Study it in the app“for they exchanged the truth of God for the lie and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.”
for theyοἵτινεςexchangedμετήλλαξανthe truthτὴν ἀλήθειανof Godτοῦ θεοῦforἐνthe lieτῷ ψεύδειandκαὶworshipedἐσεβάσθησανandκαὶservedἐλάτρευσανthe creationτῇ κτίσειrather thanπαρὰthe Creator,τὸν κτίσανταwhoὅςisἐστινblessedεὐλογητὸςforever.εἰς τοὺς αἰῶναςAmen.ἀμήν
exchange
Exchange: give one thing in place of another.
Where else “metēllaxan” appearstruth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheian” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearslie
Lie, falsehood; the opposite of truth.
Where else “pseudei” appearsworship, revere
Worship, revere: give honor to something as divine.
Where else “esebasthēsan” appearsworship, serve
Serve, worship: serve God in worship.
Where else “elatreusan” appearscreation
All that God made, or a being he made.
Where else “ktisei” appearscreate
Create.
Where else “ktisanta” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearsblessed
Blessed, worthy of praise; said of God.
Where else “eulogētos” appearsforever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōnas” appearsamen
"So it is, so be it", at the end of a prayer.
Where else “amēn” appears24Therefore God handed them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,
25 · This verse (above)
26For this reason God handed them over to passions of dishonor; for their females exchanged the natural use for that contrary to nature;
1. What it says
How does Paul introduce himself at the start of the letter, and what does he say he is not ashamed of? (vv. 1, 16)
2. What it means
Paul says God's invisible qualities are perceived in what he made (vv. 19-20). What do you think he means by that?
3. How I live it
Paul was not ashamed of the good news (v. 16). How can you speak naturally and respectfully about what you value most?
