21becausethat,knowingG1097GodθεὸνtheonG2316,theyglorifiedG1392himnotasGodθεὸνtheonG2316,neithergaveG2168thanksG2168;butbecamevainintheirreasonings,andtheirsenselessheartκαρδία·kardiaG2588wasdarkenedἐσκοτίσθηeskotisthēG4654. 23andchangedG236thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391oftheincorruptibleGodθεοῦtheouG2316forthelikenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667ofanimageεἰκόνοςeikonosG1504ofcorruptiblemanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,andofbirdsπετεινῶνpeteinōnG4071,andfour-footedbeasts,andcreepingthings. 24WhereforeGodθεὸςtheosG2316gavethemupinthelustsG1939oftheirheartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588untouncleanness,thattheirbodiesσώματαsōmataG4983shouldbedishonoredἀτιμάζεσθαιatimazesthaiG818amongthemselves: 25forthattheyexchangedthetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316foralieG5579,andworshippedandservedG3000thecreatureratherthantheCreator,whoisG1510blessedforever.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281. 26ForthiscauseGodθεὸςtheosG2316gavethemupunto vilepassionsG3806:fortheirwomenchangedthenaturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446useintothatwhichisagainstnatureφύσιν,phusinG5449: 27andlikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoG2532themen,leavingG863thenaturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446useofthewoman,burnedintheirlustoneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240towardanother,menwithmenworking unseemliness,andreceivingG618inthemselvesthatrecompenseoftheirerrorπλάνηςplanēsG4106whichwasdue. 28AndevenG2532astheyrefusedtohaveGodθεὸνtheonG2316intheirknowledgeἐπιγνώσει,epignōseiG1922,GodθεὸςtheosG2316gavethemupuntoareprobatemindνοῦνnounG3563,todothosethingswhicharenotfitting; 29beingfilledπεπληρωμένουςpeplērōmenousG4137withallunrighteousnessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93,wickednessπονηρίᾳ,ponēriaG4189,covetousnessπλεονεξίᾳ,pleonexiaG4124, maliciousness;fullμεστοὺςmestousG3324ofenvyφθόνου,phthonouG5355,murderφόνου,phonouG5408,strifeἔριδος,eridosG2054,deceitδόλου,dolouG1388, malignity; whisperers, 30backbiters, hatefultoGod,insolentὑβριστάς,hubristasG5197, haughty,boastfulἀλαζόνας,alazonasG213,inventorsofevilκακῶν,kakōnG2556thingsG2556,disobedientἀπειθεῖς,apeitheisG545toparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118, 31withoutunderstandingG801,covenant-breakers,withoutnatural affection, unmerciful: American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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