Romans 1:23

Translations

Modern

…and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

Traditional

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.

Literal

…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.

Latin

Et mutaverunt gloriam incorruptibilis Dei in similitudinem imaginis corruptibilis hominis, et volucrum, et quadrupedum, et serpentium.

Original

Greek

English

…and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

Notes

Romans 1:18–3:20

Paul waits to explain righteousness through faith (see 3:21) until he first teaches about the sinfulness of all people. Both non-Jews and Jews are equally under the power of sin (1:18–32; 2:1–3:8). Because of this, both groups are in the same situation before God. No one can gain God’s favor by their own actions or obedience (3:9–20). All people need God’s saving action, not their own efforts.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) Pharaoh Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility Natural Revelation Sin Enters the World Social Chaos in Judges The Purpose of the Judgments The Unknown God

Related verses

Psalm 106:20
They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.
Jeremiah 2:11
Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.
Acts 17:29
Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
1 Peter 4:3
For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
Romans 1:25
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
Psalm 115:5–8
They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
Deuteronomy 5:8
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
Psalm 135:15–18
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
Ezekiel 8:10
So I went in and looked, and engraved all around the wall was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast, along with all the idols of the house of Israel.
Deuteronomy 4:15–18
So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful
Isaiah 40:18
To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
Isaiah 44:13
The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.

Glossary

Atonement Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Faith Glory Hardness of Heart Idols, Idolatry Letter to the Romans New Creation, New Creature Sin

Topics

Beasts: Representations of, Worshipped by the Heathen Birds: Often Worshipped by Idolaters Conscience: Dead Creeping Things: A General Term for Animals Fools: Worship Idols Genetic Engineering Gentiles: Idolatrous Gentiles: Unclassified Sciptures Relating To God is Declared to Be: Incorruptible God: Glory of God: Holiness of Idolatry is Changing the Glory of God Into an Image Idolatry: All Heathen Nations Given up To Idolatry: Folly of Idolatry: Irrational Idolatry: Objects of Animals Idolatry: Objects of Earthly Creatures Lasciviousness: General Scriptures Concerning Mythology Reptiles: Worshipped by Gentiles Rome: Abominations In The Heathen: Idolatrous Wicked (People): Described Wisdom: Worldly

Romans 1:23

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