16 (A)who in bygone generations allowed all nations to walk in their own ways.

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16 In the past, he let(A) all nations go their own way.(B)

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30 Truly, (A)these times of ignorance God overlooked, but (B)now commands all men everywhere to repent,

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30 In the past God overlooked(A) such ignorance,(B) but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.(C)

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12 (A)So I gave them over to [a]their own stubborn heart,
To walk in their own counsels.

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  1. Psalm 81:12 the dictates of their heart

12 So I gave them over(A) to their stubborn hearts
    to follow their own devices.

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For we have spent enough of our past [a]lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.

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  1. 1 Peter 4:3 NU time

For you have spent enough time in the past(A) doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.(B)

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20 (A)He has not dealt thus with any nation;
And as for His judgments, they have not known them.

[a]Praise the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 147:20 Heb. Hallelujah

20 He has done this for no other nation;(A)
    they do not know(B) his laws.[a]

Praise the Lord.(C)

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  1. Psalm 147:20 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint nation; / he has not made his laws known to them

12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

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12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners(A) to the covenants of the promise,(B) without hope(C) and without God in the world.

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For all people walk each in the name of his god,
But (A)we will walk in the name of the Lord our God
Forever and ever.

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All the nations may walk
    in the name of their gods,(A)
but we will walk in the name of the Lord
    our God for ever and ever.(B)

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28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things (A)which are not fitting;

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28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over(A) to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.

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21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but (A)became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 (B)Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the (C)incorruptible (D)God into an image made like [a]corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

24 (E)Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, (F)to dishonor their bodies (G)among themselves, 25 who exchanged (H)the truth of God (I)for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

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  1. Romans 1:23 perishable

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.(A) 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools(B) 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images(C) made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

24 Therefore God gave them over(D) in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.(E) 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie,(F) and worshiped and served created things(G) rather than the Creator—who is forever praised.(H) Amen.(I)

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17 “Ephraim is joined to idols,
(A)Let him alone.

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17 Ephraim is joined to idols;
    leave him alone!

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