Romans 1:26
For this reason, God abandoned them to their degrading passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.
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Leviticus 18:22"'You shall not lie with a man, as with a woman. That is detestable.
Judges 19:22As they were enjoying themselves, behold, the men of the city, some wicked men of the city surrounded the house, beating at the door. And they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may have sex with him!"
Romans 1:28Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God abandoned them to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
Ephesians 4:19who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
1 Thessalonians 4:5not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who do not know God;
Jude 1:7Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, having, in the same way as these, given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange 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 →