Romans 1:23 — Compare Translations

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and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

English Amplified

And by them the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God were exchanged for and represented by images, resembling mortal man and birds and beasts and reptiles.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And by them the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God were exchanged for and represented by images, resembling mortal man and birds and beasts and reptiles.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into [the] likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.

English EASY 2024

They refused to worship the great God who can never die. Instead, they worshipped idols that were like people who must die. They also made idols that looked like birds, animals and snakes, and they worshipped them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Instead of honoring the divine greatness of God, who lives forever, they traded it for the worship of idols—things made to look like humans, who get sick and die, or like birds, animals, and snakes.

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

instead of worshiping the immortal God, they worship images made to look like mortals or birds or animals or reptiles.

English God's Word - GW 1995

They exchanged the glory of the immortal God for statues that looked like mortal humans, birds, animals, and snakes.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.

English KJV 1611

And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

English LSB

and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the likeness of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, birds, four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for the likeness of an image of mortal man or of birds or of four-legged animals or of snakes.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They would rather have statues of gods than the glorious God who lives forever. Their statues of gods are made to look like people, birds, animals and reptiles.

English NIV

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

English NKJ 1982

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

English NLT

And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people, or birds and animals and snakes.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

and they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling a mortal human being or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For only a fool would trade the unfading splendor of the immortal God to worship the fading image of other humans, idols made to look like people, animals, birds, and even creeping reptiles!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And then, instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they took wood and stone and made idols for themselves, carving them to look like mere birds and animals and snakes and puny men.

English Tyndale 1537

and turned the glory of the immortal God, unto the similitude of the image of mortal man, and of birds, and four footed beasts and (of) serpents.