Verse 21

because that,{G1360} knowing{G1097} God,{G2316} they glorified{G1392} him not{G3756} as{G5613} God,{G2316} neither{G2228} gave thanks;{G2168} but{G235} became vain{G3154} in{G1722} their{G846} reasonings,{G1261} and{G2532} their{G846} senseless{G801} heart{G2588} was darkened.{G4654}

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 2:5 : 5 thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} What unrighteousness{H5766} have your fathers{H1} found{H4672} in me, that they are gone far{H7368} from me, and have walked{H3212} after{H310} vanity,{H1892} and are become vain?{H1891}
  • Eph 4:17-18 : 17 This{G5124} I say{G3004} therefore,{G3767} and{G2532} testify{G3143} in{G1722} the Lord,{G2962} that ye{G5209} no{G3371} longer{G2532} walk{G4043} as{G2531} the {G3062} Gentiles{G1484} also walk,{G4043} in{G1722} the vanity{G3153} of their{G846} mind,{G3563} 18 being{G5607} darkened{G4654} in their understanding,{G1271} alienated{G526} from the life{G2222} of God,{G2316} because{G1223} of the ignorance{G52} that is{G5607} in{G1722} them,{G846} because{G1223} of the hardening{G4457} of their{G846} heart;{G2588}
  • 2 Kgs 17:15 : 15 And they rejected{H3988} his statutes,{H2706} and his covenant{H1285} that he made{H3772} with their fathers,{H1} and his testimonies{H5715} which he testified{H5749} unto them; and they followed{H3212} vanity,{H1892} and became vain,{H1891} and [went] after{H310} the nations{H1471} that were round about{H5439} them, concerning whom Jehovah{H3068} had charged{H6680} them that they should not do{H6213} like them.
  • Ps 50:23 : 23 Whoso offereth{H2076} the sacrifice of thanksgiving{H8426} glorifieth{H3513} me; And to him that ordereth{H7760} his way{H1870} [aright] Will I show{H7200} the salvation{H3468} of God.{H430}
  • Rev 15:4 : 4 Who{G5101} shall{G5399} not{G3364} fear,{G5399} {G4571} O Lord,{G2962} and{G2532} glorify{G1392} thy{G4675} name?{G3686} for{G3754} thou only{G3441} art holy;{G3741} for{G3754} all{G3956} the nations{G1484} shall come{G2240} and{G2532} worship{G4352} before{G1799} thee;{G4675} for{G3754} thy{G4675} righteous acts{G1345} have been made manifest.{G5319}
  • 2 Tim 3:2 : 2 For{G1063} men{G444} shall be{G2071} lovers of self,{G5367} lovers of money,{G5366} boastful,{G213} haughty,{G5244} railers,{G989} disobedient{G545} to parents,{G1118} unthankful,{G884} unholy,{G462}
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But{G1161} ye{G5210} are an elect{G1588} race,{G1085} a royal{G934} priesthood,{G2406} a holy{G40} nation,{G1484} a {G1519} people{G2992} for [God's] own possession,{G4047} that{G3704} ye may show forth{G1804} the excellencies{G703} of him who called{G2564} you{G5209} out of{G1537} darkness{G4655} into{G1519} his{G846} marvellous{G2298} light:{G5457}
  • Rev 14:7 : 7 and he saith{G3004} with{G1722} a great{G3173} voice,{G5456} Fear{G5399} God,{G2316} and{G2532} give{G1325} him{G846} glory;{G1391} for{G3754} the hour{G5610} of his{G846} judgment{G2920} is come:{G2064} and{G2532} worship{G4352} him{G3588} that made{G4160} the heaven{G3772} and{G2532} the earth{G1093} and{G2281} sea{G2532} and{G2281} fountains{G4077} of waters.{G5204}
