Punishment of Idolaters. 18^* The wrath^* of God^* is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety and wickedness^p of those who suppress the truth by their wickedness. 19For what can be known about God is evident to them, because God made it evident to them.^q 20Ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made.^r As a result, they have no excuse; 21for although they knew God they did not accord him glory as God or give him thanks. Instead, they became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.^s 22While claiming to be wise,^t they became fools 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for the likeness of an image of mortal man or of birds or of four-legged animals or of snakes.^u