New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 1:22-29

22 1Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23and they 2exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible mankind, of birds, four-footed animals, and 3crawling creatures.

24Therefore 4God gave them up to vile impurity in the lusts of their hearts, so that their bodies would be 5dishonored among them. 25For they exchanged the truth of God for 6 7falsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, 8who is blessed 9forever. Amen.

26For this reason 10God gave them over to 11degrading passions; for their women exchanged natural relations for that which is contrary to nature, 27and likewise the men, too, abandoned natural relations 12with women and burned in their desire toward one another, 13males with males committing 14shameful acts and receiving in 15their own persons the due penalty of their error.

28And just as they did not see fit 16to acknowledge God, 17God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper, 29people having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice; they are 18gossips,

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Notes

1. Romans 1:22 Jer 10:14; 1 Cor 1:20 ↩
2. Romans 1:23 Deut 4:16-18; Ps 106:20; Jer 2:11; Acts 17:29 ↩
3. Romans 1:23 Or reptiles ↩
4. Romans 1:24 Rom 1:26, 28; Eph 4:19 ↩
5. Romans 1:24 Eph 2:3 ↩
6. Romans 1:25 Lit the lie ↩
7. Romans 1:25 Is 44:20; Jer 10:14; 13:25; 16:19 ↩
8. Romans 1:25 Rom 9:5; 2 Cor 11:31 ↩
9. Romans 1:25 Lit unto the ages ↩
10. Romans 1:26 Rom 1:24 ↩
11. Romans 1:26 1 Thess 4:5 ↩
12. Romans 1:27 Lit of the female ↩
13. Romans 1:27 Lev 18:22; 20:13; 1 Cor 6:9 ↩
14. Romans 1:27 Lit shamelessness ↩
15. Romans 1:27 Lit themselves ↩
16. Romans 1:28 Lit to have God in knowledge ↩
17. Romans 1:28 Rom 1:24 ↩
18. Romans 1:29 2 Cor 12:20 ↩

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