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Romans 1:29
They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Roman believers, cataloging the moral collapse that follows humanity's refusal to acknowledge God in the preceding context.
The words — The Greek terms πεπληρωμένους (peplērōmenous) and μεστοὺς (mestous) both translate literally as "filled" or "full," indicating complete saturation in sin.
The thread — This list of corruption parallels the relational damage warned against in Proverbs 16:28 and the communal breakdown feared in 2 Corinthians 12:20.
Why it lands — The text plainly states that unchecked rejection of God produces total moral decay, leaving no area of human conduct untouched.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Cross-references
- 2 Corinthians 12:20 For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
- Proverbs 16:28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- Psalms 41:7 All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:
- Proverbs 26:20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
- Romans 3:10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.