24 Therefore (A)God gave them up to vile impurity in the lusts of their hearts, so that their bodies would be (B)dishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for [a](C)falsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, (D)who is blessed [b]forever. Amen.

26 For this reason (E)God gave them over to (F)degrading passions; for their women exchanged natural relations for that which is contrary to nature,

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  1. Romans 1:25 Lit the lie
  2. Romans 1:25 Lit unto the ages

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

26 Because of this, God gave them over(G) to shameful lusts.(H) Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones.(I)

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28 And just as they did not see fit [a]to acknowledge God, (A)God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper,

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  1. Romans 1:28 Lit to have God in knowledge

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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What then? What (A)Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but [a]those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were (B)hardened;

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  1. Romans 11:7 Lit the election

What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(A) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(B)

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just as it is written:

(A)God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not,
Down to this very day.”

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as it is written:

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
    eyes that could not see
    and ears that could not hear,(A)
to this very day.”[a](B)

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  1. Romans 11:8 Deut. 29:4; Isaiah 29:10

Yet to this day (A)the Lord has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.

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But to this day the Lord has not given you a mind that understands or eyes that see or ears that hear.(A)

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12 (A)For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

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12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.(A)

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30 But (A)Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing for us to pass [a]through his land; for the (B)Lord your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, in order to hand him over to you, as he is today.

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  1. Deuteronomy 2:30 Lit by him

30 But Sihon king of Heshbon refused to let us pass through. For the Lord(A) your God had made his spirit stubborn(B) and his heart obstinate(C) in order to give him into your hands,(D) as he has now done.

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12 And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” And he [a]answered, “Because (A)I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel: you will set their fortified cities on fire, you will kill their young men with the sword, their little ones you (B)will smash to pieces, and you will rip up their pregnant women.”

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  1. 2 Kings 8:12 Lit said

12 “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael.

“Because I know the harm(A) you will do to the Israelites,” he answered. “You will set fire to their fortified places, kill their young men with the sword, dash(B) their little children(C) to the ground, and rip open(D) their pregnant women.”

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13 Then Hazael said, “But what is your servant—(A)a lowly dog—that he could do this great thing?” And Elisha [a]answered, “(B)The Lord has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”

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  1. 2 Kings 8:13 Lit said

13 Hazael said, “How could your servant, a mere dog,(A) accomplish such a feat?”

“The Lord has shown me that you will become king(B) of Aram,” answered Elisha.

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11 “But My people (A)did not listen to My voice,
And Israel did not [a]obey Me.

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  1. Psalm 81:11 Lit yield to

11 “But my people would not listen to me;
    Israel would not submit to me.(A)

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12 So I (A)gave [a]them over to the stubbornness of their heart,
To walk by their own plans.

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  1. Psalm 81:12 Lit him

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

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10 and with [a]all the deception of wickedness for (A)those who perish, because they did not accept the love of (B)the truth so as to be saved. 11 For this reason (C)God [b]will send upon them [c]a (D)deluding influence so that they will believe [d]what is false, 12 in order that they all may be [e]judged who (E)did not believe the truth, but [f](F)took pleasure in wickedness.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Or every deception
  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Lit is sending
  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Lit an activity of error
  4. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Or the lie
  5. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Or condemned
  6. 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Or approved

10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(A) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(B) 11 For this reason God sends them(C) a powerful delusion(D) so that they will believe the lie(E) 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.(F)

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15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he [a]hardened his heart and (A)did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.

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  1. Exodus 8:15 Lit made heavy

15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief,(A) he hardened his heart(B) and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.

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