Revised Literal Translation

Romans 1:22-29

22Professing themselvesφάσκοντεςphaskontesG5335to beG1510wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680,they became foolsἐμωράνθησανemōranthēsanG3471,

23τὴνtēnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532changedἤλλαξανēllaxanG236the gloryδόξαν τοῦdoxan touG3588 G1391of the uncorruptibleἀφθάρτουaphthartouG862GodθεοῦtheouG2316intoἐνenG1722an imageεἰκόνοςeikonosG1504made like toὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667corruptibleφθαρτοῦphthartouG5349manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,andκαὶkaiG2532to birdsπετεινῶνpeteinōnG4071,andκαὶkaiG2532fourfooted beastsτετραπόδωνtetrapodōnG5074,andκαὶkaiG2532creeping thingsἑρπετῶν.¶herpetōnG2062.

24ὁhoG3588WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352Godθεὸς ταῖςtheos taisG3588 G2316alsoG2532gaveG3860themG846upG3860toεἰςeisG1519uncleannessἀκαθαρσίανakatharsianG167throughἐνenG1722the lustsἐπιθυμίαις τῶνepithumiais tōnG3588 G1939of their ownG846heartsκαρδιῶν τοῦkardiōn touG3588 G2588,to dishonourἀτιμάζεσθαιatimazesthaiG818their ownG846bodiesτὰ σώματαta sōmataG3588 G4983betweenἐνenG1722themselvesG1438:

25τὴνtēnG3588WhoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748changedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337the truthἀλήθειαν τοῦalētheian touG3588 G225of Godθεοῦ τῷtheou tōG3588 G2316intoἐνenG1722a lieψεύδει, τῇpseudei tēaG3588 G5579,andκαὶkaiG2532worshippedἐσεβάσθησανesebasthēsanG4573andκαὶkaiG2532servedἐλάτρευσανelatreusanG3000the creatureκτίσει τὸνktisei tonG3588 G2937more thanπαρὰparaG3844the Creatorκτίσαντα,ktisantaG2936,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128forεἰςeisG1519everτοὺς αἰῶνας,tous aiōnasG3588 G165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

26ὁhoG3588αἵaiG3588ForG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeG1223Godθεὸς τὴνtheos tēnG3588 G2316gaveG3860themαὐτοὺςautousG846upG3860untoεἰςeisG1519vileἀτιμίας·atimiasG819affectionsπάθηpathēG3806:forγὰρgarG1063evenτεteG5037theirαὐτῶνautōnG846womenθήλειαιthēleiaiG2338did changeμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337the naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446useχρῆσινchrēsinG5540intoεἰςeisG1519that which isτὴνtēnG3588againstπαρὰparaG3844natureφύσιν,phusinG5449:

27AndκαὶkaiG2532likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoτεteG5037the menἄρσενεςarsenesG3588 G730,leavingἀφέντεςaphentesG863the naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG3588 G5446useχρῆσινchrēsinG5540of the womanθηλείαςthēleiasG3588 G2338,burnedἐξεκαύθησανexekauthēsanG1572inἐνenG1722their lustὀρέξειorexeiG3588 G3715oneαὐτῶνautōnG846towardεἰςeisG1519anotherἀλλήλους,allēlousG240;menἄρσενεςarsenesG730withἐνenG1722menἄρσεσινarsesinG730workingκατεργαζόμενοι,katergazomenoiG2716that which is unseemlyἀσχημοσύνηνaschēmosunēnG3588 G808,andκαὶkaiG2532receivingἀπολαμβάνοντες.¶apolambanontesG618inἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438that recompenceἀντιμισθίανantimisthianG3588 G489ofG3588 G4106theirαὐτῶνautōnG846errorπλάνηςplanēsG3588 G4106whichἣνhēnG3739was meetἔδειedeiG1163.

28AndΚαὶKaiG2532even asκαθὼςkathōsG2531they didG1381notοὐκoukG3756likeG1381to retainἔχεινecheinG2192Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316inἐνenG1722theirknowledgeἐπιγνώσει,epignōseiG1922,Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316gaveG3860themαὐτοὺςautousG846overG3860toεἰςeisG1519a reprobateἀδόκιμονadokimonG96mindνοῦνnounG3563,to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160those thingsτὰtaG3588which areG2520notμὴmēG3361convenientG2520;

29Being filled withπεπληρωμένουςpeplērōmenousG4137allπάσῃpasēG3956unrighteousnessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93,fornicationG4202,wickednessπονηρίᾳ,ponēriaG4189,covetousnessπλεονεξίᾳ,pleonexiaG4124,maliciousnessκακίᾳ,kakiaG2549;fullμεστοὺςmestousG3324of envyφθόνου,phthonouG5355,murderφόνου,phonouG5408,debateἔριδος,eridosG2054,deceitδόλου,dolouG1388,malignityκακοηθείας,kakoētheiasG2550;whisperersψιθυριστάς,psithuristasG5588,

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