Romans 1:20–32

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. ²¹Because, 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: ²²professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, ²³and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles. ²⁴Wherefore God gave them up also in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies between themselves: ²⁵who 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. ²⁶For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature; ²⁷and 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. ²⁸And 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; ²⁹being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers, ³⁰back-biters, hateful to God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, ³¹void of understanding, faithless, without natural affection, unmerciful; ³²who 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.