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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

26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. 27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.

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