11 translations · Greek
Romans 1:21
Because, knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.
Romans 1:21 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Because, knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- because, having known God they did not glorify [Him] as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- because even though they knew God, they did not praise him or thank him, but instead their thinking about God turned into complete foolishness, and darkness filled their empty minds.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- because, having known God they did not glorify [Him] as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Because, knowing God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts, and their heart without understanding was darkened:
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Because knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, and didn’t give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God, or given thanks; but became vain in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Διότι | Dioti | For | G1360 διότι because |
| γνόντες | gnontes | although they knew | G1097 γινώσκω to know |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸν | Theon | God | G2316 θεός God |
| οὐχ | ouch | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| Θεὸν | Theon | God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἐδόξασαν | edoxasan | they neither glorified [Him] | G1392 δοξάζω to glorify |
| ἢ | ē | [nor] | G2228 ἤ or |
| ηὐχαρίστησαν | ēucharistēsan | gave thanks [to Him] | G2168 εὐχαριστέω to thank |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| ἐματαιώθησαν | emataiōthēsan | they became futile | G3154 ματαιόω to make futile |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τοῖς | tois | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| διαλογισμοῖς | dialogismois | thinking | G1261 διαλογισμός reasoning |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | their | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐσκοτίσθη | eskotisthē | darkened | G4654 σκοτίζω to darken |
| ἡ | hē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀσύνετος | asynetos | foolish | G801 ἀσύνετος senseless |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | in their | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καρδία | kardia | hearts | G2588 καρδία heart |
Related verses
- Ephesians 4:17–18
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;
- 2 Kings 17:15
They rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified to them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom Yahweh had commanded them that they should not do like them.
- Jeremiah 2:5
Yahweh says, “What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after worthless vanity, and have become worthless?
- 2 Timothy 3:2
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
- Psalm 50:23
Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God’s salvation to him.”
- John 3:19
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
- Revelation 14:7
He said with a loud voice, “Fear the Lord, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!”
- Psalm 81:12
So I let them go after the stubbornness of their hearts, that they might walk in their own counsels.
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
- Revelation 15:4
Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
19 because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.
20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.
21 Because, knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.
Read all of Romans 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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