Romans 1:28 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 1:28

26 For this reason God gave them up to ^avile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.

27 Likewise also the¹ men, leaving the natural use of the² woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things ^awhich are not fitting;

29 being filled with all unrighteousness,¹ sexual immorality, wickedness,² covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,

30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31 ¹undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving,² unforgiving, unmerciful;

32 who, ^aknowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things ^bare deserving of death, not only do the same but also ^capprove of those who practice them.

Verse Comparison: Romans 1:28

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American Standard Version
And even as they refused to have God in `their' knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

Amplified® Bible
And so, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God {or} approve of Him {or} consider Him worth the knowing, God gave them over to a base {and} condemned mind to do things not proper {or} decent {but} loathsome,

Contemporary English Version
Since these people refused even to think about God, he let their useless minds rule over them. That's why they do all sorts of indecent things.

Darby English Version
And according as they did not think good to have God in [their] knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things;

Good News Bible
Because those people refuse to keep in mind the true knowledge about God, he has given them over to corrupted minds, so that they do the things that they should not do.

International Standard Version
Furthermore, because they did not think it worthwhile to retain the full knowledge of God, God gave them over to degraded minds to perform acts that should not be done.

King James Version
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

New American Standard Bible
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,

New International Version
Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

New King James Version
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which we do not consider proper,

Young's Literal Translation
And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;

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