Romans 1:23-32

English Standard Version

²³ and ^(A)exchanged the glory of ^(B)the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

²⁴ Therefore ^(C)God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to ^(D)the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, ²⁵ because they exchanged the truth about God for ^(E)a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^(F)who is blessed forever! Amen.

²⁶ For this reason ^(G)God gave them up to ^(H)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, ^(I)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, ^(J)God gave them up to ^(K)a debased mind to do ^(L)what ought not to be done. ²⁹ They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, ³⁰ slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, ³¹ foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. ³² Though they know ^(M)God's righteous decree that those who practice such things ^(N)deserve to die, they not only do them but ^(O)give approval to those who practice them.