²⁴ Therefore ^(A)God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to ^(B)the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,

⁴² But ^(A)God turned away and ^(B)gave them over to worship ^(C)the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:

¹⁴ Let them alone; ^(A)they are blind guides.^[a] And ^(B)if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

¹⁶ In past generations he ^(A)allowed all the nations ^(B)to walk in their own ways.

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

²⁸ And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, ^(D)God gave them up to ^(E)a debased mind to do ^(F)what ought not to be done.

¹⁰ and with all wicked deception for ^(A)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. ¹¹ Therefore ^(B)God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe ^(C)what is false, ¹² in order that all may be condemned ^(D)who did not believe the truth but ^(E)had pleasure in unrighteousness.

^22 (A)You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

⁴ that each one of you know how to control his own ^(A)body^[a] in holiness and ^(B)honor,