Romans 1:23

and for the glory of the incorruptible God they substituted images of corruptible man, and of birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

In Context

22professing to be wise, they became fools,

24Wherefore God also gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to debase their bodies with one another;

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Cross References

Psalms 115:5They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;

Isaiah 40:18To whom then will ye liken God, And what likeness will ye compare unto him?

Isaiah 44:13The carpenter stretcheth out the line; He marketh out the form of it with the sharp tool; He formeth it with planes; He marketh it with the compass; He maketh it in the figure of a man, With the beauty of a man, To dwell in a house.

Ezekiel 8:10So I went in and saw, and behold, every form of creeping things, and of abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about.

Romans 1:25because they changed the true God for false gods, and adored and worshipped created things rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Matthew Henry on Romans 1:20-32

The Excellency of the Gospel. ( a. d. 58.) 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22… Read the whole commentary →

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