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Romans 1:25

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 25 They exchanged the truth of God for the lie and venerated* and rendered sacred service to the creation rather than the Creator, who is praised forever. Amen.

Romans 1:25

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 25 οἵτινες who μετήλλαξαν exchanged τὴν the ἀλήθειαν truth τοῦ of the θεοῦ God ἐν in τῷ the ψεύδει, lie, καὶ and ἐσεβάσθησαν they venerated καὶ and ἐλάτρευσαν they rendered sacred service τῇ to the κτίσει creation παρὰ beside τὸν the κτίσαντα, One having created, ὅς who ἐστιν is εὐλογητὸς blessed (one) εἰς into τοὺς the αἰῶνας· ages; ἀμήν. amen.

Romans 1:25

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 25 even those who exchanged the truth+ of God for the lie+ and venerated and rendered sacred service to the creation rather than the One who created, who is blessed forever. Amen.*

Romans 1:25

The Bible in Living English
- 25 whereas they exchanged God’s truth for falsehood and revered and worshiped the creature rather than the Creator—who is blessed forever; amen!

Romans 1:25

American Standard Version
- 25 for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Romans 1:25

The Emphasized Bible
- 25 Who indeed exchanged away the truth of God for the falsehood And rendered worship and service unto the creature rather than unto the Creator,—Who is blessed unto the ages. Amen!

Romans 1:25

King James Version
- 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Romans Study Notes—Chapter 1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 1:25
  
  the lie: Referring to the falsehood of idolatry. Idols are a lie, or a falsehood. (Jer 10:14) God’s creative works testify that he exists, but some who “knew God” suppressed the truth about him. (Ro 1:18, 21, 25) They did not serve God in harmony with the truth concerning his eternal power and Godship; instead, they made idols and worshipped these. Their turning to the falsehood of idolatry led to all kinds of degraded practices.—Ro 1:18-31.
  
  Amen: Or “So be it.” The Greek word a·menʹ is a transliteration of a Hebrew term derived from the root word ’a·manʹ, meaning “to be faithful, to be trustworthy.” (See Glossary.) “Amen” was said in agreement to an oath, a prayer, or a statement. Writers of the Christian Greek Scriptures often used it to express agreement with some form of praise to God, as Paul does here. (Ro 16:27; Eph 3:21; 1Pe 4:11) In other cases, it is used to emphasize the writer’s wish that God extend favor toward the recipients of the letter. (Ro 15:33; Heb 13:20, 21) It is also used to indicate that the writer earnestly agrees with what is expressed.—Re 1:7; 22:20.