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Romans 1:28

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;

KJV

καὶ καθὼς οὐκ ἐδοκίμασαν τὸν θεὸν ἔχειν ἐν ἐπιγνώσει, παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς ὁ θεὸς εἰς ἀδόκιμον νοῦν, ποιεῖν τὰ μὴ καθήκοντα,

Greek NT

Et sicut non probaverunt Deum habere in notitia, tradidit illos Deus in reprobum sensum, ut faciant ea quæ non conveniunt,

Vulgate

And even as they refused to have God intheirknowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

ASV

And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δοκιμάζω
dokimazo
verb · 22×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καθήκω
katheko
verb · 2×
καθώς
kathos
adverb · 181×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
νοῦς
nous
noun · 24×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
παραδίδωμι
paradidomi
verb · 119×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
ἀδόκιμος
adokimos
adjective · 8×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐπίγνωσις
epignosis
noun · 20×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

12 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§401After that first sin, the world is virtually inundated by sin There is Cain's murder of his brother Abel and the universal corruption which follows in the wake of sin. Likewise, sin frequently manifests itself in the history of Israel, especially as infidelity to the God of the Covenant and as transgression of the Law of Moses. and even after Christ's atonement, sin raises its …
§2087Our moral life has its source in faith in God who reveals his love to us. St. Paul speaks of the "obedience of faith"9 as our first obligation. He shows that "ignorance of God" is the principle and explanation of all moral deviations.10 Our duty toward God is to believe in him and to bear witness to him.
Refutation of the arguments of the Marcionites, who attempted to show that God was the author of sin, because He blinded Pharaoh and his servants. 1. But, say they, God hardened the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants. Exodus 9:35 Those, then, who allege such difficulties, do not read in the Gospel that passage where the Lord replied to the disciples, when they asked Him, Why …
2. Then He says what is even greater than this, lifting up your mind; And no man knows the Son, but the Father; neither knows any man the Father, but the Son. Which seems indeed to the ignorant unconnected with what went before, but has full accordance therewith. As thus: having said, All things are delivered unto me of my Father, He adds, And what marvel, so He speaks, if I be…
1. Deceit is a thing easily detected, and weak, though it be daubed outside with ten thousand colors. For as those who whitewash decayed walls, cannot by the plastering make them sound, so too those who lie are easily found out, as in fact was the case here with the Jews. For when Christ said to them, If I be lifted up I will draw all men unto Me; We have heard, says one of the…
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210205.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle. Calvin begins by showing that Paul establishes his apostolic authority and the universality of the gospel. The gospel was promised beforehand in the Scriptures, demonstrating the continuity of Old and New Testaments. The just shall live by faith — this is the thesis of the entire epistle. From verse 18 Paul unfolds the r…
Q. What is the aim of the ninth commandment? A. That I never give false testimony against anyone, twist no one's words, not gossip or slander, nor join in condemning anyone without a hearing or without a just cause. Rather, in court and everywhere else, I should avoid lying and deceit of every kind; these are devices the devil himself uses, and they would call down on me God's …

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the
  • 1Cor 1:21 — For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
  • 1Cor 15:34 — Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
  • 1Cor 15:34 — Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
  • 1John 5:19 — And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
  • 1Sam 2:12 — Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
  • 1Thess 4:5 — Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
  • 1Tim 4:2 — Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
  • 2Cor 4:4 — In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
  • 2Cor 10:5 — Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
  • 2Cor 13:5 — Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
  • 2Cor 13:5 — Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
  • 2Pet 3:5 — For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
  • 2Pet 3:5 — For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
  • 2Thess 1:8 — In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
  • 2Thess 1:8 — In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
  • 2Thess 2:10 — And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
  • 2Thess 2:11 — And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
  • 2Tim 3:8 — Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
  • 2Tim 3:8 — Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
  • Acts 14:16 — Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
  • Acts 17:23 — For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
  • Acts 17:23 — For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
  • Acts 17:30 — And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
  • Acts 17:32 — And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
  • Eccl 3:11 — He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
  • Eph 1:17 — That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
  • Eph 2:12 — That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
  • Eph 4:18 — Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
  • Eph 5:4 — Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
  • Exod 4:21 — And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not le
  • Exod 7:13 — And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
  • Ezek 18:24 — But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he
  • Gal 4:8 — Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
  • Gen 6:5 — And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
  • Hos 4:1 — Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
  • Hos 4:6 — My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will
  • Isa 1:3 — The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
  • Isa 5:13 — Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
  • Isa 29:14 — Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent