hold back (from 2596 and 2192) 2596 / Kata --down, against, according to and 2192 / Echo -- to have, hold
4. Known: 1110 / Gnostos -- known (from 1097) 1097 / Ginosko / (from Gno) -- to come to know, recognize, perceive
5. Made: 5319 / Phaneroo -- to make visible, make clear (from 5318) 5318 / Phaneros -- visible, manifest (from 5316) 5316 / Phaino -- to bring to light, to cause to appear
5. Plain/Evident: 5318 / Phaneros -- See #5 above
6. Shown/Evident: 5319 / Phaneroo -- Same as #5 above
7. Power: 1411 / Dunamis -- Same as #3 on Romans 1:1-7
8. Nature: 2305 / Theiotes -- divinity, divine nature (from 2304) 2304 / Theios -- divine (from 2316) 2316 / Theos -- God, a god
9. Perceived/Seen: 2529 / Kathorao -- to discern clearly (from 2596 and 3708) 2596 / Kata -- See 2nd half of #3 above and 3708 / Horao -- to see, perceive, attend to
10. Creation: 2937 / Ktisis -- creation (the act or the product) (from 2936) 2936 / Ktizo -- to build, create
11. Understood: 3539 / Noeo -- to perceive, think (from 3563) 3563 / Nous/Noos -- mind, understanding, reason
12. Made: 4161 / Poiema -- a work (from 4160) 4160 / Poieo -- to make, do
13. Excuse: 379 / Anapologetos -- without excuse (from alpha -- first and 626) 626 / Apologeomai -- to give an account of oneself, hence to defend oneself (from 575) 575 / Apo -- from, away from
14. Knew: 1097 / Ginosko -- See 2nd half of #4 above
15. Futile: 3154 / Mataioo -- to make vain, foolish (from 3152) 3152 / Mataios -- vain, useless (from the same as 3155) 3155 / Maten from Mate -- in vain, to no purpose
16. Thinking/Speculations: 1261 / Dialogismos -- a reasoning (from 1260) 1260 / Dialogizomai -- to consider (from 1223 and 3049) 1223 / Dia -- through, on account of, because of and 3049 / Logizomai -- to reckon, to consider (from 3056 in the sense of an account or reckoning) 3056 / Logos -- a word (embodying an idea), a statement, a speech (from 3004) 3004 / Lego -- to say
17. Foolish: 801 / Asunetos -- without understanding (from alpha -- first and 4908) 4908 / Sunetos -- intelligent (from 4920) 4920 / Suniemi -- to set together, to understand (from Hiemi -- to send and 4862) 4862 / Sun -- with, together with
18. Darkened: 4654 / Skotizo -- to darken (from 4655) 4655 / Skotos -- darkness
19. Claiming/Professing: 5334 / Phasis -- information, a report (from 5346) 5346 / Phemi -- to declare, say
20. Exchanged: 236 / Allasso -- to change (from 243) Allos -- other, another
21. Resembling/form: 3667 / Homoioma -- that which is made like (something) (from 3666) 3666 / Homoioo -- to make like (from 3664) 3664 / Homoios -- like, resembling, the same as (from the same as 3674) 3674 / Homou -- together (from Homos -- the same)
1. Wrath: 3709 / Orge -- impulse, wrath
2. Ungodliness: 763 / Asebeia -- ungodliness, impiety (from 765) 765 / Asebes -- ungodly, impious (from Alpha -- first and 4576) 4576 / Sebo -- to worship
3. Unrighteousness: 93 / Adikia -- injustice, unrighteousness (from 94) 94 / Adikos -- unjust, unrighteous (from Alpha -- first and 1349) 1349 / Dike -- right (as self-evident) justice (the principle, a decision or its execution)
4. Invisible: 517 / Aoratos -- invisible (from Alpha -- first and 3707) 3707 / Horatos -- visible (from 3708) 3708 / Horao -- to see, perceive, attend to
