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Romans 1:25

Romans 1:25
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Who changed the truth of God into a lie,.... Not the truth of the Gospel, which they were unacquainted with; but that which might be known of God as true, and was known of them by the light of nature;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Who changed the truth of God - This is a repetition of the declaration in Rom 1:23, in another form. The phrase, “the truth of God” is a Hebrew phrase, meaning “the true God.” In such a case, where…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Changed the truth of God into a lie - In the place of the true worship of God, they established idolatry. In various places of Scripture idols are termed lies. Isa 44:20; Jer 10:14; Jer 13:25. The…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Romans 1:19-32

In this last part of the chapter the apostle applies what he had said particularly to the Gentile world, in which we may observe,

I. The means and helps they had to come to the knowledge of God.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

who changed The Greek relative pronoun implies that this was the causeof the special turn taken by the judicial hardening: seeing they had changed, &c.

the truth of God i.e. that which is true of Him…