Romans 1:20

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead--to their being inexcusable;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 1:20 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 21:33And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.
  2. Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
  3. Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
  4. Job 31:26if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,
  5. Psalms 8:3When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
  6. Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
  7. Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
  8. Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
  9. Psalms 104:5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
  10. Psalms 104:31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
  11. Psalms 119:90Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
  12. Psalms 139:13For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
  13. Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
  14. Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  15. Isaiah 26:4Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
  16. Isaiah 40:26Lift 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.
  17. Jeremiah 5:21“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
  18. Matthew 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  19. John 1:18No 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.
  20. John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
  21. Acts 17:29Therefore, 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.
  22. Acts 22:1“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
  23. Romans 1:19For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
  24. Romans 2:1You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

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