  • John 3:19 : 19 And{G1161} this{G3778} is{G2076} the judgment,{G2920} that{G3754} the light{G5457} is come{G2064} into{G1519} the world,{G2889} and{G2532} men{G444} loved{G25} the darkness{G4655} rather{G3123} than{G2228} the light;{G5457} for{G1063} their{G846} works{G2041} were{G2258} evil.{G4190}
  • Rom 1:19 : 19 because{G1360} that which is known{G1110} of God{G2316} is{G2076} manifest{G5318} in{G1722} them;{G846} for{G1063} God{G2316} manifested{G5318} it unto them.{G846}
  • Rom 1:28 : 28 And{G2532} even as{G2531} they {G1381} {G3756} refused{G1381} to have{G2192} God{G2316} in{G1722} [their] knowledge,{G1922} God{G2316} gave{G3860} them{G846} up{G3860} unto{G1519} a reprobate{G96} mind,{G3563} to do{G4160} those things{G3588} which are{G2520} not{G3361} fitting;{G2520}
  • Rom 11:10 : 10 Let{G4654} their{G846} eyes{G3788} be darkened,{G4654} that they may{G991} not{G3361} see,{G991} And{G2532} bow thou down{G4781} their{G846} back{G3577} always.{G1275}
  • Rom 15:9 : 9 and{G1161} that{G1392} the Gentiles{G1484} might glorify{G1392} God{G2316} for{G5228} his mercy;{G1656} as{G2531} it is written,{G1125} Therefore{G1223} {G5124} will I give praise{G1843} unto thee{G4671} among{G1722} the Gentiles,{G1484} And{G2532} sing{G5567} unto{G3686} thy{G4675} name.{G3686}
  • Gen 6:5 : 5 And Jehovah{H3068} saw{H7200} that the wickedness{H7451} of man{H120} was great{H7227} in the earth,{H776} and that every imagination{H3336} of the thoughts{H4284} of his heart{H3820} was only{H7535} evil{H7451} continually.{H3117}
  • Gen 8:21 : 21 And Jehovah{H3068} smelled{H7306} the sweet{H5207} savor;{H7381} and Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} in{H413} his heart,{H3820} I will not again{H3254} curse{H7043} the ground{H127} any more for man's{H120} sake,{H5668} for that the imagination{H3336} of man's{H120} heart{H3820} is evil{H7451} from his youth;{H5271} neither will I again{H3254} smite{H5221} any more everything living,{H2416} as I have done.{H6213}
  • Deut 28:29 : 29 and thou shalt grope{H4959} at noonday,{H6672} as the blind{H5787} gropeth{H4959} in darkness,{H653} and thou shalt not prosper{H6743} in thy ways:{H1870} and thou shalt be only oppressed{H6231} and robbed{H1497} alway,{H3117} and there shall be none to save{H3467} thee.
  • Ps 81:12 : 12 So I let them go{H7971} after the stubbornness{H8307} of their heart,{H3820} That they might walk{H3212} in their own counsels.{H4156}
  • Ps 86:9 : 9 All nations{H1471} whom thou hast made{H6213} shall come{H935} and worship{H7812} before{H6440} thee, O Lord;{H136} And they shall glorify{H3513} thy name.{H8034}
  • Eccl 7:29 : 29 Behold,{H7200} this only{H905} have I found:{H4672} that God{H430} made{H6213} man{H120} upright;{H3477} but they have sought out{H1245} many{H120} inventions.{H2810}
