Romans 1:18-32

New American Standard Bible

Unbelief and Its Consequences

¹⁸For ^(A)the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who ^(B)suppress the truth ^[a]in unrighteousness, ¹⁹because ^(C)that which is known about God is evident ^[b]within them; for God made it evident to them. ²⁰For ^(D)since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ^(E)being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse. ²¹For even though they knew God, they did not ^[c]honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became ^(F)futile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened. ²²^(G)Claiming to be wise, they became fools, ²³and they ^(H)exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible mankind, of birds, four-footed animals, and ^[d]crawling creatures.

²⁴Therefore ^(I)God gave them up to vile impurity in the lusts of their hearts, so that their bodies would be ^(J)dishonored among them. ²⁵For they exchanged the truth of God for ^[e]^(K)falsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^(L)who is blessed ^[f]forever. Amen.

²⁶For this reason ^(M)God gave them over to ^(N)degrading passions; for their women exchanged natural relations for that which is contrary to nature, ²⁷and likewise the men, too, abandoned natural relations ^[g]with women and burned in their desire toward one another, ^(O)males with males committing ^[h]shameful acts and receiving in ^[i]their own persons the due penalty of their error.

²⁸And just as they did not see fit ^[j]to acknowledge God, ^(P)God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper, ²⁹people having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice; they are ^(Q)gossips, ³⁰slanderers, ^[k]^(R)haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, ^(S)disobedient to parents, ³¹without understanding, untrustworthy, ^(T)unfeeling, and unmerciful; ³²and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of ^(U)death, they not only do the same, but also ^(V)approve of those who practice them.