Romans 1:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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;

As they did

Retain

Not convenient

Ephesians 5:4

Philemon 1:8

General references

Bible References

As they did

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of people, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

And they say to God, 'Turn away from us, for we do not desire to know your ways.

Fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction, fools despise.

and say "How I hated discipline, and I despised reproof!"

Why [is] this? A price in the hand of a fool, [in order] to buy wisdom where there is no {sense}.

"For my people [are] foolish, they have not known me. They [are] foolish children, and they do not have insight. They [are] skillful at doing evil, and they do not know [how] to do good."

Your dwelling [is] in the midst of deceit, upon deceit they refuse to know me," {declares} Yahweh.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from acting as a priest for me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

For [as I] was passing through and observing carefully your objects of worship, I even found an altar on which was inscribed, 'To an unknown God.' Therefore what you worship without knowing [it], this I proclaim to you--

because the mindset of the flesh [is] enmity toward God, for [it is] not subjected to the law of God, for [it is] not able [to do so],

Sober up correctly and {stop sinning}, for some have no knowledge of God--I say [this] to your shame.

among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they would not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

and all pride that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.

with burning flame giving punishment to those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus,

and with every unrighteous deception against those who are perishing, in place of which they did not accept the love of the truth, so that they would be saved.

For [when] they maintain this, it escapes [their] notice that the heavens existed long ago and the earth held together out of water and through water by the word of God,

Retain

{They are called} rejected silver, For Yahweh has rejected them."

Test yourselves [to see] if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ [is] in you, unless you are unqualified?

And {just as} Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these oppose the truth, people corrupted in mind, disqualified concerning the faith.

They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny [him], [because they] are detestable and disobedient, and unfit for every good deed.

Not convenient

and obscenity, and foolish talk, or coarse jesting (which [are] not proper), but rather thanksgiving.

Therefore, [although I] have great confidence in Christ to order you [to do what] is proper,

General references

And Pharaoh's heart was hard, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had said.

Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from [the] {beginning}? Have you not understood [from] the foundation of the earth?

And they did not know [anything] until the deluge came and swept [them] all away. So also the coming of the Son of Man will be.

And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.