1:28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, 2 God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done. 3
1 tn Grk “is manifest to/in them.”
2 tn Grk “and just as they did not approve to have God in knowledge.”
3 tn Grk “the things that are improper.”
4 tn Grk “who, knowing…, not only do them but also approve…” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
5 tn Grk “are worthy of death.”
6 sn “Vice lists” like vv. 28-32 can be found elsewhere in the NT in Matt 15:19; Gal 5:19-21; 1 Tim 1:9-10; and 1 Pet 4:3. An example from the intertestamental period can be found in Wis 14:25-26.