18  For there is revealed wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety, and unrighteousness of men holding the truth in unrighteousness.

19  Because what is known of God is manifest among them, for God has manifested it to them, 20  —for from the world’s creation the invisible things of him are perceived, being apprehended by the mind through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity, —so as to render them inexcusable. 21  Because, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts, and their heart without understanding was darkened: 22  professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23  and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles. 24  Wherefore God gave them up also in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies between themselves: 25  who changed the truth of God into falsehood, and honoured and served the creature more than him who had created it, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26  For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature; 27  and in like manner the males also, leaving the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their lust towards one another; males with males working shame, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their error which was fit. 28  And according as they did not think good to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things; 29  being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers, 30  back-biters, hateful to God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31  void of understanding, faithless, without natural affection, unmerciful; 32  who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do them.

Chapter 2

1  Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, every one who judgest, for in that in which thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. 2  But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth upon those who do such things. 3  And thinkest thou this, O man, who judgest those that do such things, and practisest them thyself, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? 4  or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?