¹² But ^(A)the Lord ^[a]hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had spoken to Moses.

²⁴ Therefore ^(A)God gave them up to vile impurity in the lusts of their hearts, so that their bodies would be ^(B)dishonored among them. ²⁵ For they exchanged the truth of God for ^[a](C)falsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^(D)who is blessed ^[b]forever. Amen.

²⁶ For this reason ^(E)God gave them over to ^(F)degrading passions; for their women exchanged natural relations for that which is contrary to nature, ²⁷ and likewise the men, too, abandoned natural relations ^[c]with women and burned in their desire toward one another, ^(G)males with males committing ^[d]shameful acts and receiving in ^[e]their own persons the due penalty of their error.

²⁸ And just as they did not see fit ^[f]to acknowledge God, ^(H)God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper,

⁸ Then that lawless one ^(A)will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate ^(B)with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the ^(C)appearance of His ^[a]coming; ⁹ that is, the one whose ^[b]coming is in accord with the activity of ^(D)Satan, with all power and false ^[c](E)signs and wonders, ¹⁰ and with ^[d]all the deception of wickedness for ^(F)those who perish, because they did not accept the love of ^(G)the truth so as to be saved. ¹¹ For this reason ^(H)God ^[e]will send upon them ^[f]a ^(I)deluding influence so that they will believe ^[g]what is false, ¹² in order that they all may be ^[h]judged who ^(J)did not believe the truth, but ^[i](K)took pleasure in wickedness.