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Romans 1:21

For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

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ASV

because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.

KJV

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.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
διότιdiotiForG1360 →
γνόντεςgnonteshaving knownG1097 →
τὸνton<the>G3588 →
θεὸνtheonGodG2316 →
οὐχouchnotG3756 →
ὡςhōsasG5613 →
θεὸνtheonGodG2316 →
ἐδόξασανedoxasanthey glorified [Him]G1392 →
ἢēorG2228 →
ηὐχαρίστησαν,ēucharistēsanwere thankful,G2168 →
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235 →
ἐματαιώθησανemataiōthēsanthey became futileG3154 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τοῖςtoistheG3588 →
διαλογισμοῖςdialogismoisthinkingG1261 →
αὐτῶν,autōnof them,G846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐσκοτίσθηeskotisthēwas darkenedG4654 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
ἀσύνετοςasunetosfoolishG801 →
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846 →
καρδία·kardiaheart;G2588 →

The walk

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2 Corinthians 10:5We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.Ephesians 4:17So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.Ephesians 4:17–18So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.2 Kings 17:15They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.Romans 1:32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.Jeremiah 2:5This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me, and followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?2 Timothy 3:2For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,Psalms 50:23He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rights his way, I will show the salvation of God.”Luke 17:17“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?John 3:19And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.Revelation 14:7And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”Jeremiah 10:3For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.1 Corinthians 3:20And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.Psalms 81:12So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.Romans 1:19For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.Jeremiah 16:19O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.

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