King James Version

Romans 1:31

Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “implacable” (ἀσπόνδους,) before unmerciful here.

ἀσυνέτουςasunetousWithout understandingἀσύνετος (asunetos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “Without understanding”, the object formG801unintelligent, without wisdom, unwise, undiscerning (implying probably moral defect).Without understandingἀσυνθέτουςasunthetouscovenantbreakersἀσύνθετος (asunthetos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “covenantbreakers”, the object formG802not covenanting, untrue to an agreement, treacherous.covenantbreakersἀστόργουςastorgouswithout natural affectionἄστοργος (astorgos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “without natural affection”, the object formG794unloving, devoid of affection.without natural affectionἀνελεήμοναςaneleēmonasunmercifulἀνελεήμων (aneleēmōn)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “unmerciful”, the object formG415unpitying, unmerciful, without compassion, cruel.unmerciful

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀσπόνδουςaspondousimplacableἄσπονδος (aspondos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “implacable”, the object formG786implacable, "not to be bound by truce".

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

unintelligent, faithless, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful;

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American Standard Version (1901)

without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful:

Young’s Literal Translation

unintelligent, faithless, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful;

World English Bible

without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

Darby Translation

void of understanding, faithless, without natural affection, unmerciful;

Douay-Rheims

Foolish, dissolute, without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.

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