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for God hath shewed it unto them. <a href="/nkjv/romans/1.htm">New King James Version</a> because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. <a href="/nasb_/romans/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. <a href="/nasb/romans/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. <a href="/nasb77/romans/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. <a href="/lsb/romans/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. <a href="/amp/romans/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> because that which is known about God is evident within them [in their inner consciousness], for God made it evident to them. <a href="/csb/romans/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them. <a href="/hcsb/romans/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them. <a href="/asv/romans/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it unto them. <a href="/cev/romans/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They know everything that can be known about God, because God has shown it all to them. <a href="/erv/romans/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it unto them. <a href="/gwt/romans/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> What can be known about God is clear to them because he has made it clear to them. <a href="/gnt/romans/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> God punishes them, because what can be known about God is plain to them, for God himself made it plain. <a href="/isv/romans/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God himself has made it plain to them. <a href="/msb/romans/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. <a href="/net/romans/1.htm">NET Bible</a> because what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. <a href="/nheb/romans/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> because what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. <a href="/wbt/romans/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Because that which may be known of God, is manifest in them; for God hath shown it to them. <a href="/wey/romans/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> because what may be known about Him is plain to their inmost consciousness; for He Himself has made it plain to them. <a href="/web/romans/1.htm">World English Bible</a> because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Because that which is known of God is revealed among them, for God revealed [it] to them, <a href="/blb/romans/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> because the known of God is manifest among them, for God has revealed it to them. <a href="/ylt/romans/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Because that which is known of God is manifest among them, for God did manifest it to them, <a href="/slt/romans/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Wherefore that known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested to them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Because that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto them. <a href="/cpdv/romans/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For what is known about God is manifest in them. For God has manifested it to them. <a href="/nabre/romans/1.htm">New American Bible</a> For what can be known about God is evident to them, because God made it evident to them. <a href="/nrsvce/romans/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Because that which may be known of God is manifested to them for God has revealed it unto them. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Because a knowledge of God is revealed to them, for God has revealed it to them.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Because that which may be known of God, is manifest among them; for God has made it manifest to them, <a href="/godbey/romans/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God has revealed it to them: <a href="/haweis/romans/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Because that which is capable of being known relative to God, is evident among them; for God hath manifested it to them. <a href="/mace/romans/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> because what should be known of God they are acquainted with; for God hath manifested it unto them. <a href="/wey/romans/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> because what may be known about Him is plain to their inmost consciousness; for He Himself has made it plain to them. <a href="/worrell/romans/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> because that which is known of God is manifested in them; for God manifested it to them. <a href="/worsley/romans/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> for what is to be known of God is manifest among them, for God hath manifested it to them. <a href="/parallel/romans/1-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=164" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/1.htm">God's Wrath against Sin</a> 18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. 19<a href="/greek/1360.htm" title="1360: dioti (Conj) -- On this account, because, for. From dia and hoti; on the very account that, or inasmuch as.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">what may be</a> <a href="/greek/1110.htm" title="1110: gnōston (Adj-NNS) -- Known, an acquaintance. From ginosko; well-known.">known</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">about God</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/5318.htm" title="5318: phaneron (Adj-NNS) -- Apparent, clear, visible, manifest; adv: clearly. From phaino; shining, i.e. Apparent; neuter publicly, externally.">plain</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them,</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">because</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/5319.htm" title="5319: ephanerōsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent.">has made it plain</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to them.</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Psalm 19:1-4</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The 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, ... <a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a> 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.” <a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24-28</a> The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. / Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. / From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. ... <a href="/job/12-7.htm">Job 12:7-9</a> But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. / Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. / Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a> The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a> For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. <a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Hebrews 11:3</a> By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. <a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a> In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. <a href="/isaiah/40-21.htm">Isaiah 40:21-22</a> Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth? / He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. <a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21-22</a> “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear. / Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it. <a href="/proverbs/8-22.htm">Proverbs 8:22-31</a> The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old. / From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. / When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a> The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. <a href="/ephesians/1-18.htm">Ephesians 1:18</a> I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, <a href="/2_peter/1-3.htm">2 Peter 1:3</a> His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. <a href="/1_john/5-20.htm">1 John 5:20</a> And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has showed it to them.that which.