You see a thief,\par and you run to join him.\par You jump into bed with people\par doing the sin of adultery.\par
Romans 1:32 - Easy To Read Version Those people know God’s law. They know God’s law says that people who live like that should die. But they continue to do those wrong things. And they say that people who do those things are doing right. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Though they are fully aware of God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them themselves but approve and applaud others who practice them. American Standard Version (1901) who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them. Common English Bible Though they know God’s decision that those who persist in such practices deserve death, they not only keep doing these things but also approve others who practice them. Catholic Public Domain Version And these, though they had known the justice of God, did not understand that those who act in such a manner are deserving of death, and not only those who do these things, but also those who consent to what is done. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death; and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them. |
You see a thief,\par and you run to join him.\par You jump into bed with people\par doing the sin of adultery.\par
You are for evil people if you refuse to obey the law. But if you obey the law, then you are against them.
Their evil makes their king happy.\par Their false gods please their leaders.\par
And now you show all people that you agree with what your fathers did. They killed the prophets, and you build tombs for the prophets!
The people also know that I was there when Stephen, your witness, was killed. I stood there and agreed that they should kill Stephen. I even held the coats of the men who were killing him!’
God shows his anger from heaven against all the evil and wrong things that people do. They have the truth, but by their evil lives they hide it.
People knew God. But they did not give glory to God, and they did not thank him. Their ideas were all useless. There was not one good thought left in their foolish minds.
You did evil things. Now you are ashamed of those things. Did those things help you? No. Those things only bring \{spiritual\} death.
When people sin, they earn what sin pays—death. But God gives his people a free gift—life forever in Christ Jesus our Lord.
So all those people who don’t believe the truth will be condemned (judged guilty). They did not believe the truth, and they enjoyed doing evil things.