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26 For this reason (A)God gave them over to (B)dishonorable passions; for their (C)females exchanged the natural function for that which is [a]unnatural, 27 and in the same way also the (D)males abandoned the natural function of the female and burned in their desire toward one another, (E)males with males committing [b]indecent acts and receiving in [c]their own persons the due penalty of their error.

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  1. Romans 1:26 Lit against nature
  2. Romans 1:27 Lit the shameless deed
  3. Romans 1:27 Lit themselves

From Idolatry to Depravity

26 For this reason God delivered them over to disgraceful passions.(A) Their women[a] exchanged natural sexual relations[b] for unnatural ones. 27 The men[c] in the same way also left natural relations with women and were inflamed in their lust for one another. Men committed shameless acts with men(B) and received in their own persons[d] the appropriate penalty of their error.

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  1. 1:26 Lit females, also in v. 27
  2. 1:26 Lit natural use, also in v. 27
  3. 1:27 Lit males, also later in v.
  4. 1:27 Or in themselves