Romans 1:26

For this reason, God delivered them over to vile passions: for their females exchanged their natural use for that which is against nature:

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The 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:

In Context

25who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

27and in like manner also the males, leaving the natural use of the females, burned in their lusts one toward another, males with males practicing infamous lewdness, and receiving in themselves the due reward of their error.

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Cross References

Romans 1:28And as they refused to acknowledge God, God delivered them up to an undiscerning mind, to do detestable things;

Ephesians 4:19who, being past feeling, have given themselves up to licentiousness, that they may work all manner of uncleanness with greediness.

1 Thessalonians 4:5not in passionate desire, as the Gentiles do, who know not God;

Jude 1:7So Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities which were about them, in like manner giving themselves over to lewdness, and following after other flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

Matthew Henry on Romans 1:20-32

The Excellency of the Gospel. ( a. d. 58.) 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22… Read the whole commentary →

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