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Romans 1:31

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— void of understanding, faithless, without natural affection, unmerciful;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Without discernment, regardless of covenants, without natural affection, unmerciful:—
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— unintelligent, faithless, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Foolish, dissolute: without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Without vnderstanding, couenant breakers, without naturall affection, such as can neuer be appeased, mercilesse.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Without vnderstanding, couenant breakers, without naturall affection, implacable, vnmercifull;
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— These have no respect for a covenant. They know neither love nor peace, nor is there mercy in them;
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— (men) to whom a compact is nothing, and (who) neither love peace nor (have) mercy in them;
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— and to whom a covenant is nothing, neither affection, nor peace, and in whom is no compassion.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Without understanding, 801
{0801} Prime
ἀσύνετος
asunetos
{as-oon'-ay-tos}
From G0001 (as a negative particle) and G4908; unintelligent; by implication wicked.
covenantbreakers, 802
{0802} Prime
ἀσύνθετος
asunthetos
{as-oon'-thet-os}
From G0001 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G4934; properly not agreed, that is, treacherous to compacts.
without natural affection, 794
{0794} Prime
ἄστοργος
astorgos
{as'-tor-gos}
From G0001 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of στέργω [[stergo]] (to cherish affectionately); hard hearted towards kindred.
implacable, 786
{0786} Prime
ἄσπονδος
aspondos
{as'-pon-dos}
From G0001 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G4689; literally without libation (which usually accompanied a treaty), that is, (by implication) truceless.
unmerciful: 415
{0415} Prime
ἀνελεήμων
aneleemon
{an-eleh-ay'-mone}
From G0001 (as a negative particle) and G1655; merciless.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Romans 1:28-31.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Romans 1:19-32.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Romans 1:31

Covenant — breakers — It is well known, the Romans, as a nation, from the very beginning of their commonwealth, never made any scruple of vacating altogether the most solemn engagement, if they did not like it, though made by their supreme magistrate, in the name of the whole people. They only gave up the general who had made it, and then supposed themselves to be at full liberty. Without natural affection — The custom of exposing their own new — born children to perish by cold, hunger, or wild beasts, which so generally prevailed in the heathen world, particularly among the Greeks and Romans, was an amazing instance of this; as is also that of killing their aged and helpless parents, now common among the American heathens.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Romans 1:31

Without understanding, (n) covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

(n) Not caring if they keep their covenants and bargains.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Without understanding:

Romans 1:20-21 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: ... 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.
Romans 3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
Proverbs 18:2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
Isaiah 27:11 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, [and] set them on fire: for it [is] a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.
Jeremiah 4:22 For my people [is] foolish, they have not known me; they [are] sottish children, and they have none understanding: they [are] wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Matthew 15:16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

covenantbreakers:

2 Kings 18:14-37 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. ... Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which [was] over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with [their] clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
Isaiah 33:8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.
2 Timothy 3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

without natural affection:
or, unsociable
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

2K 18:14. Pv 18:2. Is 27:11; 33:8. Jr 4:22. Mt 15:16. Ro 1:20; 3:11. 2Ti 3:3.

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