Romans 1:26-27

New American Standard Bible

²⁶For this reason ^(A)God gave them over to ^(B)degrading passions; for their women exchanged natural relations for that which is contrary to nature, ²⁷and likewise the men, too, abandoned natural relations ^[a]with women and burned in their desire toward one another, ^(C)males with males committing ^[b]shameful acts and receiving in ^[c]their own persons the due penalty of their error.

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Romans 1:27 Lit of the female
Romans 1:27 Lit shamelessness
Romans 1:27 Lit themselves

Romans 1:26-27

International Standard Version

²⁶For this reason, God delivered them to degrading passions as their females exchanged their natural sexual function for one that is unnatural. ²⁷In the same way, their males also abandoned their natural sexual function toward females and burned with lust toward one another. Males committed indecent acts with males, and received within themselves the appropriate penalty for their perversion.^[a]

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Romans 1:27 Or deviation

Romans 1:26-27

New International Version

²⁶Because of this, God gave them over^(A) to shameful lusts.^(B) Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones.^(C) ²⁷In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.^(D)