Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. New Living Translation They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. English Standard Version because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. Berean Standard Bible They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. Berean Literal Bible who changed the truth of God into falsehood, and reverenced and served the created thing beyond the One having created it, who is blessed to the ages! Amen. King James Bible Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. New King James Version who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. New American Standard Bible For they exchanged the truth of God for falsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. NASB 1995 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. NASB 1977 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Legacy Standard Bible For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Amplified Bible because [by choice] they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. Christian Standard Bible They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served what has been created instead of the Creator, who is praised forever. Amen. Holman Christian Standard Bible They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served something created instead of the Creator, who is praised forever. Amen. American Standard Version for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. Contemporary English Version They gave up the truth about God for a lie, and they worshiped God's creation instead of God, who will be praised forever. Amen. English Revised Version for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. GOD'S WORD® Translation These people have exchanged God's truth for a lie. So they have become ungodly and serve what is created rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen! Good News Translation They exchange the truth about God for a lie; they worship and serve what God has created instead of the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever! Amen. International Standard Version They exchanged God's truth for a lie and worshipped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Majority Standard Bible They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. NET Bible They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. New Heart English Bible who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Webster's Bible Translation Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. Weymouth New Testament For they had bartered the reality of God for what is unreal, and had offered divine honours and religious service to created things, rather than to the Creator--He who is for ever blessed. Amen. World English Bible who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionwho changed the truth of God into the lie, and honored and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for all ages. Amen. Berean Literal Bible who changed the truth of God into falsehood, and reverenced and served the created thing beyond the One having created it, who is blessed to the ages! Amen. Young's Literal Translation who did change the truth of God into a falsehood, and did honour and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed to the ages. Amen. Smith's Literal Translation Who changed the truth of God into a falsehood, and reverenced and served the creation above him creating, who is praised forever. Amen. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho changed the truth of God into a lie; and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. Catholic Public Domain Version And they exchanged the truth of God for a lie. And they worshipped and served the creature, rather than the Creator, who is blessed for all eternity. Amen. New American Bible They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and revered and worshiped the creature rather than the creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. New Revised Standard Version because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they have changed the truth of God for lies, and worshipped and served the created things more than their Creator to whom belong glory and blessings for ever. Amen. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they exchanged the truth of God for lies, and they revered and served created things more than their Creator, to whom belong praises and blessings to the eternity of eternities, amen. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentwho exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Godbey New Testament who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for evermore: amen. Haweis New Testament who perverted the truth of God by falsehood, and worshipped and paid divine honours to the thing created instead of the Creator, who is blessed for evermore. Amen. Mace New Testament they changed the true God for an idol, and adored and served the creature more than the creator, who is blessed for ever. Weymouth New Testament For they had bartered the reality of God for what is unreal, and had offered divine honours and religious service to created things, rather than to the Creator--He who is for ever blessed. Amen. Worrell New Testament who, indeed, change the truth of God into falsehood; and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, Who is blessed forever. Amen. Worsley New Testament who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature instead of the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Wrath against Sin…24Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. 26For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.… Cross References Jeremiah 2:11 Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols. Isaiah 44:20 He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?” 2 Kings 17:15 They 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 became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. Psalm 106:20 They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox. Jeremiah 10:14 Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them. Isaiah 44:9-10 All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? 1 Thessalonians 1:9 For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness. Deuteronomy 4:19 When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven. Isaiah 40:18-20 To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him? / To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains? / One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple. 1 Corinthians 12:2 You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Galatians 4:8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. Exodus 20:3-5 You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, Isaiah 42:8 I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols. 1 John 5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Treasury of Scripture Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. changed. Romans 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. the truth. Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 1 Thessalonians 1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; 1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. into a lie. Isaiah 44:20 He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? Jeremiah 10:14,15 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them… Jeremiah 13:25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. the creature. Romans 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. more. Romans 9:5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. Psalm 72:19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. Psalm 145:1,2 David's Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever… Jump to Previous Amen Bartered Blessed Change Changed Created Creator Creature Divine Exchanged False. Forever Honour Honours Lie Offered Rather Reality Religious Served Service True. Truth Unreal Word Worship Worshiped WorshippedJump to Next Amen Bartered Blessed Change Changed Created Creator Creature Divine Exchanged False. Forever Honour Honours Lie Offered Rather Reality Religious Served Service True. Truth Unreal Word Worship Worshiped WorshippedRomans 1 1. Paul commends his calling to the Romans;9. and his desire to come to them. 16. What his gospel is. 18. God is angry with sin. 21. What were the sins of mankind. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie This phrase highlights the deliberate choice to reject God's revealed truth. In the biblical context, "truth of God" refers to the knowledge of God as Creator and Sustainer, evident in creation (Romans 1:20). The "lie" represents idolatry and falsehood, reminiscent of the serpent's deception in Genesis 3:1-5. Historically, this exchange reflects humanity's tendency to turn away from divine truth, as seen in Israel's idolatry (Exodus 32:1-6). Theologically, this exchange is a fundamental sin, leading to spiritual blindness and moral decay. and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator who is forever worthy of praise! Amen Persons / Places / Events 1. Paul the ApostleThe author of the Book of Romans, Paul is writing to the believers in Rome to explain the gospel and its implications for both Jews and Gentiles. 2. The Roman Church The recipients of the letter, consisting of both Jewish and Gentile Christians, living in a city known for its diverse religious practices and idolatry. 3. God the Creator The one true God who is worthy of worship and praise, in contrast to the created things that people were worshiping. 4. Idolaters Those who have exchanged the truth of God for a lie, choosing to worship created things rather than the Creator. 5. The Lie The falsehood that leads people away from the truth of God, resulting in idolatry and the worship of creation. Teaching Points The Danger of IdolatryIdolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can include anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must examine our hearts to ensure that we are not prioritizing anything above God. The Exchange of Truth for a Lie This exchange is a deliberate choice that leads to spiritual blindness. We must be vigilant in holding onto the truth of God's Word and not be swayed by cultural or personal lies. Worship the Creator, Not the Creation True worship is directed towards God, the Creator, and not towards His creation. We should appreciate creation but reserve our worship for God alone. The Eternal Worthiness of God God is forever worthy of praise, and our lives should reflect this truth in our worship, actions, and priorities. The Role of Scripture in Guarding Against Lies Regular engagement with Scripture helps us discern truth from lies and strengthens our faith against the temptations of idolatry.(25) Who changed the truth of God into a lie.--They ceased to worship God as He is--in His own true essential nature, and worshipped false gods instead. The phrase "into a lie," is literally, with a lie, the "lie" being regarded as the instrument by which the substitution is made. By "a lie" is meant here "false gods," who are the supreme embodiment of falsehood. (Comp. Isaiah 44:20; Jeremiah 13:25; Jeremiah 16:19, &c.) The introduction of the doxology in this verse is due to an impulse of reverential feeling. Shocked at the language which he finds himself using, and at the connection in which the most Holy Name has been mentioned, the Apostle turns aside for a moment to testify to his own humble adoration. Verse 25. - Who (rather, being such as, the word is οἵτινες, equivalent to quippequi) changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. This verse repeats the source and cause of the moral degradation spoken of, which is described without reserve in what follows. "In peccatis arguendis saepe scapha debet scapha dict. Gravitas et ardor stilt judicialis proprietate verborum non violat verceundiam" (Bengel).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [They]οἵτινες (hoitines) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3748: Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. exchanged μετήλλαξαν (metēllaxan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3337: To change, transform, alter, exchange. From meta and allasso; to exchange. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. truth ἀλήθειαν (alētheian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 225: From alethes; truth. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. for ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. a lie, ψεύδει (pseudei) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 5579: A lie, falsehood, untruth; false religion. From pseudomai; a falsehood. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. worshiped ἐσεβάσθησαν (esebasthēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 4573: To worship, stand in awe of. Middle voice from a derivative of sebomai; to venerate, i.e. Adore. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. served ἐλάτρευσαν (elatreusan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3000: To serve, especially God, perhaps simply: I worship. From latris; to minister, i.e. Render religious homage. created things κτίσει (ktisei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2937: From ktizo; original formation. rather than παρὰ (para) Preposition Strong's 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Creator, Κτίσαντα (Ktisanta) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2936: To create, form, shape, make, always of God. Probably akin to ktaomai; to fabricate, i.e. Found. who ὅς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. forever αἰῶνας (aiōnas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 165: From the same as aei; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity; by implication, the world; specially a Messianic period. worthy of praise! εὐλογητὸς (eulogētos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2128: (used only of God), blessed (as entitled to receive blessing from man), worthy of praise. From eulogeo; adorable. Amen. ἀμήν (amēn) Hebrew Word Strong's 281: Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely. 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