Romans 1:21
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
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Study Note
Paul's diagnosis of Gentile idolatry — 'although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened' — identifies suppression of the knowledge of God as the root of moral and intellectual corruption. The knowledge in question is not the full gospel but the natural knowledge of God available through creation (verse 20), which Psalm 19:1 and Wisdom 13:1-9 also affirm. The sequence failure (honor God) → futility (thinking) → darkness (heart) → idolatry → sexual immorality presents a comprehensive moral psychology of rebellion and its consequences. The three 'God gave them up' statements (verses 24, 26, 28) indicate that divine judgment operates through the removal of restraint, allowing sin to produce its own consequences.
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because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.
because, having known God they did not glorify <FI>Him<Fi> as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,
Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.
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