Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
because, although they once knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give Him thanks, but became silly in their senseless speculations, and so their insensible hearts have been shrouded in darkness.
New American Standard Bible
For even though they knew God, they did not
King James Version
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Holman Bible
For though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became nonsense, and their senseless minds were darkened.
International Standard Version
For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him. Instead, their thoughts turned to worthless things, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
A Conservative Version
Because, although knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their heart was darkened without understanding.
American Standard Version
because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.
Amplified
For even though
An Understandable Version
Now they knew who God was, but they did not honor Him as God or thank Him [for their blessings]. Instead they engaged in their useless speculations and their foolish minds were filled with [spiritual] darkness.
Anderson New Testament
because, when they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful; but they became perverse in their reasonings, and their wicked heart was darkened;
Bible in Basic English
Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.
Common New Testament
for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Daniel Mace New Testament
because when they knew God, they did not with gratitude glorify him as God, but their reasoning became extravagance, and their minds, void of judgment, were involv'd in darkness.
Darby Translation
Because, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts, and their heart without understanding was darkened:
Godbey New Testament
because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were they thankful; but they became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Goodspeed New Testament
for, though they knew God, they have not honored him as God or given thanks to him, but they have indulged in futile speculations, until their stupid minds have become dark.
John Wesley New Testament
Because knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Julia Smith Translation
Wherefore having known God, not as God did they honour or return thanks; but were rendered vain in their conversations, and their heart without understanding was darkened.
King James 2000
Because, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For [although they] knew God, they did not honor [him] as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasoning, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
Modern King James verseion
Because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were thankful. But they became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
inasmuch as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations. And their foolish hearts were blinded.
Moffatt New Testament
Though they knew God, they have not glorified him as God nor given thanks to him; they have turned to futile speculations till their ignorant minds grew dark.
Montgomery New Testament
For although they knew God, yet they did not glorify him as God, nor give him thanks; but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.
NET Bible
For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened.
New Heart English Bible
Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but their thinking became nonsense, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Noyes New Testament
Because though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful to him; but became perverse in their reasonings, and their senseless minds were darkened;
Sawyer New Testament
because having known God they glorified him not as God neither were thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their ignorant mind was darkened.
The Emphasized Bible
Inasmuch as, having come to know God, not, as God, did they glorify him, or give him thanks, but were made fruitless in their reasonings, and darkened was their undiscerning heart,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
because though they knew [there was] a God, they glorified him not as God, nor gave him thanks, but became triflers in their disputations, and their stupid heart was darkened.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Because, although they learned to know God, yet they did not offer him as God either praise or thanksgiving. Their speculations about him proved futile, and their undiscerning minds were darkened.
Webster
Because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Weymouth New Testament
For when they had come to know God, they did not give Him glory as God nor render Him thanks, but they became absorbed in useless discussions, and their senseless minds were darkened.
World English Bible
Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.
Worrell New Testament
because, having known God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor did they give thanks; but they became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.
Worsley New Testament
so that they are inexcusable; because having thus known God they glorified Him not as God, neither were they thankful; but were infatuated by their own reasonings, and their heart being void of understanding was darkened.
Youngs Literal Translation
because, having known God they did not glorify Him as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,
Themes
spiritual Blindness » The wicked wilfully guilty of
Evil » The whole » Imagination
Gentiles » Unclassified sciptures relating to
Gentiles » Characterized as » Ignorant of God
Glorifying God » Punishment for not
Glorifying God » The wicked averse to
Glory » The reward for not glorifying God
Heart » The unregenerate » Is full of iniquity
Heart » The unregenerate » Is hard
Heart » Whose heart becomes darkened
Heart » The unregenerate » Blind
character of the unrenewed Heart » Darkened
Idolatry » Described as » Irrational
Idolatry » They who practice » Are ignorant and foolish
Idolatry » They who practice » Are vain in their imaginations
Ingratitude to God » A characteristic of the wicked
Service » Who served the creature more than the creator
Sexual activities » Why people partake in inappropriate sexual behavior
Thankfulness » The wicked averse to
Thanksgiving » The wicked averse to
Uncleanness » Why God let people go into uncleanness
Understanding » Who is void of understanding
Vanity » Evil people » Imagine
Topics
Interlinear
theos
θεός
theos
Usage: 1151
Doxazo
Usage: 0
Dialogismos
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 1:21
Images Romans 1:21
Prayers for Romans 1:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Wrath Revealed Against Sinful Humanity
20 Forever since the creation of the world, His invisible characteristics -- His eternal power and divine nature -- have been made intelligible and clearly visible by His works. So they are without excuse, 21 because, although they once knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give Him thanks, but became silly in their senseless speculations, and so their insensible hearts have been shrouded in darkness. 22 Though claiming to be wise, they made fools of themselves,
Cross References
Ephesians 4:17-18
So I mean this and now testify to it in the name of the Lord: You must now stop living as the heathen usually do, in the frivolity of their minds,
Romans 1:19
because what can be known of God is clear to their inner moral sense; for in this way God Himself has shown it to them.
Revelation 14:7
He cried in a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship Him who made heaven and earth and sea and the springs of water."
Luke 17:15-18
But one of them, when he saw that he was cured, came back, praising God with a loud voice,
John 3:19
And the ground for the sentence is this, that the light has come into the world, and yet, because their actions were evil, men have loved darkness more than the light.
Romans 1:28
And so, as they did not approve of fully recognizing God any longer, God gave them up to minds that He did not approve, to practices that were improper;
Romans 11:10
Let their eyes be darkened, so they cannot see, and forever bend their backs beneath the load."
Romans 15:9
and for the heathen peoples to praise God for His mercy, as the Scripture says: "For this I will give thanks to you among the heathen, and will sing praises to your name."
2 Timothy 3:2
For people will be selfish, avaricious, boastful, haughty, abusive, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, irreverent,
1 Peter 1:18
because you know that you have not been ransomed with things that perish as silver or gold, from the futile way of living taught by your fathers,
1 Peter 2:9
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, the people to be His very own, to proclaim the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.
Revelation 15:4
Who will not fear and glorify your name, O Lord? For you alone are holy. All the nations will come and worship you, because the justice of your sentences has now been shown."
Acts 26:18
to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'