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Romans 1:22 — King James Version← Study notes

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,


Romans 1:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 1:224 words
GreekMeaning
φάσκοντεςphaskontes
ProfessingverbG5335
εἶναιeinai
to beverbG1510
σοφοὶsophoi
wiseadjectiveG4680
ἐμωράνθησανemōranthēsan
they became foolsverbG3471
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 1:22

“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.” For having some great conceit of themselves, and not enduring to go the way which God had commanded them, they were plunged into the reasonings of senselessness (1 manuscript διανοίας). And then to show and give in outline, what a rueful surge it was, and how destitute of excuse, he goes on to say,

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 3 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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