5. Attributes: ???
6. Eternal: 126 / Aidios -- everlasting (from 104) 104 / Aei -- ever, unceasingly
7. Divine: 2305 / Theiotes -- See #8 above
8. Honor: 1392 / Doxazo -- to render or esteem glorious (in a wide application) (from 1391) 1391 / Doxa -- opinion (always good in N.T.), hense praise, honor, glory (from 1380) 1380 / Dokeo -- to have an opinion, to seem (from Dokos -- opinion)
9. Thanks: 2168 / Eucharisteo -- to be thankful (from 2170) 2170 / Eucharistos -- thankful (from 2095) 2095 / Eu/Eus -- well, good
10. Wise: 4680 / Sophos -- Same as #11 on Romans 1:8-15
11. Fools: 3471 / Moraino -- to be foolish (from 3474) 3474 / Moros -- dull, stupid, foolish
12. Glory: 1391 / Doxa -- See 2nd half of #8 above
13. Immortal/Incorruptible: 862a / Aphthartos -- undecaying, i.e. imperishable (from Alpha -- first and 5351) 5351 / Phtheiro/Phther -- to destroy, corrupt, spoil
14. Mortal/Corruptible: 5349 / Phthartos -- perishable, corruptible (from 5351) 5351 / Phtheiro/Phther -- to destroy, corrupt, spoil
15. Crawling: 2062 / Herpeton -- See #11 above
1. All: 3956 / Pas -- all, every
2. To/Within: 1722 / En -- in, on, at, by, with (prep, denoting position and by impl instrumentality)
3. Clearly: 2529 / Kathorao -- See #9 above
4. Without: 379 / Anapologetos -- See #13 above
Feel free to comment on what God reveals to you as you read His Word.
In Christ,
David
ESV
God's Wrath on Unrighteousness
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles."
NASB
Unbelief and Its Consequences
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures."
Stephanus 1550 New Testament
18 αποκαλυπτεται γαρ οργη θεου απ ουρανου επι πασαν ασεβειαν και αδικιαν ανθρωπων των την αληθειαν εν αδικια κατεχοντων
19 διοτι το γνωστον του θεου φανερον εστιν εν αυτοις ο γαρ θεος αυτοις εφανερωσεν
20 τα γαρ αορατα αυτου απο κτισεως κοσμου τοις ποιημασιν νοουμενα καθοραται η τε αιδιος αυτου δυναμις και θειοτης εις το ειναι αυτους αναπολογητους
21 διοτι γνοντες τον θεον ουχ ως θεον εδοξασαν η ευχαριστησαν αλλ εματαιωθησαν εν τοις διαλογισμοις αυτων και εσκοτισθη η ασυνετος αυτων καρδια
22 φασκοντες ειναι σοφοι εμωρανθησαν
23 και ηλλαξαν την δοξαν του αφθαρτου θεου εν ομοιωματι εικονος φθαρτου ανθρωπου και πετεινων και τετραποδων και ερπετων
Key Words:
1. God: 2316 / Theos -- Same as #4 on Romans 1:1-7
2. Heaven: 3772 / Ouranos -- Heaven
3. Men: 444 / Anthropos -- a man, mankind, human (from ops -- eye and 435) 435 / Aner -- a man
4. Truth: 225 / Aletheia -- truth (from 227) 227 / Alethes -- true (from alpha -- first and letho/lanthano -- to escape or notice)
5. World: 2889 / Kosmos -- Same as #4 on Romans 1:8-15
6. Heart(s): 2588 / Kardia -- heart
7. Image(s): 1504 / Eikon -- an image, statue, figure (from 1503) 1503 / Eiko (see 1858a) 1858a / Eoika -- to be like
8. Man: 444 / Anthropos -- Same as #3 above
9. Birds: 4071 / Peteinon -- winged (from peteinos from 4072) 4072 / Petomai -- to fly
10. Animals:5074 / Tetrapous -- four-footed (from 5064) 5064 / Tessares -- four
11. Reptiles/four-footed creatures: 2062 / Herpeton -- a creeping thing (from Herpo -- to crawl)
1. Revealed: 601 / Apokalupto -- Same as #3 on Romans 1:16-17
2. Against: 1909 / Epi -- on, upon
3. Suppress: 2722 / Katecho -- to hold fast, hold back (from 2596 and 2192) 2596 / Kata --down, against, according to and 2192 / Echo -- to have, hold
4. Known: 1110 / Gnostos -- known (from 1097) 1097 / Ginosko / (from Gno) -- to come to know, recognize, perceive
5. Made: 5319 / Phaneroo -- to make visible, make clear (from 5318) 5318 / Phaneros -- visible, manifest (from 5316) 5316 / Phaino -- to bring to light, to cause to appear
5. Plain/Evident: 5318 / Phaneros -- See #5 above
6. Shown/Evident: 5319 / Phaneroo -- Same as #5 above
7. Power: 1411 / Dunamis -- Same as #3 on Romans 1:1-7
8. Nature: 2305 / Theiotes -- divinity, divine nature (from 2304) 2304 / Theios -- divine (from 2316) 2316 / Theos -- God, a god
