Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed. New Living Translation They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity. English Standard Version They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. Berean Standard Bible Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more. Berean Literal Bible who, having cast off all feeling, have given themselves up to sensuality for the working of all impurity, with greediness for more. King James Bible Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. New King James Version who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. New American Standard Bible and they, having become callous, have given themselves up to indecent behavior for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. NASB 1995 and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. NASB 1977 and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. Legacy Standard Bible And they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. Amplified Bible And they, [the ungodly in their spiritual apathy], having become callous and unfeeling, have given themselves over [as prey] to unbridled sensuality, eagerly craving the practice of every kind of impurity [that their desires may demand]. Christian Standard Bible They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more. Holman Christian Standard Bible They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more. American Standard Version who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. Contemporary English Version and they are so greedy they do all kinds of indecent things. English Revised Version who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. GOD'S WORD® Translation Since they no longer have any sense of shame, they have become promiscuous. They practice every kind of sexual perversion with a constant desire for more. Good News Translation They have lost all feeling of shame; they give themselves over to vice and do all sorts of indecent things without restraint. International Standard Version Since they have lost all sense of shame, they have abandoned themselves to sensuality and practice every kind of sexual perversion without restraint. Majority Standard Bible Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more. NET Bible Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. New Heart English Bible who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness. Webster's Bible Translation Who being past feeling have given themselves over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. Weymouth New Testament Such men being past feeling have abandoned themselves to impurity, greedily indulging in every kind of profligacy. World English Bible They, having become callous, gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionwho, having ceased to feel, gave themselves up to the licentiousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness; Berean Literal Bible who, having cast off all feeling, have given themselves up to sensuality for the working of all impurity, with greediness for more. Young's Literal Translation who, having ceased to feel, themselves did give up to the lasciviousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness; Smith's Literal Translation Who no longer having had feeling delivered themselves to licentiousness, to the work of all uncleanness in overreaching. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho despairing, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, unto the working of all uncleanness, unto the working of all uncleanness, unto covetousness. Catholic Public Domain Version Such as these, despairing, have given themselves over to sexual immorality, carrying out every impurity with rapacity. New American Bible they have become callous and have handed themselves over to licentiousness for the practice of every kind of impurity to excess. New Revised Standard Version They have lost all sensitivity and have abandoned themselves to licentiousness, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd who have given up their hope, and have surrendered themselves to wantonness, and to the practice of all uncleanness in their covetousness. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Those who have cut off their hope and handed themselves over to lewdness and to the cultivation of every impurity in their lust. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentwho, being past feeling, have given themselves up to licentiousness, that they may work all manner of uncleanness with greediness. Godbey New Testament who being past feeling have given themselves up to debauchery, unto the working of all impurity with greediness. Haweis New Testament who insensible to remorse, have delivered themselves over in lasciviousness, to the practice of all impurity, with insatiable avidity. Mace New Testament who without remorse, have abandon'd themselves to brutality, in gratifying every lewd unnatural passion. Weymouth New Testament Such men being past feeling have abandoned themselves to impurity, greedily indulging in every kind of profligacy. Worrell New Testament who, indeed, having become without feeling, delivered themselves up to lasciviousness for the working of all uncleanness with greediness. Worsley New Testament who, being past feeling, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, to commit all uncleanness with greediness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context New Life in Christ …18They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. 19Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more. 20But this is not the way you came to know Christ.… Cross References Romans 1:24-28 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ... Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Colossians 3:5-7 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. 1 Peter 4:3-4 For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. / Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; 2 Peter 2:14-15 Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed. / They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. / And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ... Titus 3:3 For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. James 1:14-15 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Isaiah 56:11-12 Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: / “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!” Jeremiah 6:13-15 “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit. / They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all. / Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD. Ezekiel 16:49-50 Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen. Proverbs 30:15-16 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’: / Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’ Hosea 4:10-11 They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have abandoned the LORD to give themselves / to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding. Treasury of Scripture Who being past feeling have given themselves over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. past. 1 Timothy 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; given. Ephesians 4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Romans 1:24-26 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: … 1 Peter 4:3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: with. Job 15:16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water? Isaiah 56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. 2 Peter 2:12-14,22 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; … Jump to Previous Abandoned Callous Cast Ceased Desire Evil Feel Feeling Greedily Greediness Greedy Impurity Indulging Kind Lust Overmuch Passions Past Practice Profligacy Sensuality Themselves Unclean Uncleanness Work WorkingJump to Next Abandoned Callous Cast Ceased Desire Evil Feel Feeling Greedily Greediness Greedy Impurity Indulging Kind Lust Overmuch Passions Past Practice Profligacy Sensuality Themselves Unclean Uncleanness Work WorkingEphesians 4 1. He exhorts to unity;7. and declares that God therefore gives various gifts unto men; 11. that his church might be edified, 16. and grow up in Christ. 18. He calls them from the impurity of the Gentiles; 24. to put on the new man; 25. to cast off lying; 29. and corrupt communication. Having lost all sense of shame This phrase indicates a state of moral insensitivity or callousness. The Greek word used here is "ἀπηλγηκότες" (apēlgēkotes), which conveys the idea of becoming apathetic or numb to moral and ethical standards. Historically, this reflects the Greco-Roman world’s moral decline, where societal norms often contradicted Christian values. In a conservative Christian perspective, this loss of shame is seen as a departure from God’s design for holiness and purity, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a conscience sensitive to sin. they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with a craving for more Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Having lost all sense of shame,ἀπηλγηκότες (apēlgēkotes) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 524: From apo and algeo; to grieve out, i.e. Become apathetic. [they] οἵτινες (hoitines) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3748: Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. have given themselves over παρέδωκαν (paredōkan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit. to τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sensuality ἀσελγείᾳ (aselgeia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 766: From a compound of a and a presumed selges; licentiousness. for εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. [the] practice ἐργασίαν (ergasian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2039: From ergates; occupation; by implication, profit, pains. of every kind πάσης (pasēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. of impurity, ἀκαθαρσίας (akatharsias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 167: Uncleanness, impurity. From akathartos; impurity, physically or morally. with ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. a craving for more. πλεονεξίᾳ (pleonexia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 4124: Covetousness, avarice, aggression, desire for advantage. From pleonektes; avarice, i.e. fraudulency, extortion. 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