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,

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,

⁷ 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;

⁸ just as it is written:

⁴ Yet to this day ^(A)the Lord has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.

^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.

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.

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.”

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.”