²⁴ Therefore ^(A)God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to ^(B)the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,

²⁷ and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, ^(A)men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

⁷ just as ^(A)Sodom and Gomorrah and ^(B)the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and ^(C)pursued unnatural desire,^[a] serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.