Romans 1:18 (LSB)

Passage

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

Nearby Context

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Romans 1:17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous will live by faith.”

Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

Romans 1:19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.

Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, both His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wrath", "revealed", "heaven", "against", "ungodliness", "unrighteousness", "suppress", and "truth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wrath" and "revealed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "For in it the righteousness of God..." into verse 19's "because that which is known about God...", so "wrath" and "revealed" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wrath" and "revealed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.