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NASB | Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 1:20 For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense. [Ps 19:1-4; Eph 2:10] |
Bible Question: explain ROMANS 1:20A? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Lisakb! Here is what the "Bible Knowledge Commentary" says about Rom. 1:20: ************************ 1:20. 'What may be known about God' (v. 19) is now called God’s invisible qualities and identified as His eternal power and divine nature. Since 'God is spirit' (John 4:24), all His qualities are invisible to physical eyes and can be understood by the human mind only as they are reflected in what has been made, that is, in God’s creative work. The self-existent God, however, is the Creator of all things, and therefore since the Creation of the world His 'invisible qualities' have been clearly seen. Paul may have intended a play on words between the noun translated 'invisible qualities' (aorata) and the verb translated 'clearly seen' (kathoratai) because they share a common Greek root. Both the verb 'clearly seen' and the participle 'being understood' are in the present tense, which emphasizes the continuous nature of the action. The word translated 'divine nature,' occurs only here in the New Testament and embraces the properties which make God God. Creation, which people see, reveals God’s unseen character — the all-powerful Deity. An Old Testament parallel to these verses is Psalm 19:1-6. Paul’s conclusion to this description of natural revelation is important — men are without excuse. The witness to God in nature is so clear and so constant that ignoring it is indefensible. Their condemnation is based not on their rejecting Christ of whom they have not heard, but on their sinning against the light they have. *********************** I hope this is helpful. To summarize their point, Rom. 1:20 simply affirms that God has clearly revealed Himself even through His creation itself, so that man is without excuse when he ignores God. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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