Romans 1:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.”
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“and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Romans 1:23 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 4:15So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful
- Deuteronomy 5:8You 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.
- Psalms 106:20They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.
- Psalms 115:5They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
- Psalms 135:15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
- Isaiah 40:18To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
- 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.
- Isaiah 44:13The 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.
- Jeremiah 2:11Has a nation ever changed its gods, though they are no gods at all? Yet My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.
- Ezekiel 8:10So 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.
- 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.
- Romans 1:25They 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.
- 1 Corinthians 12:2You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
- 1 Peter 4:3For 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.
- Revelation 9:20Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
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