²⁰For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made. His eternal power also and divinity: so that they are inexcusable.

²¹Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God or given thanks: but became vain in their thoughts. And their foolish heart was darkened.

²²For, professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.

²³And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts and of creeping things.

²⁴Wherefore, God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness: to dishonour their own bodies among themselves.

²⁵Who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

²⁶For this cause, God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature.

²⁷And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts, one towards another: men with men, working that which is filthy and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error.

²⁸And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient.

²⁹Being filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness: full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity: whisperers,

³⁰Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

³¹Foolish, dissolute: without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.

³²Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death: and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them.

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