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Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. |
because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. |
For even though they knew God, they did not honor (literally, glorify) Him as God, or give thanks; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. |
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For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. |
Because when they knew and recognized Him as God, they did not honor and glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. But instead they became futile and godless in their thinking [with vain imaginings, foolish reasoning, and stupid speculations] and their senseless minds were darkened. |
Because, knowing God, not as God did they glorify Him, nor where they grateful, but they became futile in their reasonings, and their stupid heart was darkened. |
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They knew all the time that there is a God, yet they refused to acknowledge Him as such, or to thank Him for what He is or does. Thus they became fatuous in their argumentations, and plunged their silly minds still further into the dark. |
because, although they once knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give Him thanks, but became silly in their senseless speculations, andso their insensible hearts have been shrouded in darkness. |
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- Doing the Will of God - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) A study in the New Testament about the importance of doing the will of God.