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God’s Wrath against Sin

Romans 1:19

In 9 translations

BSB
For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
KJV
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
WEB
because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.
ASV
because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it unto them.
LSV
Because that which is known of God is revealed among them, for God revealed [it] to them,
YLT
Because that which is known of God is manifest among them, for God did manifest [it] to them,
DBY
Because what is known of God is manifest among them, for God has manifested [it] to them,ElohimElohim
DRC
Because that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto them.
GNV
Forasmuch as that, which may be knowe of God, is manifest in them: for God hath shewed it vnto them.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place θεὸς elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: θεὸς γὰρ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read θεὸς γὰρ; Robinson–Pierpont read γὰρ θεὸς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
διότι τὸ γνωστὸν τοῦ θεοῦ φανερόν ἐστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς, ὁ θεὸς γὰρ αὐτοῖς ἐφανέρωσεν.
RP2018
διότι τὸ γνωστὸν τοῦ θεοῦ φανερόν ἐστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς· ὁ γὰρ θεὸς αὐτοῖς ἐφανέρωσεν.
TR-Boyd
διότι τὸ γνωστὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ φανερόν ἐστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς· ὁ γὰρ Θεὸς αὐτοῖς ἐφανέρωσε.
SCR1894
διοτι το γνωστον του θεου φανερον εστιν εν αυτοις ο γαρ θεος αυτοις εφανερωσεν

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 14:16–17In past generations, He let all nations go their own way. Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
  • Psalms 19:1–6The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard,…
  • Romans 1:20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
  • Acts 17:23–30For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you. The God who made the…
  • Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
  • John 1:9The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
  • Jeremiah 10:10–13But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation. Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the…

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