  • Isa 44:9-9 : 9 They that fashion{H3335} a graven image{H6459} are all of them vanity;{H8414} and the things{H2530} that they delight in shall not profit;{H3276} and their own witnesses{H5707} see{H7200} not, nor know:{H3045} that they may be put to shame.{H954} 10 Who hath fashioned{H3335} a god,{H410} or molten{H5258} an image{H6459} that is profitable{H3276} for nothing?{H1115} 11 Behold, all his fellows{H2270} shall be put to shame;{H954} and the workmen,{H2796} they are of men:{H120} let them all be gathered together,{H6908} let them stand up;{H5975} they shall fear,{H6342} they shall be put to shame{H954} together.{H3162} 12 The smith{H1270} [maketh] an axe,{H4621} and worketh{H6466} in the coals,{H6352} and fashioneth{H3335} it with hammers,{H4717} and worketh{H6466} it with his strong{H3581} arm:{H2220} yea, he is hungry,{H7457} and his strength{H3581} faileth;{H369} he drinketh{H8354} no water,{H4325} and is faint.{H3286} 13 The carpenter{H2796} stretcheth out{H5186} a line;{H8279} he marketh it out{H8388} with a pencil;{H8279} he shapeth{H6213} it with planes,{H4741} and he marketh it out{H8388} with the compasses,{H4230} and shapeth{H6213} it after the figure{H8403} of a man,{H376} according to the beauty{H8597} of a man,{H120} to dwell{H3427} in a house.{H1004} 14 He heweth him down{H3772} cedars,{H730} and taketh{H3947} the holm-tree{H8645} and the oak,{H437} and strengtheneth{H553} for himself one among the trees{H6086} of the forest:{H3293} he planteth{H5193} a fir-tree,{H766} and the rain{H1653} doth nourish{H1431} it. 15 Then shall it be for a man{H120} to burn;{H1197} and he taketh{H3947} thereof, and warmeth{H2552} himself; yea, he kindleth{H5400} it, and baketh{H644} bread:{H3899} yea, he maketh{H6466} a god,{H410} and worshippeth{H7812} it; he maketh{H6213} it a graven image,{H6459} and falleth down{H5456} thereto. 16 He burneth{H8313} part{H2677} thereof in{H1119} the fire;{H784} with part{H2677} thereof he eateth{H398} flesh;{H1320} he roasteth{H6740} roast,{H6748} and is satisfied;{H7646} yea, he warmeth{H2552} himself, and saith,{H559} Aha,{H1889} I am warm,{H2552} I have seen{H7200} the fire.{H217} 17 And the residue{H7611} thereof he maketh{H6213} a god,{H410} even his graven image;{H6459} he falleth down{H5456} unto it and worshippeth,{H7812} and prayeth{H6419} unto it, and saith,{H559} Deliver{H5337} me; for thou art my god.{H410} 18 They know{H3045} not, neither do they consider:{H995} for he hath shut{H2902} their eyes,{H5869} that they cannot see;{H7200} and their hearts,{H3826} that they cannot understand.{H7919} 19 And none calleth{H7725} to mind,{H3820} neither is there knowledge{H1847} nor understanding{H8394} to say,{H559} I have burned{H8313} part{H2677} of it in{H1119} the fire;{H784} yea, also I have baked{H644} bread{H3899} upon the coals{H1513} thereof; I have roasted{H6740} flesh{H1320} and eaten{H398} it: and shall I make{H6213} the residue{H3499} thereof an abomination?{H8441} shall I fall down{H5456} to the stock{H944} of a tree?{H6086} 20 He feedeth{H7462} on ashes;{H665} a deceived{H2048} heart{H3820} hath turned him aside;{H5186} and he cannot deliver{H5337} his soul,{H5315} nor say,{H559} Is there not a lie{H8267} in my right hand?{H3225}
  • Isa 60:2 : 2 For, behold, darkness{H2822} shall cover{H3680} the earth,{H776} and gross darkness{H6205} the peoples;{H3816} but Jehovah{H3068} will arise{H2224} upon thee, and his glory{H3519} shall be seen{H7200} upon thee.
