Roma 1:23

1:23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings ¹  or birds or four-footed animals ²  or reptiles.

Roma 1:25

1:25 They ³  exchanged the truth of God for a lie ⁴  and worshiped and served the creation ⁵  rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

Roma 2:17

The Condemnation of the Jew

2:17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law ⁶  and boast of your relationship to God ⁷ 

[1:23]  ¹ tn Grk “exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God in likeness of an image of corruptible man.” Here there is a wordplay on the Greek terms ἄφθαρτος (afqarto", “immortal, imperishable, incorruptible”) and φθαρτός (fqarto", “mortal, corruptible, subject to decay”).

[1:23]  ² sn Possibly an allusion to Ps 106:19-20.

[1:25]  ³ tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:25]  ⁴ tn Grk “the lie.”

[1:25]  ⁵ tn Or “creature, created things.”

[2:17]  ⁶ sn The law refers to the Mosaic law, described mainly in the OT books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

[2:17]  ⁷ tn Grk “boast in God.” This may be an allusion to Jer 9:24.