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Romans 1:18-23

Known Through What Has Been Made

The Good News and the Exchange · Romans 1

Story guide: Disclosed visual essay. Paul says God’s eternal power and divinity are understood through what has been made, yet people suppress truth, refuse gratitude, and exchange imperishable glory for images of created beings.

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18For the wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.

19because what can be known about God is plain among them, for God has made it plain to them.

20For his invisible attributes, that is, his eternal power and divinity, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

21For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless heart was darkened.

22Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

23and exchanged the glory of the imperishable God for the likeness of an image of perishable man and birds and four-footed animals and reptiles.

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