Romans 1:27
New English Translation
27 and likewise the men also abandoned natural relations with women[a] and were inflamed in their passions[b] for one another. Men[c] committed shameless acts with men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
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- Romans 1:27 tn Grk “likewise so also the males abandoning the natural function of the female.”
- Romans 1:27 tn Grk “burned with intense desire” (L&N 25.16).
- Romans 1:27 tn Grk “another, men committing…and receiving,” continuing the description of their deeds. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
Romans 1:27
New King James Version
27 Likewise also the [a]men, leaving the natural use of the [b]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.
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- Romans 1:27 Lit. males
- Romans 1:27 Lit. female
Romans 1:27
King James Version
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
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Romans 1:27
English Standard Version
27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, (A)men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
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