Romans 1:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.

New Living Translation
So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies.

English Standard Version
Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,

Berean Study Bible
Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore God gave them up to vile impurity in the lusts of their hearts, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.

NASB 1995
Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.

NASB 1977
Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, that their bodies might be dishonored among them.

Amplified Bible
Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their own hearts to [sexual] impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them [abandoning them to the degrading power of sin],

Christian Standard Bible
Therefore God delivered them over in the desires of their hearts to sexual impurity, so that their bodies were degraded among themselves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore God delivered them over in the cravings of their hearts to sexual impurity, so that their bodies were degraded among themselves.

Contemporary English Version
So God let these people go their own way. They did what they wanted to do, and their filthy thoughts made them do shameful things with their bodies.

Good News Translation
And so God has given those people over to do the filthy things their hearts desire, and they do shameful things with each other.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
For this reason God allowed their lusts to control them. As a result, they dishonor their bodies by sexual perversion with each other.

International Standard Version
For this reason, God delivered them to sexual impurity as they followed the lusts of their hearts and dishonored their bodies with one another.

NET Bible
Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity, to dishonor their bodies among themselves.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

New King James Version
Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:

New Heart English Bible
Therefore God also abandoned them in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the degrading of their bodies among themselves,

World English Bible
Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves,

American King James Version
Why God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:

American Standard Version
Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves:

A Faithful Version
For this cause, God also abandoned them to uncleanness through the lusts of their hearts, to disgrace their own bodies between themselves,

Darby Bible Translation
Wherefore God gave them up [also] in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies between themselves:

English Revised Version
Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonoured among themselves:

Webster's Bible Translation
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Wherefore also God gaue them vp to their hearts lusts, vnto vncleannesse, to defile their owne bodies betweene themselues:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Wherefore God gaue them vp to vncleanenesse, through the lustes of their owne heartes, to defyle their owne bodies among them selues.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Wherfore God likewyse gaue them vp vnto their hertes lustes in to vnclennes, to defyle their awne bodies in them selues,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Wherfore god lykewyse gave the vp vnto their hertes lustes vnto vnclennes to defyle their awne boddyes bitwene them selves:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For this reason also God gave them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonor their bodies among themselves;

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore God gave them up in the desires of their hearts to impurity to dishonor their bodies between themselves,

Young's Literal Translation
Wherefore also God did give them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies among themselves;

Smith's Literal Translation
Wherefore God delivered them in the eager desire of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies in themselves:

Literal Emphasis Translation
Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their own hearts to uncleanness, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Wherefore God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For this reason, God handed them over to the desires of their own heart for impurity, so that they afflicted their own bodies with indignities among themselves.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because of this, God handed them over to the vile desires of their heart to disgrace their bodies among themselves.

Lamsa Bible
That is why God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For which reason God delivered them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, that they might dishonor their bodies among themselves;

Godbey New Testament
Therefore God gave them up, in the lusts of their hearts, to impurity, to dishonor their bodies among themselves:

Haweis New Testament
Wherefore God abandoned them, through the lusts of their own hearts, unto impurity, to dishonour their own bodies by themselves:

Mace New Testament
wherefore God abandon'd them to the impure passions of their own hearts, so that they themselves dishonour'd their own bodies;

Weymouth New Testament
For this reason, in accordance with their own depraved cravings, God gave them up to uncleanness, allowing them to dishonour their bodies among themselves with impurity.

Worrell New Testament
Wherefore, God gave them up in the desires of their hearts unto the uncleanness of dishonoring their bodies among themselves;

Worsley New Testament
Wherefore God also gave them up to impurity, in the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves;
















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