Romans 1:26
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
- KJV
- For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
- WEB
- For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.
- ASV
- For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:
- DARBY
- For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature;
- BLB
- Because of this, God gave up them to passions of dishonor. For even their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature.
- ÅB
- Derfor overgav Gud dem til skammelige lyster; for kvinnene deres byttet ut de naturlige relasjonene med unaturlige,
- OTB
- Av denne grunn overga Gud dem til nedverdigende lidenskaper. Selv deres kvinner byttet ut naturlige forbindelser med unaturlige.
- B1930
- Derfor overgav Gud dem til skammelige lyster; for både deres kvinner forvendte den naturlige bruk til den unaturlige,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jude 1:7
Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Read in context1 Timothy 1:10
For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
Read in contextLeviticus 18:22–28
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Read in contextRomans 1:24
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:9
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Read in contextEphesians 4:19
Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Read in contextGenesis 19:5
And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
Read in contextJudges 19:22
Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
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