Romans 1:20-21
1:20 For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people 1 are without excuse.
1:21 For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts 2 were darkened.
Romans 1:32
1:32 Although they fully know 3 God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, 4 they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them. 5
1 tn Grk “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Grk “heart.”
3 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.
4 tn Grk “are worthy of death.”
5 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.