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AndΚαὶsinceκαθὼςthey did notοὐκsee fitἐδοκίμασανto haveἔχεινGodτὸν θεὸνinἐνknowledge,ἐπιγνώσειGodὁ θεὸςhanded them overπαρέδωκεν αὐτοὺςtoεἰςan unfitἀδόκιμονmind,νοῦνto doποιεῖνthe thingsτὰthat are notμὴproper,καθήκοντα
Romans 1:28
Study it in the app“And since they did not see fit to have God in knowledge, God handed them over to an unfit mind, to do the things that are not proper,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 1:28, word by word
- see fitἐδοκίμασανedokimasan
approve
To accept something after checking it.
Where else “edokimasan” appears- to haveἔχεινechein
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echein” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōsei
knowledge
Knowledge: full knowledge of something or of someone, recognition.
Where else “epignōsei” appears- handed them overπαρέδωκενparedōken
hand over
To put something or someone into another's hands.
Where else “paredōken” appears- an unfitἀδόκιμονadokimon
disqualified, unfit
Disqualified: failing the test and so rejected; worthless, unfit.
Where else “adokimon” appears- mindνοῦνnoun
mind
The capacity to think, judge and understand in each person.
Where else “noun” appears- to doποιεῖνpoiein
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiein” appears- properκαθήκονταkathēkonta
be fitting
Be fitting, proper: what is right or due.
Where else “kathēkonta” appears
Translation note
In Greek there is a wordplay: they did not “see fit” to have God, and God handed them over to a mind “not fit,” rejected.
The context
27and likewise also the males, leaving the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their desire for one another, males with males committing the indecency and receiving in themselves the penalty that was due for their error.
28 · This verse (above)
29filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; they are gossips,
To study Romans 1 in a group
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?