Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
And just as they refused to continue to retain God in their knowledge, so did God cast them out to an outcast mind, to do those things which were indecent.
New American Standard Bible
And just as they did not see fit
King James Version
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;
Holman Bible
And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.
International Standard Version
Furthermore, because they did not think it worthwhile to keep knowing God fully, God delivered them to degraded minds to perform acts that should not be done.
A Conservative Version
And just as they did not approve having God in knowledge, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do things that are not fit;
American Standard Version
And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
Amplified
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,
An Understandable Version
And since these people refused to acknowledge God, He has allowed [or, abandoned] them to have degraded minds and to practice those things which they should not do.
Anderson New Testament
And as they refused to acknowledge God, God delivered them up to an undiscerning mind, to do detestable things;
Bible in Basic English
And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;
Common New Testament
And since they did not see fit to retain the knowledge of God, God gave them over to a base mind, to do what ought not to be done.
Daniel Mace New Testament
As they did not seek the favour of God, by worshipping him, God gave them over to a depraved sense, to act unworthy of human nature;
Darby Translation
And according as they did not think good to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things;
Godbey New Testament
And as they did not approve to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are inappropriate;
Goodspeed New Testament
And just as they refused to recognize God any longer, God has abandoned them to unworthy impulses and indecent conduct.
John Wesley New Testament
And as they were not careful to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an undiscerning mind, to do things not expedient, Filled with all injustice, maliciousness, covetousness, wickedness:
Julia Smith Translation
And as they chose not to have God in knowledge, God delivered them to an adulterated purpose, to do things not fitting;
King James 2000
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 proper;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And just as they did not see fit {to recognize God}, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do the things [that are] not proper,
Modern King James verseion
And even as they did not think fit to have God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do the things not right,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And as it seemed not good unto them to be a known of God, even so God delivered them up unto a lewd mind, that they should do those things which were not comely,
Moffatt New Testament
Yes, as they disdained to acknowledge God any longer, God has given them up to a reprobate instinct, for the perpetration of what is improper,
NET Bible
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done.
New Heart English Bible
Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God abandoned them to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
Noyes New Testament
And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are shameful;
Sawyer New Testament
And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are not proper,
The Emphasized Bible
And, even as they did not approve to be holding, God, in acknowledgment, God gave them up unto a disapproved mind to be doing the things that are not becoming,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And since they thought not fit to hold the Deity in acknowledgment, God abandoned them to a reprobate mind, to practise deeds unbecoming;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then, as they would not keep God before their minds, God abandoned them to depraved thoughts, so that they did all kinds of shameful things.
Webster
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;
Weymouth New Testament
And just as they had refused to continue to have a full knowledge of God, so it was to utterly worthless minds that God gave them up, for them to do things which should not be done.
Williams New Testament
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;
World English Bible
Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
Worrell New Testament
And, as they did not approve the holding of God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not becoming;
Worsley New Testament
And as they were not careful to acknowledge God, God gave them up to an undiscerning mind to do things that were not fit to be done:
Youngs Literal Translation
And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;
Themes
Gentiles » Unclassified sciptures relating to
Gentiles » Characterized as » Depraved and wicked
Gentiles » Characterized as » Refusing to know God
Holy spirit » Withdrawn from incorrigible sinners
Idolatry » Led to abominable sins
Ignorance » Of God's word » Wilful
Ignorance of God » The wicked choose
Jews, the » The only people who had knowledge of God
Knowledge » Those that do not like to retain God in their knowledge
Mind » Carnal, general references to
Punishment of the The Wicked » In this life by » Reprobate mind
Sexual activities » Why people partake in inappropriate sexual behavior
Interlinear
Ou
μή
me
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493
theos
θεός
theos
Usage: 1151
Paradidomi
Paradidomi
References
Hastings
Morish
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 1:28
Prayers for Romans 1:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Hands Sinful Humanity Over To Depravity
27 and on the other hand their men likewise abandoned the natural use of women, and were ablaze with passion for one another; men with men practising shameless acts and receiving in their own person that recompense of their wrong-doing which necessarily followed. 28 And just as they refused to continue to retain God in their knowledge, so did God cast them out to an outcast mind, to do those things which were indecent. 29 They were overflowing with every kind of iniquity, depravity, greed, and malice. They were full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and malignity.
Cross References
Romans 1:24
So God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their own bodies;
Ephesians 5:4
so too with vulgarity and buffoonery and foolish jesting. Such words become you not, but rather thanksgiving.
Acts 17:23
"For as I was passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What you are worshiping in ignorance, this I am proclaiming to you.
Acts 17:32
But on hearing of the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock; but others said, "We will hear you again on that subject."
Romans 1:18
For God's wrath is ever being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who smother the truth by their unrighteousness.
Romans 1:21
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.
Romans 1:26
That is why God has given them up to passions of dishonor; for on the one hand their women actually changed the natural function of sex into that which is against nature;
Romans 8:7-8
For to be earthly minded is enmity against God; For such a mind is not subject to the Law of God, Nor can it be;
1 Corinthians 15:34
Wake up, do justly, cease from sin; for I say to your shame that some of you have no acquaintance with God.
2 Corinthians 4:4-6
Among them the god of this age has blinded the understanding of the unbelieving so that the sunshine of the gospel of God, should not dawn upon them.
2 Corinthians 10:5
For I pull down imaginations and every crag that lifts itself against the knowledge of God. And I carry every thought away into captivity and subjection to Christ;
2 Corinthians 13:5-7
Examine yourselves to see if you are in the faith; put your own selves to the proof. Or do you not know, your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless indeed you fail to abide the proof?
2 Thessalonians 1:8
in flaming fire. Then shall he take vengeance on those who know not God, even on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
and with all deceit of unrighteousness for those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth for their salvation.
2 Timothy 3:8
As Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these men withstand the truth; being corrupt in mind and worthless in all that concerns the faith.
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but by their deeds they disown him; in that they are detestable, disobedient, and reprobate for good work of any sort.
2 Peter 3:5
For they willingly ignore the fact that there were heaven, from of old, and an earth formed out of water and through water, by the word of God;