Romans 1:22

Asserting to-be-being wise, they-are-made-foolish,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

In Context

21through-that know[ing] the God they-do_not_esteem-ize/glorify as God or well-favor/give-thanks; contrariwise, they-become-vain in to{the dialog-iz-ations} of{same[plural]}, and the un-put-together/unintelligent heart of{same[plural]} is-dark-ized.

23and alter the esteem/glory of{the un-ruinable God} in to{like-effect} of{image} of{ruinable man} and of{flying-creatures} and of{four-foots} and of{creepers/crawlers},

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Cross References

Romans 11:25for I-am_not_will-ing you to-be-without-knowing, brothers, the mystery, the-same, in-which-place you-may_not_be-being aside to{sameselves} prudent, that callousness from of{part} to{the} Israel has-become even-to of{which} the full-effect of{the nations} may-come-into,

1 Corinthians 3:18No-one: be-deceiving/defrauding-out sameself. If someone is-esteeming to-be-being wise in to{you} in to{the eon, the-same}, [he:] be-become foolish, in-which-place he-may-become wise,

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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