Romans 1:18-32 ▼

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, suppressing the truth in unrighteousness,

19 because that which is known of God is manifest among them, for God has revealed it to them.

20 For from the creation of the world His invisible qualities, both His eternal power and divinity, are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, for them to be without excuse.

21 For having known God, not as God did they glorify Him, or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 Professing to be wise, they became fools,

23 and they changed the glory of the immortal God into the likeness of an image of mortal man and birds and quadrupeds and creeping things.

24 Therefore God gave them up in the sinful desires of their hearts to uncleanness to dishonor their bodies among themselves,

25 who changed the truth of God into falsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the One having created, who is blessed to the ages! Amen.

26 Because of this, God gave up them to passions of dishonor. For even their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature.

27 And likewise also the males, having left the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their lust toward one another, males with males, working out shame and receiving back in themselves the recompense that was fitting of their error.

28 And just as they did not see fit to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an unfit mind, to do the things not being proper;

29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; gossips,

30 slanderers, hateful to God, insolent, arrogant, boasters; inventors of evil, disobedient to parents;

31 unintelligent, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful;

32 who, having known the righteous decree of God that those practicing such things are worthy of death, not only are doing them, but also agree with those practicing them.