Romans 1:30

Many slander others. Many act especially hatefully toward God. Many speak or act in an insulting way toward others. Many treat others contemptuously. Many boast about themselves to others. Many invent new ways to do evil things. Many non-Jewish children disobey their parents.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

In Context

29They strongly desire to do all kinds of unrighteous things. They strongly desire to do all kinds of evil things to others. They strongly desire to possess things that belong to others. They strongly desire to harm others in various ways. Many non-Jews are constantly envying other people. Many constantly desire to murder people. Many constantly desire to cause strife between people. Many constantly desire to deceive others. Many constantly desire to speak hatefully about others (OR, to speak harmful things about others, things that are not true). Many gossip about others.

31Many non-Jews act in other morally foolish ways. Many do not do what they promised others that they would do. Many do not even love their own family members. And many do not act mercifully toward other people.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:10But for those who hate him, he will ◄pay them back/do to them what they deserve►; he will punish them and quickly get rid of them.

Deuteronomy 27:16‘Yahweh will curse anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.’ And all the people must reply, ‘◄Amen/We want that to happen►.’

2 Chronicles 19:2the prophet Jehu, the son of the prophet Hanani, went out of the city to meet the king, and said to him, “It was not right for you to help a wicked man and to love those who hate Yahweh. Because of what you have done, Yahweh is angry with you.

Psalms 10:3They brag about the evil things that they want to do. They praise people who seize from others things that do not belong to them, and they curse you, Yahweh.

Psalms 52:1You people think that you are strong and brag about the sins that you have committed, while you plan to harm godly people.

Psalms 94:4They do evil things, and they boast about doing them; how long will they be allowed to continue doing that?

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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