Romans 1:26
Good News Translation
Because they do this, God has given them over to shameful passions. Even the women pervert the natural use of their sex by unnatural acts.

New Revised Standard Version
For this reason God gave them up to degrading passions. Their women exchanged natural intercourse for unnatural,

Contemporary English Version
God let them follow their own evil desires. Women no longer wanted to have sex in a natural way, and they did things with each other that were not natural.

New American Bible
Therefore, God handed them over to degrading passions. Their females exchanged natural relations for unnatural,

Douay-Rheims Bible
For this cause, God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For this cause, God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature.

gave them.

Romans 1:24 Wherefore, God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness: to dishonour their own bodies among themselves.

vile.

Genesis 19:5 And they called Lot, and said to him: Where are the men that came in to thee at night? bring them out hither, that we may know them:

Leviticus 18:22-28 Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: because it is an abomination. . . .

Deuteronomy 23:17,18 There shall be no whore among the daughters of Israel, nor whoremonger among the sons of Israel. . . .

Judges 19:22 While they were making merry, and refreshing their bodies with meat and drink, after the labour of the journey, the men of that city, sons of Belial (that is, without yoke), came and beset the old man's house, and began to knock at the door, calling to the master of the house, and saying: Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may abuse him:

1 Corinthians 6:9 Know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: Neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers:

Ephesians 4:19 Who despairing have given themselves up to lasciviousness, unto the working of all uncleanness, unto covetousness.

Ephesians 5:12 For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.

1 Timothy 1:10 For fornicators, for them who defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and whatever other thing is contrary to sound doctrine:

Jude 1:7,10 As Sodom and Gomorrha and the neighbouring cities, in like manner, having given themselves to fornication and going after other flesh, were made an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire. . . .

Context
God's Wrath against Sin
25Who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26For this cause, God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature. 27And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts, one towards another: men with men, working that which is filthy and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error.…
Cross References
Psalm 81:12
So I let them go according to the desires of their heart: they shall walk in their own inventions.

Romans 1:24
Wherefore, God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness: to dishonour their own bodies among themselves.

1 Thessalonians 4:5
Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God:

Romans 1:25
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