Matthew Poole Commentary - Romans 1:30 - 1:30

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Romans 1:30 - 1:30


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Haters of God; the original word hath a passive termination, and therefore some read it, hated of God. But words passive are sometimes actively taken: see 2Pe_1:3. And the apostle here intendeth a catalogue of the Gentiles’ sins, whereof this was one: see Psa_81:15.



Despiteful; or, injurious.



Inventors of evil things; they were not contented with old usual evils, but they invented new; whether we refer this to evils of pain, or evils of sin, we may find examples thereof amongst the heathen. Phalaris propounded a reward to him that could devise a new torment; and Sardanapalus offered rewards to such as could find out new venereal pleasures.



Disobedient to parents, either natural or political.