²³They would rather have statues of gods than the glorious God who lives forever. Their statues of gods are made to look like people, birds, animals and reptiles.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.

NLTNew Living Translation

And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God with the likeness of an image of mortal human beings and birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.

KJV 1900King James Version

And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

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