19. What can be known about God is clear to them because he has made it clear to them.
20. From the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly observed in what he made. As a result, people have no excuse.
21. They knew God but did not praise and thank him for being God. Instead, their thoughts were pointless, and their misguided minds were plunged into darkness.
22. While claiming to be wise, they became fools.
23. They exchanged the glory of the immortal God for statues that looked like mortal humans, birds, animals, and snakes.