Romanos 1:20

20 Porque las cosas invisibles de él; su eterna potencia y divinidad, se ven entendidas por la creación del mundo, y por las cosas que son hechas, para que no haya excusa;

Romanos 1:20 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 1:20

For the invisible things of him
Not the angels, the invisible inhabitants of heaven: nor the unseen glories of another world; nor the decrees of God; nor the persons in the Godhead; but the perfections of God, or his "properties", as the Arabic version reads it; and which are explained by "his eternal power and Godhead": these,

from the creation of the world are clearly seen;
this is no new discovery, but what men have had, and might, by the light of nature, have enjoyed ever since the world was created; these

being understood,
in an intellectual way, by the discursive faculty of the understanding,

by the things that are made;
the various works of creation; all which proclaim the being, unity, and perfections of God their Creator,

so that they are without excuse;
the very Heathens, who have only the light of nature, and are destitute of a revelation, have no colour or pretext for their idolatrous practices, and vicious lives; nor have they, nor will they have anything to object to God's righteous judgment against them, or why they should not be condemned.

Romanos 1:20 In-Context

18 Porque manifiesta es la ira de Dios del cielo contra toda impiedad e injusticia de los hombres, que detienen la verdad con injusticia;

19 porque lo que de Dios se conoce, a ellos es manifiesto; porque Dios se lo manifestó.

20 Porque las cosas invisibles de él; su eterna potencia y divinidad, se ven entendidas por la creación del mundo, y por las cosas que son hechas, para que no haya excusa;

21 porque habiendo conocido a Dios, no le glorificaron como a Dios, ni le dieron gracias; antes se desvanecieron en sus fantasías, y el tonto corazón de ellos fue entenebrecido.

22 Diciéndose ser sabios, se hicieron fatuos,