Romans 1:26 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 1:26

24 ^aTherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, ^bto dishonor their bodies ^camong themselves,

25 who exchanged ^athe truth of God ^bfor the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

26 For this reason God gave them up to ^avile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.

27 Likewise also the¹ men, leaving the natural use of the² woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things ^awhich are not fitting;

29 being filled with all unrighteousness,¹ sexual immorality, wickedness,² covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,

Verse Comparison: Romans 1:26

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American Standard Version
For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:

Amplified® Bible
For this reason God gave them over {and} abandoned them to vile affections {and} degrading passions. For their women exchanged their natural function for an unnatural {and} abnormal one,

Contemporary English Version
God let them follow their own evil desires. Women no longer wanted to have sex in a natural way, and they did things with each other that were not natural.

Darby English Version
For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature;

Good News Bible
Because they do this, God has given them over to shameful passions. Even the women pervert the natural use of their sex by unnatural acts.

International Standard Version
For this reason, God gave them over to degrading passions. Even their females exchanged their natural sexual function for one that is unnatural.

King James Version
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

New American Standard Bible
For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural,

New International Version
Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.

New King James Version
For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which we deem unnatural,

Young's Literal Translation
Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

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