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Romans 1:21-23
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21 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[a] were darkened. 22 Although they claimed[b] to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings[c] or birds or four-footed animals[d] or reptiles.

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  1. Romans 1:21 tn Grk “heart.”
  2. Romans 1:22 tn The participle φάσκοντες (phaskontes) is used concessively here.
  3. Romans 1:23 tn Grk “exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God in likeness of an image of corruptible man.” Here there is a wordplay on the Greek terms ἄφθαρτος (aphthartos, “immortal, imperishable, incorruptible”) and φθαρτός (phthartos, “mortal, corruptible, subject to decay”).
  4. Romans 1:23 sn Possibly an allusion to Ps 106:19-20.
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