11 translations · Greek
Romans 1:28
Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
Romans 1:28 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
- KJV King James Version
- And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Since they didn't consider it worthwhile to get to know God, he abandoned them to their worthless, distrustful way of thinking, doing things that should never be done.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And according as they did not think good to have God in [their] knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient;
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | Furthermore | G2532 καί and |
| καθὼς | kathōs | since | G2531 καθώς as/just as |
| οὐκ | ouk | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἐδοκίμασαν | edokimasan | they did not see fit | G1381 δοκιμάζω to test |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸν | Theon | God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἔχειν | echein | to acknowledge | G2192 ἔχω to have/be |
| ἐν | en | — | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ἐπιγνώσει | epignōsei | — | G1922 ἐπίγνωσις knowledge |
| παρέδωκεν | paredōken | gave them up | G3860 παραδίδωμι to deliver |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | [He] | G2316 θεός God |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 εἰς toward |
| ἀδόκιμον | adokimon | a depraved | G96 ἀδόκιμος failing |
| νοῦν | noun | mind | G3563 νοῦς mind |
| ποιεῖν | poiein | to do | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| τὰ | ta | what | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μὴ | mē | — | G3361 μή not |
| καθήκοντα | kathēkonta | ought not to be done | G2520 καθήκω be fit |
Related verses
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12
and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie; that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
- 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.
- Titus 1:16
They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
- Jeremiah 9:6
Your habitation is in the middle of deceit. Through deceit, they refuse to know me,” says Yahweh.
- Romans 1:24
Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves;
- Romans 8:7–8
because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be. Those who are in the flesh can’t please God.
- 2 Timothy 3:8
Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also oppose the truth; men corrupted in mind, who concerning the faith are rejected.
- Proverbs 5:12–13
and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
- Job 21:14–15
They tell God, ‘Depart from us, for we don’t want to know about your ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?’
- Jeremiah 4:22
“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
26 For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.
27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.
28 Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,
30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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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