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Romans 1:22-29

22Although they claimedφάσκοντεςphaskontesG5335to beG1510wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680,they became foolsἐμωράνθησανemōranthēsanG3471,

23andκαὶkaiG2532exchangedἤλλαξανēllaxanG236theτὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of theτοῦtouG3588immortalἀφθάρτουaphthartouG862GodθεοῦtheouG2316forἐνenG1722imagesὁμοιώματι εἰκόνοςhomoiōmati eikonosG3667 G1504of mortalφθαρτοῦphthartouG5349manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444andκαὶkaiG2532birdsπετεινῶνpeteinōnG4071andκαὶkaiG2532animalsτετραπόδωνtetrapodōnG5074andκαὶkaiG2532reptilesἑρπετῶν.¶herpetōnG2062.

24ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316gave them overπαρέδωκεν αὐτοὺςparedōken autousG3860 G846inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588desiresἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939ofτῶνtōnG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588toεἰςeisG1519impurityἀκαθαρσίανakatharsianG167for theτοῦtouG3588dishonoringἀτιμάζεσθαιatimazesthaiG818of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983withἐνenG1722one anotherαὐτοῖς,autoisG846.

25TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316forἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588a lieψεύδει,pseudeiG5579,andκαὶkaiG2532worshipedἐσεβάσθησανesebasthēsanG4573andκαὶkaiG2532servedἐλάτρευσανelatreusanG3000theτῇtēaG3588creatureκτίσειktiseiG2937rather thanπαρὰparaG3844theτὸνtonG3588Creatorκτίσαντα,ktisantaG2936,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας,eis tous aiōnasG1519 G3588 G165worthy of praiseεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128!Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

26For this reasonΔιὰ τοῦτοDia toutoG1223 G3778ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316gave them overπαρέδωκεν αὐτοὺςparedōken autousG3860 G846toεἰςeisG1519dishonorableἀτιμίας·atimiasG819passionsπάθηpathēG3806.EvenτεteG5037γὰρgarG1063theirαὐτῶνautōnG846αἵaiG3588womenθήλειαιthēleiaiG2338exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337τὴνtēnG3588naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446relationsχρῆσινchrēsinG5540forεἰςeisG1519unnaturalπαρὰ φύσιν,para phusinG3844 G5449onesτὴνtēnG3588.

27τεteG5037LikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668,theοἱhoiG3588menἄρσενεςarsenesG730καὶkaiG2532abandonedἀφέντεςaphentesG863τὴνtēnG3588naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446relationsχρῆσινchrēsinG5540withτῆςtēsG3588womenθηλείαςthēleiasG2338andburnedἐξεκαύθησανexekauthēsanG1572withἐνenG1722αὐτῶνautōnG846τῇtēaG3588lustὀρέξειorexeiG3715forεἰςeisG1519one anotherἀλλήλους,allēlousG240.MenἄρσενεςarsenesG730committedκατεργαζόμενοι,katergazomenoiG2716τὴνtēnG3588indecentἀσχημοσύνηνaschēmosunēnG808actswithἐνenG1722othermenἄρσεσινarsesinG730andκαὶkaiG2532receivedἀπολαμβάνοντες.¶apolambanontesG618inἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438theτὴνtēnG3588dueἔδειedeiG1163penaltyἀντιμισθίανantimisthianG489ἣνhēnG3739forτῆςtēsG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846errorπλάνηςplanēsG4106.

28FurthermoreΚαὶKaiG2532,sinceκαθὼςkathōsG2531they did not see fitοὐκ ἐδοκίμασανouk edokimasanG3756 G1381to acknowledgeἔχειν ἐν ἐπιγνώσει,echein en epignōseiG2192 G1722 G1922τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316ὁhoG3588, HeθεὸςtheosG2316gave them upπαρέδωκεν αὐτοὺςparedōken autousG3860 G846toεἰςeisG1519a depravedἀδόκιμονadokimonG96mindνοῦνnounG3563,to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160whatτὰtaG3588ought not to be doneμὴ καθήκοντα,mē kathēkontaG3361 G2520.

29They have become filled withπεπληρωμένουςpeplērōmenousG4137every kind ofπάσῃpasēG3956wickednessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93,evilπονηρίᾳ,ponēriaG4189,greedπλεονεξίᾳ,pleonexiaG4124, anddepravityκακίᾳ,kakiaG2549. They arefullμεστοὺςmestousG3324of envyφθόνου,phthonouG5355,murderφόνου,phonouG5408,strifeἔριδος,eridosG2054,deceitδόλου,dolouG1388, andmaliceκακοηθείας,kakoētheiasG2550. They aregossipsψιθυριστάς,psithuristasG5588,

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