SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:23
y trocaron la gloria del Dios incorruptible en semejanza de imagen de hombre corruptible, y de aves, y de animales de cuatro pies, y de serpientes.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Romans 1:23
Verse 23. They changed the glory, &c.] The finest representation of their deities was in the human figure; and on such representative figures the sculptors spent all their skill; hence the HERCULES of Farnese, the VENUS of Medicis, and the APOLLO of Belvidere. And when they had formed their gods according to the human shape, they endowed them with human passions; and as they clothed them with attributes of extraordinary strength, beauty, wisdom, &c., not having the true principles of morality, they represented them as slaves to the most disorderly and disgraceful passions; excelling in irregularities the most profligate of men, as possessing unlimited powers of sensual gratification. And to birds] As the eagle of Jupiter among the Romans, and the ibis and hawk among the Egyptians; which were all sacred animals.
Four-footed beasts] As the apis or white ox among the Egyptians; from which the idolatrous Israelites took their golden calf. The goat, the monkey, and the dog, were also sacred animals among the same people.
Creeping things.] Such as the crocodile and scarabeus, or beetle, among the Egyptians.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 23. And changed the glory of the incorruptible God , etc..] God is incorruptible and immortal in his nature, and so is opposed to all corruptible creatures and things: he has a glory which is essential to him, and a manifestative one in the creatures, and which is relative, and of right belongs to him: his absolute essential glory cannot be changed, cannot be taken away from him, nor given to another; but his relative glory may be said to be changed, when another is worshipped in his stead, and called by his name. So Philo the Jew speaks of some, who, leaving the true God, make to themselves false ones, and impose the name of the eternal and incorruptible upon created and corruptible beings. Into an image made like to corruptible man ; which was worshipped in different forms by the several nations of the world: and to birds ; as the dove by the Samaritans, the hawk, the ibis, and others by the Egyptians: and fourfooted beasts ; as the ox, and other creatures: and creeping things ; such as beetles, serpents, and others, by the same.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 18-25 - The apostle begins to show that all mankind need the salvation of the gospel, because none could obtain the favour of God, or escape his wrath by their own works. For no man can plead that he has fulfille all his obligations to God and to his neighbour; nor can any truly say that he has fully acted up to the light afforded him. The sinfulness of man is described as ungodliness against the laws of the first table and unrighteousness against those of the second. The cause of tha sinfulness is holding the truth in unrighteousness. All, more or less do what they know to be wrong, and omit what they know to be right, s that the plea of ignorance cannot be allowed from any. Our Creator' invisible power and Godhead are so clearly shown in the works he ha made, that even idolaters and wicked Gentiles are left without excuse They foolishly followed idolatry; and rational creatures changed the worship of the glorious Creator, for that of brutes, reptiles, an senseless images. They wandered from God, till all traces of tru religion must have been lost, had not the revelation of the gospe prevented it. For whatever may be pretended, as to the sufficiency of man's reason to discover Divine truth and moral obligation, or to govern the practice aright, facts cannot be denied. And these plainl show that men have dishonoured God by the most absurd idolatries an superstitions; and have degraded themselves by the vilest affection and most abominable deeds.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ ηλλαξαν 236 5656 V-AAI-3P την 3588 T-ASF δοξαν 1391 N-ASF του 3588 T-GSM αφθαρτου 862 A-GSM θεου 2316 N-GSM εν 1722 PREP ομοιωματι 3667 N-DSN εικονος 1504 N-GSF φθαρτου 5349 A-GSM ανθρωπου 444 N-GSM και 2532 CONJ πετεινων 4071 N-GPN και 2532 CONJ τετραποδων 5074 A-GPN και 2532 CONJ ερπετων 2062 N-GPN
