Romans 1:26

King James Version (KJV)

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:

Translations

Romans 1:26 - Amplified Bible

For this reason God gave them over {and} abandoned them to vile affections {and} degrading passions. For their women exchanged their natural function for an unnatural {and} abnormal one,

Romans 1:26 - American Standard Version

For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:

Romans 1:26 - Bible in Basic English

For this reason God gave them up to evil passions, and their women were changing the natural use into one which is unnatural:

Romans 1:26 - Darby Bible

For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature;

Romans 1:26 - English Standard Version

For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature;

Romans 1:26 - 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:

Romans 1:26 - La Biblia de las Americas

Por esta razòn Dios los entregò a pasiones degradantes; porque sus mujeres cambiaron la funciòn natural por la que es contra la naturaleza;

Romans 1:26 - The Message

Worse followed. Refusing to know God, they soon didn’t know how to be human either—women didn’t know how to be women, men didn’t know how to be men. Sexually confused, they abused and defiled one another, women with women, men with men—all lust, no love. And then they paid for it, oh, how they paid for it—emptied of God and love, godless and loveless wretches.

Romans 1:26 - New American Standard Bible

For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural,

Romans 1:26 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Por esta razòn Dios los entregò a pasiones degradantes; porque sus mujeres cambiaron la funciòn natural por la que es contra la naturaleza.

Romans 1:26 - World English Bible

For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

Romans 1:26 - Young's Living Translation

Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

Romans 1:26 - Additional Comments

This is so obviously a statement from God against the sins of homosexuality. It is describing passions. Normal, natural passions are between a man and a woman. It is against nature for a woman to have passions for a woman, and a man to have passions for another man (verse 27). It is shameful - they should be embarrassed who do it. It is sin, and they pay the penalty for it. They are debased, and the things they do are not proper or fitting - just completely inappropriate (verse 28).
Three times (vs 24, 26, 28) here it says God gave them over to it, He in effect abandons them, allowing them to do it, even though what they are doing is wrong, because God gives them choices, but they are making the wrong choices.

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