Romans 1:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 1:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 1:23 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 1:23 — KJV
“And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.”
— Romans 1:23 (KJV)
Romans 1:23 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 1:23
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
Shares key themes with Romans 1:23: god, image, like
“Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.”
Shares key themes with Romans 1:23: god, image, made
“Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.”
Shares key themes with Romans 1:23: god, made, like
“Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: flying...: Heb. birds of wing”
Shares key themes with Romans 1:23: birds, beasts, creeping
“Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? dulcimer: or, singing: Chaldee, symphony”
Shares key themes with Romans 1:23: god, into, image
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