Romans 1:24

Wherefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonor their bodies among themselves;

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

In Context

23and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

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

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Cross References

Acts 7:42And God turned away, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets: Did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices, Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

Acts 17:29Being therefore God's offspring, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

Romans 6:12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof;

1 Corinthians 6:18Flee fornication. Every sin that a man commits is without the body; but he that commits fornication, sins against his own body.

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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