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27 and likewise also the males, having left the natural [sexual] function of the female, were inflamed by their craving for one another— males with males committing the indecent-act[a] and receiving-back in themselves the return[b] which was due their error[c].

They Disapproved of Keeping God In Mind

28 And as they did not approve to have[d] God in their knowledge, God handed them over to a disapproved mind, to do the things not being proper— 29 having been filled with all unrighteousness, evilness, greed, badness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; whisperers[e],

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 1:27 Or, the shameful-deed.
  2. Romans 1:27 This is a neutral rendering; negatively it means ‘penalty’.
  3. Romans 1:27 Or, deception, delusion.
  4. Romans 1:28 Or, hold, retain.
  5. Romans 1:29 That is, gossips.

27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.(A)

28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over(B) to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,(C)

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