Romans 1:30

Translations

Modern

…slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.

Traditional

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Literal

…slanderers, hateful to God, insolent, arrogant, boasters; inventors of evil, disobedient to parents;

Latin

…detractores, Deo odibiles, contumeliosos, superbos, elatos, inventores malorum, parentibus non obedientes,

Original

Greek

English

…slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.

Notes

Romans 1:29–31

This list of sins follows a popular Hellenistic literary form called a vice list (a list that names sinful behaviors). The list does not include every sin, but it shows the many ways evil can appear.

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 Natural Revelation Sin Enters the World Social Chaos in Judges The Purpose of the Judgments The Unknown God

Related verses

2 Timothy 3:2
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
Jude 1:16
These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
2 Peter 2:18
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
James 4:16
As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
Romans 8:7–8
…because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
James 3:5
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
Titus 3:3
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
John 15:23–24
Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
Psalm 99:8
O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.
2 Chronicles 19:2
Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
Deuteronomy 27:16
‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Romans 2:23
You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?

Glossary

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

Topics

Backbiting: General Scriptures Concerning Backstabbers Boasting: General Scriptures Concerning Children: Wicked Crime: Partial Lists of Gentiles: Depraved and Wicked Gentiles: Unclassified Sciptures Relating To Hatred: The Wicked Exhibit: Towards God Idolatry: Led to Abominable Sins Lies Malice: General Scriptures Concerning Pride: A Characteristic: The Wicked Pride: General Scriptures Concerning Rome: Abominations In Slander: Includes: Backbiting Slander: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Speaking: Evil Titles and Names of the Wicked: Haters of God Titles and Names of the Wicked: Inventors of Evil Things Wicked (People): Described

Romans 1:30

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