Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
For they had bartered the reality of God for what is unreal, and had offered divine honours and religious service to created things, rather than to the Creator--He who is for ever blessed. Amen.
New American Standard Bible
For they exchanged the truth of God for
King James Version
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Holman Bible
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie,
International Standard Version
They exchanged God's truth for a lie and worshipped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
A Conservative Version
who changed the truth of God into the lie, and worshiped and served the creation against him who created it, who is blessed into the ages. Truly.
American Standard Version
for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Amplified
because [by choice] they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
An Understandable Version
For they exchanged God's truth for the [devil's] lie, and worshiped and served what was created instead of the Creator, who is to be praised forever. May it be so.
Anderson New Testament
who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Bible in Basic English
Because by them the true word of God was changed into that which is false, and they gave worship and honour to the thing which is made, and not to him who made it, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.
Common New Testament
because they exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Daniel Mace New Testament
they changed the true God for an idol, and adored and served the creature more than the creator, who is blessed for ever.
Darby Translation
who changed the truth of God into falsehood, and honoured and served the creature more than him who had created it, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Godbey New Testament
who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for evermore: amen.
Goodspeed New Testament
For they had exchanged the truth of God for what was false, and worshiped and served what he had created, instead of the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen!
John Wesley New Testament
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature above the creator, who is blessed for ever!
Julia Smith Translation
Who changed the truth of God into a falsehood, and reverenced and served the creation above him creating, who is praised forever. Amen.
King James 2000
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Lexham Expanded Bible
who exchanged the truth of God with a lie, and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed for eternity. Amen.
Modern King James verseion
For they changed the truth of God into a lie, and they worshiped and served the created thing more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
which turned his truth unto a lie, and worshipped and served the creatures more than the creator, which is blessed forever, Amen.
Montgomery New Testament
because they exchanged the truth of God for an untruth, and worshiped and served the creature, rather than the Creator who is blessed forever. Amen.
NET Bible
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
New Heart English Bible
who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Noyes New Testament
because they changed the true God for false gods, and adored and worshipped created things rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Sawyer New Testament
who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creation more than the Creator, who is blessed forever, amen.
The Emphasized Bible
Who, indeed, exchanged away the truth of God for the falsehood, and rendered worship and service unto the creature rather than unto the Creator, - who is blessed unto the ages. Amen!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
who perverted the truth of God by falsehood, and worshipped and paid divine honours to the thing created instead of the Creator, who is blessed for evermore. Amen.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For they had substituted a lie for the truth about God, and had reverenced and worshiped created things more than the Creator, who is to be praised for ever. Amen.
Webster
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Williams New Testament
for they had utterly transformed the reality of God into what was unreal, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
World English Bible
who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Worrell New Testament
who, indeed, change the truth of God into falsehood; and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, Who is blessed forever. Amen.
Worsley New Testament
who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature instead of the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Youngs Literal Translation
who did change the truth of God into a falsehood, and did honour and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed to the ages. Amen.
Themes
Gentiles » Unclassified sciptures relating to
Gentiles » Characterized as » Idolatrous
the Heathen » Described as » Idolatrous
Idolatry » All heathen nations given up to
Idolatry » Is changing the truth of God into a lie
Service » Who served the creature more than the creator
Sexual activities » Why people partake in inappropriate sexual behavior
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Word Count of 36 Translations in Romans 1:25
Images Romans 1:25
Prayers for Romans 1:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Wrath Revealed Against Sinful Humanity
24 For this reason, in accordance with their own depraved cravings, God gave them up to uncleanness, allowing them to dishonour their bodies among themselves with impurity. 25 For they had bartered the reality of God for what is unreal, and had offered divine honours and religious service to created things, rather than to the Creator--He who is for ever blessed. Amen. 26 This then is the reason why God gave them up to vile passions. For not only did the women among them exchange the natural use of their bodies for one which is contrary to nature, but the men also,
Names
Cross References
Romans 9:5
To them the Patriarchs belong, and from them in respect of His human lineage came the Christ, who is exalted above all, God blessed throughout the Ages. Amen.
2 Corinthians 11:31
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ--He who is blessed throughout the Ages--knows that I am speaking the truth.
Matthew 6:24
"No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think slightingly of the other. You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.
Matthew 10:37
Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
John 2:8
Then He said, "Now, take some out, and carry it to the President of the feast."
Romans 1:18
For God's anger is being revealed from Heaven against all impiety and against the iniquity of men who through iniquity suppress the truth. God is angry:
Romans 1:23
and, instead of worshipping the imperishable God, they worshipped images resembling perishable man or resembling birds or beasts or reptiles.
Ephesians 3:21
to Him be the glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, world without end! Amen.
1 Thessalonians 1:9
For when others speak of us they report the reception we had from you, and how you turned from your idols to God, to be bondservants of the true and ever-living God,
1 Timothy 1:11
and is not in accordance with the Good News of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.
1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the immortal and invisible King of the Ages, who alone is God, be honour and glory to the Ages of the Ages! Amen.
2 Timothy 3:4
treacherous, headstrong, self-important. They will love pleasure instead of loving God,
1 John 2:15-16
Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If any one loves the world, there is no love in his heart for the Father.
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we know the true One, and are in union with the true One--that is, we are in union with His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the Life of the Ages.