Romans 1
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Romans 1:20-28

20ForsinceἀπὸapoG575the creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889His invisibleἀόραταaorataG517attributes, His eternalἀΐδιοςaidiosG126powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411and divineG2305natureG2305,have been clearlyG2529seenG2529,being understoodνοούμεναnooumenaG3539through whatG4161hasG4161beenG4161madeG4161,soεἰςeisG1519that they are withoutG379excuseG379.
21For even though they knewγνόντεςgnontesG1097GodθεὸνtheonG2316, they did nothonorἐδόξασανedoxasanG1392Him as GodθεὸνtheonG2316orἢēG2228giveG2168thanksG2168,but they becameG3154futileG3154in their speculationsδιαλογισμοῖςdialogismoisG1261,and their foolishἀσύνετοςasunetosG801heartκαρδία·kardiaG2588was darkenedἐσκοτίσθηeskotisthēG4654.
22ProfessingφάσκοντεςphaskontesG5335to be wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680,they becameG3471foolsG3471,
23andexchangedἤλλαξανēllaxanG236the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of the incorruptibleἀφθάρτουaphthartouG862GodθεοῦtheouG2316for an imageεἰκόνοςeikonosG1504in the formὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667of corruptibleφθαρτοῦphthartouG5349manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444and of birdsπετεινῶνpeteinōnG4071and four-footedG5074animalsG5074andcrawlingG2062creaturesG2062.
24ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG3860them overG3860in the lustsἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939of their heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588to impurityἀκαθαρσίανakatharsianG167,soεἰςeisG1519that their bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983would bedishonoredἀτιμάζεσθαιatimazesthaiG818amongG1722them.
25For they exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for alieψεύδει,pseudeiG5579,and worshipedἐσεβάσθησανesebasthēsanG4573and servedἐλάτρευσανelatreusanG3000the creatureκτίσειktiseiG2937ratherG3844thanG3844the Creatorκτίσαντα,ktisantaG2936,whoὅςhosG3739is blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128foreverαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.
26For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonΔιὰDiaG1223GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG3860them overG3860todegradingἀτιμίας·atimiasG819passionsπάθηpathēG3806;for their womenθήλειαιthēleiaiG2338exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337the naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446functionχρῆσινchrēsinG5540for that which isunnaturalπαρὰ φύσιν,para phusinG3844G5449,
27and in the sameG3668wayG3668alsoG2532the menG733abandonedἀφέντεςaphentesG863the naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446functionχρῆσινchrēsinG5540of the womanθηλείαςthēleiasG2338and burnedἐξεκαύθησανexekauthēsanG1572in their desireὀρέξειorexeiG3715towardεἰςeisG1519oneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240anotherG240,menG733with menG733committingκατεργαζόμενοι,katergazomenoiG2716indecentG808actsG808and receivingἀπολαμβάνοντες.¶apolambanontesG618intheir ownG1438personsG1438the dueἔδειedeiG1163penaltyἀντιμισθίανantimisthianG489of their errorπλάνηςplanēsG4106.
28And justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as they did not seeG1381fitG1381to acknowledgeἔχειν ἐπιγνώσει,echein epignōseiG2192G1922GodθεὸνtheonG2316any longer,GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG3860them overG3860to a depravedἀδόκιμονadokimonG96mindνοῦνnounG3563,to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160thoseG3588things which are not properκαθήκοντα,kathēkontaG2520,
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