¹⁹Because that which is known of God is manifest among them, for God did manifest it to them, ²⁰for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead—to their being inexcusable; ²¹because, having known God they did not glorify Him as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened, ²²professing to be wise, they were made fools, ²³and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles. ²⁴Wherefore also God did give them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies among themselves; ²⁵who did change the truth of God into a falsehood, and did honour and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed to the ages. Amen. ²⁶Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature; ²⁷and in like manner also the males having left the natural use of the female, did burn in their longing toward one another; males with males working shame, and the recompense of their error that was fit, in themselves receiving. ²⁸And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly; ²⁹having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers, ³⁰evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, ³¹unintelligent, faithless, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful; ³²who the righteous judgment of God having known—that those practising such things are worthy of death—not only do them, but also have delight with those practising them.

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