²⁷ So God created man ^(A)in His own image; in the image of God He created him; ^(B)male and female He created them.

The Family of Adam^(A)

5 This is the book of the ^(B)genealogy of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in ^(C)the likeness of God. ² He created them ^(D)male and female, and ^(E)blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created.

Jesus Warns of Offenses^(A)

^6 (B)“But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

¹⁴ But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for ^(A)of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

⁶ But from the beginning of the creation, God ^(A)‘made them male and female.’ ^7 (B)‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, ⁸ and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. ⁹ Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”

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.

²⁶ For this reason God gave them up to ^(J)vile passions. For even their ^[b]women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. ²⁷ Likewise also the ^[c]men, leaving the natural use of the ^[d]woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

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 ^(K)which are not fitting; ²⁹ being filled with all unrighteousness, ^[e]sexual immorality, wickedness, ^[f]covetousness, ^[g]maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, ³⁰ backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, ^31 [h]undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, ^[i]unforgiving, unmerciful; ³² who, ^(L)knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things ^(M)are deserving of death, not only do the same but also ^(N)approve of those who practice them.

⁹ Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. ^(A)Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor ^[a]homosexuals, nor ^[b]sodomites, ¹⁰ nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And such were ^(B)some of you. ^(C)But you were washed, but you were ^[c]sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

^18 (A)Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins ^(B)against his own body. ¹⁹ Or ^(C)do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, ^(D)and you are not your own? ²⁰ For ^(E)you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body ^[a]and in your spirit, which are God’s.