Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

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, and worshiped and served something created instead of the Creator, who is praised forever. Amen.

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.

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Who
ὅστις ἥτις ὅ6τι 
hostis 
Usage: 112

μεταλλάσσω 
metallasso 
Usage: 2

the truth
ἀλήθεια 
Aletheia 
Usage: 87

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

a lie
ψεῦδος 
Pseudos 
Usage: 8

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

σεβάζομαι 
Sebazomai 
Usage: 1

λατρεύω 
Latreuo 
Usage: 19

the creature
κτίσις 
Ktisis 
Usage: 15

παρά 
Para 
of, with, from, by ... side, at, than,
Usage: 145

the Creator
κτίζω 
Ktizo 
Usage: 13

who
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

εὐλογητός 
Eulogetos 
Usage: 8

for
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

αἰών 
Aion 
Usage: 101

Devotionals

Devotionals about Romans 1:25

Images Romans 1:25

Prayers for Romans 1:25

Context Readings

God's Wrath Revealed Against Sinful Humanity

24 God gave them up to uncleanness because of the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up to vile affections for even their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature.

Cross References

Isaiah 44:20

They eat ashes because they are deceived. Their own misguided minds lead them astray. They cannot rescue themselves or ask themselves: Is what I hold in my right hand a false god?

Romans 9:5

The forefathers belong to them from whom came the Christ according to the flesh. God who is over all is blessed forever. Amen.

Jeremiah 13:25

This is your fate, the destiny I have planned for you, proclaims Jehovah. You have forgotten me and trusted in false gods.

Jeremiah 16:19

Jehovah is my strength and my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Nations come to you from the most distant parts of the world and say: Our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods.

Amos 2:4

Jehovah continued: I will not withdraw punishment for the many transgressions of Judah. For they have rejected the Law of Jehovah! They have not kept his statutes. Their lies have led them astray, those after which their fathers walked.

Habakkuk 2:18

What is an idol worth after the carver is done? It is merely a false god. Why trust a speechless image made by human hands from wood or metal?

2 Corinthians 11:31

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed forever knows I do not lie.

Psalm 72:19

Blessed be to his glorious name forever. May the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!

Psalm 145:1-2

([Psalm of David]) I will praise you, my God and King! I will consecrate your name forever and ever.

Jeremiah 10:14-15

Every man is stupid lacking knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. His molten images are deceitful. There is no breath in them.

Matthew 6:24

You cannot serve two masters. You will hate one and love the other. You will be loyal to one master and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money (wealth) (material possessions).

Matthew 10:37

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. He who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

John 2:8

Draw some out, he said, and take it to the master of the feast. So they drew some out.

Romans 1:18

The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.

Romans 1:23

They changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

Ephesians 3:21

Glory be to him in the congregation and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

All those people speak about how you received us when we visited you, and how you turned away from idols to God, to serve the true and living God,

1 Timothy 1:11

Sound teaching (doctrine) is according to the good news of the glory of the blessed (happy) God. This was committed to my trust.

1 Timothy 1:17

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

2 Timothy 3:4

traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

1 John 2:15-16

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If any one loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

1 John 5:20

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding. We know him that is true for we are in him who is true, [and] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and everlasting life.

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