26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.


In Context

23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.

25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen.

26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.

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

28 Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

Romans 1:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:26For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:26For this cause God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:26For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:26For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:26For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:26For this cause God gave them up to vile affections. For even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:26For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:26Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:26For this cause God gave them up to vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: