World English Bible
"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,"
— Romans 1:22, World English Bible
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, ”
“Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools”
“For, professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.”
“Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,”
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”
because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.
For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.
Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.
Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves,
who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.