Romans 1:22-32

English Standard Version

²²^(A)Claiming to be wise, they became fools, ²³and ^(B)exchanged the glory of ^(C)the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

²⁴Therefore ^(D)God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to ^(E)the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, ²⁵because they exchanged the truth about God for ^(F)a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^(G)who is blessed forever! Amen.

²⁶For this reason ^(H)God gave them up to ^(I)dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; ²⁷and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, ^(J)men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

²⁸And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, ^(K)God gave them up to ^(L)a debased mind to do ^(M)what ought not to be done. ²⁹They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, ³⁰slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, ³¹foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. ³²Though they know ^(N)God's righteous decree that those who practice such things ^(O)deserve to die, they not only do them but ^(P)give approval to those who practice them.