  • Jer 10:3-8 : 3 For the customs{H2708} of the peoples{H5971} are vanity;{H1892} for one cutteth{H3772} a tree{H6086} out of the forest,{H3293} the work{H4639} of the hands{H3027} of the workman{H2796} with the axe.{H4621} 4 They deck{H3302} it with silver{H3701} and with gold;{H2091} they fasten{H2388} it with nails{H4548} and with hammers,{H4717} that it move{H6328} not. 5 They are like{H4749} a palm-tree,{H8560} of turned work, and speak{H1696} not: they must needs{H5375} be borne,{H5375} because they cannot go.{H6805} Be not afraid{H3372} of them; for they cannot do evil,{H7489} neither is it in them to do good.{H3190} 6 There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah;{H3068} thou art great,{H1419} and thy name{H8034} is great{H1419} in might.{H1369} 7 Who should not fear{H3372} thee, O King{H4428} of the nations?{H1471} for to thee doth it appertain;{H2969} forasmuch as among all the wise{H2450} men of the nations,{H1471} and in all their royal estate,{H4438} there is none like unto thee. 8 But they are together{H259} brutish{H1197} and foolish:{H3688} the instruction{H4148} of idols!{H6086} it is but a stock.{H6086}
  • Jer 10:14-15 : 14 Every man{H120} is become brutish{H1197} and is without knowledge;{H1847} every goldsmith{H6884} is put to shame{H3001} by his graven image;{H5262} for his molten image{H5262} is falsehood,{H8267} and there is no breath{H7307} in them. 15 They are vanity,{H1892} a work{H4639} of delusion:{H8595} in the time{H6256} of their visitation{H6486} they shall perish.{H6}
  • Jer 16:19 : 19 O Jehovah,{H3068} my strength,{H5797} and my stronghold,{H5797} and my refuge{H4498} in the day{H3117} of affliction,{H6869} unto thee shall the nations{H1471} come{H935} from the ends{H657} of the earth,{H776} and shall say,{H559} Our fathers{H1} have inherited{H5157} nought but lies,{H8267} [even] vanity{H1892} and things wherein there is no profit.{H3276}
  • Hos 2:8 : 8 For she did not know{H3045} that I gave{H5414} her the grain,{H1715} and the new wine,{H8492} and the oil,{H3323} and multiplied{H7235} unto her silver{H3701} and gold,{H2091} which they used{H6213} for Baal.{H1168}
  • Hab 1:15-16 : 15 He taketh up{H5927} all of them with the angle,{H2443} he catcheth{H1641} them in his net,{H2764} and gathereth{H622} them in his drag:{H4365} therefore he rejoiceth{H8055} and is glad.{H1523} 16 Therefore he sacrificeth{H2076} unto his net,{H2764} and burneth incense{H6999} unto his drag;{H4365} because by them{H1992} his portion{H2506} is fat,{H8082} and his food{H3978} plenteous.{H1277}
  • Luke 17:15-18 : 15 And{G1161} one{G1520} of{G1537} them,{G846} when he saw{G1492} that{G3754} he was healed,{G2390} turned back,{G5290} with{G3326} a loud{G3173} voice{G5456} glorifying{G1392} God;{G2316} 16 and{G2532} he fell{G4098} upon{G1909} his face{G4383} at{G3844} his{G846} feet,{G4228} giving{G2168} him{G846} thanks:{G2168} and{G2532} he{G846} was{G2258} a Samaritan.{G4541} 17 And{G1161} Jesus{G2424} answering{G611} said,{G2036} Were not{G3780} the{G2511} ten{G1176} cleansed?{G2511} but{G1161} where{G4226} are the nine?{G1767} 18 Were{G2147} there none{G3756} found{G2147} that returned{G5290} to give{G1325} glory{G1391} to God,{G2316} save{G1487} {G3361} this{G3778} stranger?{G241}
  • 1 Pet 1:18 : 18 knowing{G1492} that{G3754} ye were{G3084} redeemed,{G3084} not{G3756} with corruptible things,{G5349} with silver{G694} or{G2228} gold,{G5553} from{G1537} your{G5216} vain{G3152} manner of life{G391} handed down from your fathers;{G3970}
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 to open{G455} their{G846} eyes,{G3788} that{G3588} they may turn{G1994} from{G575} darkness{G4655} to{G1519} light{G5457} and{G2532} from the power{G1849} of Satan{G4567} unto{G1909} God,{G2316} that they{G846} may receive{G2983} remission{G859} of sins{G266} and{G2532} an inheritance{G2819} among{G1722} them that{G3588} are sanctified{G37} by faith{G4102} in{G1519} me.{G1691}