Romans 1:32

Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Who	οἵτινες oitines	G3748	which some · relative pronoun — nominative plural masculine
knowing	ἐπιγνόντες epignontes	G1921	to know upon some mark · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
judgment	δικαίωμα dikaiōma	G1345	an equitable deed · noun — accusative singular neuter
God	θεοῦ theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
which	τὸ to	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative singular neuter
commit	πράσσοντες prassontes	G4238	to "practise" · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
things	τοιαῦτα toiauta	G5108	truly this · demonstrative pronoun — accusative plural neuter
are	εἰσί eisí	G1526	they are
worthy	ἄξιοι axioi	G514	deserving · adjective — nominative plural masculine
death	θανάτου thanatou	G2288	(properly · noun — genitive singular masculine
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
only	μόνον mónon	G3440	merely
do	ποιοῦσιν poiousin	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
same	αὐτὰ auta	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural neuter
but	ἀλλὰ alla	G235	properly · conjunction
in	συνευδοκοῦσιν suneudokousin	G4909	to think well of in common · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
that	τοῦ tou	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — genitive singular masculine
them	πράσσουσιν.¶ prassousin	G4238	to "practise" · verb — present active participle, dative plural masculine

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Cross-references

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 foo…
Romans 2:1-5 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou…
Romans 6:21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Psalms 50:18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Luke 11:48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
Romans 2:21-23 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
Acts 22:20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 1:19–end

In this last part of the chapter the apostle applies what he had said particularly to the Gentile world, in which we may observe, I. The means and helps they had to come to the knowledge of God. Though they had not such a knowledge of his law as Jacob and Israel had (Psa 147:20), yet among them he left not himself without witness (Act 14:17): For that which may be known, etc., Rom 1:19, Rom 1:20. Observe, 1. What discoveries they had: That which may be known of God is manifest, en autois - among them; that is, there were some even among them that had the knowledge of God, were convinced of the existence of one supreme Numen. The philosophy of Pythagoras, Plato, and the Stoics, discovered a g…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 1:32

Who knowing--from the voice of conscience, Rom 2:14-15 the judgment of God--the stern law of divine procedure. that they which commit such things are worthy of death--here used in its widest known sense, as the uttermost of divine vengeance against sin: see Act 28:4. not only do the same--which they might do under the pressure of temptation and in the heat of passion. but have pleasure in them that do them--deliberately set their seal to such actions by encouraging and applauding the doing of them in others. This is the climax of our apostle's charges against the heathen; and certainly, if the things are in themselves as black as possible, this settled and unblushing satisfaction at t…

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Adam Clarke on Romans 1:32

Who, knowing the judgment of God - Δικαιωμα, the grand rule of right which God has revealed to every man, the knowledge of which he has, less or more, given to every nation of the world, relative to honouring parents, taking care of their own offspring, keeping their engagements, etc., etc. In the worst states of heathenism this great principle has been acknowledged; but, through the prevalence of corruption in the heart, this law, though acknowledged, was not obeyed; and the corruption increased so that those were highest in repute who had cast off all restraints of this kind; so that they even delighted in them; συνευδοκουσι, highly applauded, and gladly associated with those transgressors…

The Church Fathers

Those who do not admonish adulterers make us suspect that the reason for this failure of reproof is that they commit similar sins themselves.
— Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 42.2

Those who do such things are hateful to God—and not only those who do them but those who take pleasure in those who do them.
— Clement of Rome, THE FIRST EPISTLE OF CLEMENT 35

Whatever they had done they did without compulsion. For when they give their consent to evil deeds, they approve even of things which they did not do themselves.
— Augustine of Hippo, AUGUSTINE ON ROMANS 7-8

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Dictionary and topics

Fall of man — An expression probably borrowed from the Apocryphal Book of Wisdom, to express the fact of the revolt of our first parents from God, and the consequent sin and misery in which they and all their…
Adultery · 24:15-18;31:1,9-12; — 24:15-18;31:1,9-12;
Character Of The Wicked · Delighting in the iniquity of others — Delighting in the iniquity of others
Crime · PARTIAL LISTS OF — PARTIAL LISTS OF
Death, Eternal · The portion of the wicked — The portion of the wicked
Gentiles · UNCLASSIFIED SCIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCIPTURES RELATING TO
Idolatry · Led to abominable sins — Led to abominable sins
Malice · 8:44;18:22,23; — 8:44;18:22,23;
Pleasure · WORLDLY — WORLDLY
Presumption · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Rome · Abominations in — Abominations in
Sin · The wicked: Delight in those who commit — The wicked: Delight in those who commit

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Romans 1:32

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 1:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 1:32

Adam Clarke on Romans 1:32

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Romans 1:32

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 1:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 1:32

Adam Clarke on Romans 1:32

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Romans 1:32

John Calvin on Romans 1:24–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Romans 1:32