23. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Romans 1:23:1 ⧉καὶkeand Romans 1:23:2 ⧉ἤλλαξανeelaxanthey exchanged Romans 1:23:3 ⧉τὴνtinthe Romans 1:23:4 ⧉δόξανdoksanglory Romans 1:23:5 ⧉τοῦtooof the Romans 1:23:6 ⧉ἀφθάρτουafthartooincorruptible Romans 1:23:7 ⧉θεοῦtheooGod Romans 1:23:8 ⧉ἐνenin Romans 1:23:9 ⧉ὁμοιώματιomeeomateein {the} likeness Romans 1:23:10 ⧉εἰκόνοςeekonosof an image Romans 1:23:11 ⧉φθαρτοῦfthartoocorruptible Romans 1:23:12 ⧉ἀνθρώπουanthropooof a human Romans 1:23:13 ⧉καὶkeand Romans 1:23:14 ⧉πετεινῶνpeteenonof birds Romans 1:23:15 ⧉καὶkeand Romans 1:23:16 ⧉τετραπόδωνtetrapothonof four-footed animals Romans 1:23:17 ⧉καὶkeand Romans 1:23:18 ⧉ἑρπετῶνherpetonof creeping things |
23. Formal Translation And they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God {Theos, Incorruptible Majesty} for the likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and of four-footed animals and of creeping things. |
23. Dynamic Translation They traded away the glory of the immortal God {Theos, Immortal Creator} for idols shaped like mortal humans, birds, four-legged animals, and crawling creatures. |