Romans 1:21-25

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21} For even though they knew God, they did not ^(a)honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became ^(A)futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. ^{Tools
22} ^(B)Professing to be wise, they became fools, ^{Tools
23} and ^(C)exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and ^(b)crawling creatures.

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24} Therefore ^(D)God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be ^(E)dishonored among them. ^{Tools
25} For they exchanged the truth of God for ^(c)a ^(F)lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^(G)who is blessed ^(d)forever. Amen.

Footnotes:

a. Romans 1:21: ['Lit ', glorify]

b. Romans 1:23: ['Or ', reptiles]

c. Romans 1:25: ['Lit ', the lie]

d. Romans 1:25: ['Lit ', unto the ages]

Cross references:

A. Romans 1:21: Jeremiah 2:5

B. Romans 1:22: Jeremiah 10:14; 1 Corinthians 1:20

C. Romans 1:23: Deuteronomy 4:16-18; Psalm 106:20; Jeremiah 2:11; Acts 17:29

D. Romans 1:24: Romans 1:26; Romans 1:28; Ephesians 4:19

E. Romans 1:24: Ephesians 2:3

F. Romans 1:25: Isaiah 44:20; Jeremiah 10:14; Jeremiah 13:25; Jeremiah 16:19

G. Romans 1:25: Romans 9:5; 2 Corinthians 11:31