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Romans 1:18
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Roman church, pivoting from the gospel's promise (v.17) to the ground on which it stands: universal guilt. The particle γὰρ ("for") marks this as the supporting clause for what follows.
The words — Ἀποκαλύπτεται (apokaluptetai) is present passive: "is being uncovered." The ongoing tense means God's wrath is not a future verdict but a present, unfolding exposure—same root as "apocalypse."
The thread — The wrath-of-God motif recurs in Ephesians 5:6 (coming on sons of disobedience) and Romans 1:32 (those who do such things are worthy of death). It frames the gospel as rescue, not mere information.
Why it lands — The charge is not ignorance but suppression: "they suppress the truth by their wickedness." The reader is forced to identify which side of that line they stand on.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Cross-references
- Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
- 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- Romans 1:32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
- Colossians 3:6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
- Romans 4:15 because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.
- Romans 5:9 Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
- Romans 6:13 Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
- John 3:19 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
- Romans 2:3 So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?