9. Perceived/Seen: 2529 / Kathorao -- to discern clearly (from 2596 and 3708) 2596 / Kata -- See 2nd half of #3 above and 3708 / Horao -- to see, perceive, attend to
10. Creation: 2937 / Ktisis -- creation (the act or the product) (from 2936) 2936 / Ktizo -- to build, create
11. Understood: 3539 / Noeo -- to perceive, think (from 3563) 3563 / Nous/Noos -- mind, understanding, reason
12. Made: 4161 / Poiema -- a work (from 4160) 4160 / Poieo -- to make, do
13. Excuse: 379 / Anapologetos -- without excuse (from alpha -- first and 626) 626 / Apologeomai -- to give an account of oneself, hence to defend oneself (from 575) 575 / Apo -- from, away from
14. Knew: 1097 / Ginosko -- See 2nd half of #4 above
15. Futile: 3154 / Mataioo -- to make vain, foolish (from 3152) 3152 / Mataios -- vain, useless (from the same as 3155) 3155 / Maten from Mate -- in vain, to no purpose
16. Thinking/Speculations: 1261 / Dialogismos -- a reasoning (from 1260) 1260 / Dialogizomai -- to consider (from 1223 and 3049) 1223 / Dia -- through, on account of, because of and 3049 / Logizomai -- to reckon, to consider (from 3056 in the sense of an account or reckoning) 3056 / Logos -- a word (embodying an idea), a statement, a speech (from 3004) 3004 / Lego -- to say
17. Foolish: 801 / Asunetos -- without understanding (from alpha -- first and 4908) 4908 / Sunetos -- intelligent (from 4920) 4920 / Suniemi -- to set together, to understand (from Hiemi -- to send and 4862) 4862 / Sun -- with, together with
18. Darkened: 4654 / Skotizo -- to darken (from 4655) 4655 / Skotos -- darkness
19. Claiming/Professing: 5334 / Phasis -- information, a report (from 5346) 5346 / Phemi -- to declare, say
20. Exchanged: 236 / Allasso -- to change (from 243) Allos -- other, another
21. Resembling/form: 3667 / Homoioma -- that which is made like (something) (from 3666) 3666 / Homoioo -- to make like (from 3664) 3664 / Homoios -- like, resembling, the same as (from the same as 3674) 3674 / Homou -- together (from Homos -- the same)
1. Wrath: 3709 / Orge -- impulse, wrath
2. Ungodliness: 763 / Asebeia -- ungodliness, impiety (from 765) 765 / Asebes -- ungodly, impious (from Alpha -- first and 4576) 4576 / Sebo -- to worship
3. Unrighteousness: 93 / Adikia -- injustice, unrighteousness (from 94) 94 / Adikos -- unjust, unrighteous (from Alpha -- first and 1349) 1349 / Dike -- right (as self-evident) justice (the principle, a decision or its execution)
4. Invisible: 517 / Aoratos -- invisible (from Alpha -- first and 3707) 3707 / Horatos -- visible (from 3708) 3708 / Horao -- to see, perceive, attend to
5. Attributes: ???
6. Eternal: 126 / Aidios -- everlasting (from 104) 104 / Aei -- ever, unceasingly
7. Divine: 2305 / Theiotes -- See #8 above
8. Honor: 1392 / Doxazo -- to render or esteem glorious (in a wide application) (from 1391) 1391 / Doxa -- opinion (always good in N.T.), hense praise, honor, glory (from 1380) 1380 / Dokeo -- to have an opinion, to seem (from Dokos -- opinion)
9. Thanks: 2168 / Eucharisteo -- to be thankful (from 2170) 2170 / Eucharistos -- thankful (from 2095) 2095 / Eu/Eus -- well, good
10. Wise: 4680 / Sophos -- Same as #11 on Romans 1:8-15
11. Fools: 3471 / Moraino -- to be foolish (from 3474) 3474 / Moros -- dull, stupid, foolish
12. Glory: 1391 / Doxa -- See 2nd half of #8 above
13. Immortal/Incorruptible: 862a / Aphthartos -- undecaying, i.e. imperishable (from Alpha -- first and 5351) 5351 / Phtheiro/Phther -- to destroy, corrupt, spoil
14. Mortal/Corruptible: 5349 / Phthartos -- perishable, corruptible (from 5351) 5351 / Phtheiro/Phther -- to destroy, corrupt, spoil
15. Crawling: 2062 / Herpeton -- See #11 above
1. All: 3956 / Pas -- all, every
2. To/Within: 1722 / En -- in, on, at, by, with (prep, denoting position and by impl instrumentality)
3. Clearly: 2529 / Kathorao -- See #9 above
4. Without: 379 / Anapologetos -- See #13 above
Feel free to comment on what God reveals to you as you read His Word.
