Romans
Romans 1:25
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!f Amen.
Footnotes
- f 1:25 Or forever blessed
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exchanged | μετήλλαξαν | metēllaxan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3337 I change, transform, alter |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| truth | ἀλήθειαν | alētheian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| for | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| a lie | ψεύδει | pseudei | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G5579 a lie |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| worshiped | ἐσεβάσθησαν | esebasthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G4573 I worship |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| served | ἐλάτρευσαν | elatreusan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3000 I serve, worship |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| creature | κτίσει | ktisei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2937 creation, creature, institution |
| rather than | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Creator | Κτίσαντα | Ktisanta | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2936 I create, form, shape, make |
| who | ὅς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| forever | αἰῶνας | aiōnas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
| worthy of praise | εὐλογητὸς | eulogētos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2128 worthy of praise, blessed |
| Amen | ἀμήν | amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
Cross-references
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Habakkuk 2:18 · Jeremiah 13:25 · 1 John 2:15–16 · Isaiah 44:20 · Amos 2:4 · 2 Corinthians 11:31 · Romans 9:5 · Jeremiah 10:14–15 · 1 John 5:20 · Romans 1:23 · 2 Timothy 3:4 · Matthew 6:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.