<a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a> For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:<a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Psalm 19:1-6</a> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork… <a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Isaiah 40:26</a> Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.in them.<a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a> That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/1-10.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-2.htm">Consciousness</a> <a href="/acts/4-16.htm">Evident</a> <a href="/luke/1-51.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/acts/25-2.htm">Manifest</a> <a href="/john/21-14.htm">Manifested</a> <a href="/john/16-29.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/acts/28-21.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/acts/28-21.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/acts/20-6.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Consciousness</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">Evident</a> <a href="/romans/7-22.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Manifest</a> <a href="/romans/3-21.htm">Manifested</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-27.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-28.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/romans/3-4.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 1</div>1. <a href="/romans/1-1.htm">Paul commends his calling to the Romans;</a> 9. <a href="/romans/1-9.htm">and his desire to come to them.</a> 16. <a href="/romans/1-16.htm">What his gospel is.</a> 18. <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">God is angry with sin.</a> 21. <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">What were the sins of mankind.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For what may be known about God This phrase suggests that there is a certain level of knowledge about God that is accessible to all people. This aligns with the concept of general revelation, where God's existence and attributes are evident in creation (<a href="/psalms/19.htm">Psalm 19:1-4</a>). The idea is that God's nature and power are visible in the world around us, making it possible for everyone to have some understanding of Him.is plain to them The term "plain" indicates clarity and obviousness. This suggests that the knowledge of God is not hidden or obscure but is evident and understandable. This can be connected to the idea that humans are created in the image of God (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>), which includes the capacity to perceive and understand divine truths. The clarity of God's revelation in nature leaves humanity without excuse for unbelief.because God has made it plain to them This emphasizes God's active role in revealing Himself to humanity. It is not merely that the evidence of God is available, but that God Himself has ensured that this knowledge is accessible. This reflects God's desire for relationship and communication with His creation. Theologically, this can be linked to the concept of prevenient grace, where God initiates the revelation and relationship with humanity. This also ties into the broader biblical narrative where God continually reveals Himself through prophets, scripture, and ultimately through Jesus Christ (<a href="/hebrews/1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-2</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the Book of Romans, Paul is writing to the believers in Rome, addressing both Jewish and Gentile Christians. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_roman_church.htm">The Roman Church</a> The recipients of the letter, consisting of a diverse group of believers in the heart of the Roman Empire. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The central figure in this verse, who reveals Himself to humanity. 4. <a href="/topical/h/humanity.htm">Humanity</a> The general audience to whom God has made His nature evident. 5. <a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a> The means through which God has revealed Himself, as implied in the broader context of <a href="/bsb/romans/1.htm">Romans 1</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_self-revelation.htm">God's Self-Revelation</a> God has made His existence and attributes evident to all people through creation. This self-revelation leaves humanity without excuse for unbelief. <a href="/topical/t/the_clarity_of_god's_revelation.htm">The Clarity of God's Revelation</a> The knowledge of God is not hidden or obscure; it is plain and accessible to everyone. This challenges us to recognize and respond to God's presence in the world around us. <a href="/topical/h/human_responsibility.htm">Human Responsibility</a> Since God has made Himself known, humans are responsible for seeking Him and responding to His revelation. Ignorance is not an excuse for unbelief. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_creation.htm">The Role of Creation</a> Creation serves as a testament to God's power and divine nature. Observing the world should lead us to worship and acknowledge the Creator. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_worship.htm">The Call to Worship</a> Recognizing God's revelation in creation should lead us to worship Him in spirit and truth, acknowledging His sovereignty and majesty.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 1</a> <a href="/q/can_beliefs_be_chosen_freely.htm">Can beliefs be chosen voluntarily by individuals?</a> <a href="/q/can_one_know_god_without_the_bible.htm">Is it possible to know God without the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_god_reveal_himself.htm">How does God reveal Himself?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_general_and_special_revelation.htm">What are General and Special Revelation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) The Apostle goes on to show how the Gentiles came to have such a knowledge of right, and how they repressed and contravened it.They had it, because all the knowledge that mankind generally possessed of God they also possessed. So much as could be known without special revelation they knew.That which may be known.--Rather, that which is (generally and universally) known--the truths of so-called "natural religion."Is manifest in them.--Manifest or imprinted upon their consciences, because God had so imprinted it upon them. The marginal rendering, "to them," is hardly tenable.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Because that which is known (not, as in the Authorized Version, "may be known;" for, though the force of the word γνωστὸν suggests this sense, it certainly means known, not knowable, in the many passages of the New Testament where it elsewhere occurs) of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it to them; rather than hath manifested, as in the Authorized Version. He manifested it, as appears from the following verse, in creation. In it to them from the first he manifested it; but in them (ἐν αὐτοῖς) also, through the capacity of the human soul to see Divine power in creation. <a href="/commentaries/romans/1-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For διότι (dioti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1360.htm">Strong's 1360: </a> On this account, because, for. From dia and hoti; on the very account that, or inasmuch as. [what may be] τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. known γνωστὸν (gnōston) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1110.htm">Strong's 1110: </a> Known, an acquaintance. From ginosko; well-known. [about] God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. plain φανερόν (phaneron) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5318.htm">Strong's 5318: </a> Apparent, clear, visible, manifest; adv: clearly. From phaino; shining, i.e. Apparent; neuter publicly, externally. to ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. them, αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. because γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. God θεὸς (theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. has made [it] plain ἐφανέρωσεν (ephanerōsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5319.htm">Strong's 5319: </a> To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent. to them. αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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