Romans 1:18-32

Legacy Standard Bible

God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness

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

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

²⁶ For this reason ^(M)God gave them over to ^(N)dishonorable passions; for their ^(O)females exchanged the natural function for that which is ^[e]unnatural, ²⁷ and in the same way also the ^(P)males abandoned the natural function of the female and burned in their desire toward one another, ^(Q)males with males committing ^[f]indecent acts and receiving in ^[g]their own persons the due penalty of their error.

²⁸ And just as they did not see fit ^[h]to acknowledge God, ^(R)God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do those things which are not proper, ²⁹ having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are ^(S)gossips, ³⁰ slanderers, ^[i](T)haters of God, violent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, ^(U)disobedient to parents, ³¹ without understanding, untrustworthy, ^(V)unloving, unmerciful; ³² and although they know the righteous requirement of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of ^(W)death, they not only do the same, but also ^(X)give hearty approval to those who practice them.