Romans 1:24

Therefore God also gave them up, through the cravings of their hearts for vileness, to the degrading of their bodies among themselves

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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 exchanged for themselves the glory of the incorruptible God for an image resembling a perishable man —even birds and quadrupeds and reptiles!

25—they had exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

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Cross References

Acts 7:42But God turned away and gave them over to serve the army of the heaven, just as it is written in Book of the Prophets: ‘House of Israel, did you offer me slaughtered animals and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness?

Acts 17:29Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divinity is like gold or silver or stone—something shaped by human skill and imagination.

Romans 6:12Therefore do not let the sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey it with the body's evil desires

1 Corinthians 6:18Flee from fornication! Every sin that a man may commit is outside the body, but he who fornicates 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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