In Christ,
David
posted by Mark 1:17 at 9:43 AM
3 Comments:
Here's the long translation:
Romans 1:18-23
18. For the wrath of God is uncovered/made known from Heaven upon all ungodliness and unrighteousness of manking, who by their unrighteousness bold back the truth.
19. For what can be perceived about God is made visible/clear within them, because God has made it visible/clear to them.
20. For His invisible qualities, namely, His everlasting power/might/strength and Godly Nature, have been discerned/made known clearly, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they can give account of themselves without excuss.
21. For even though they recognized/perceived God, they did not render Him or give Him glorious esteem as God nor were they thankful to Him, but they became foolish in their reasoning, and their non-understanding hearts were darkened.
22. Reporting/Claiming to be wise, they became foolish/stupid,
23. and exchanged the Honor/Glory of the imperishable/undestroyable God for figures made in the likeness of perishable/destroyable humans/mankind and winged/flying, four-footed, and creeping things/animals.
And now for my comments:
18. God is compassionate yes, but He is also just and therefore must punnish all things that fall short of His standard of Perfection! And God has made that known to all men, but because of their unrighteousness/lack of perfection, men try to hold back the truth about God...The Gospel of Jesus Christ!
19. God has made all the men can understand about God clear to us.
20. And even the things that it is hard for us humans to understand, God has made clear to us through the Creation around us. So that all people can give an account of themselves to God without making excusses.
21. People have always known in their hearts that God is there! But they choose to reject Him as God and refuse to give Him the Honor, Glory, and Thanks that is His. In rejecting God, they have become foolish in their thinking and continuing down this path their hearts have become hard toward God.
22. These people claim to be the wise people of the earth, but they are truly foolish and stupid.
23. Because they Give Honor and Glory to images of men/birds/animals/and creatures (these images don't do anything and the things that they look like all die) rather than God (who is everlasting and cannot be hurt, sick, or destroyed!) (we will see later in this letter that they are weightless -- meaning that they are empty and are actually nothing)
In Christ,
David
This comment is for Vs. 18-32
We need the Gospel!!!
God is Holy and He pours out Wrath on Sin.
All of Mankind has sinned!
Sin is not the thing we should fear most!!! It is God's Wrath!!!
God's wrath is not like Human anger.
It isn't uncontrolled, explosive anger.
It is Settled, Strong, and Controlled.
Righteousness and Wrath go together, hand in hand.
God's wrath unfolds in a certain progression.
1. God reveals himself to mankind.
In General Revelation, Plainly seen in Nature and our Conscience..but this is not enough to save us!
In Special Revelation -- Jesus and the Word of God..this is enough for salvation!
2. The truth is suppressed by mankind.
We push it away and choose not to believe it, "I don't care."
Atheism --- put nicely is a strong disliking of God.
Luther once said, "God loves sinners, but punishes Unbelievers."
3. Mankind worships idols.
Don't do this...no good will ever come from it!!!
Once this happens, God pours out His wrath.
Once way wrath is poured out, is by God giving mankind over to the consequences of our actions.
God gave them over in vs. 24-28
God abandond them and withdrew His restraining Hand that was over them.
Sin becomes who they are, they become depraved and encourage others in sin.
God hates only one thing!
SIN!!!!
Nothing else, not the person, only the SIN!!!!
Our response both individually and congregationally to God needs to be, a continued holding of the Bible as our Ultimate Standard...and exulting Christ above all else!
When Darkness prevails, People are most ready to turn from their sins to Christ!!!
In Christ,
David
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