(26      For  this  cause  God  gave  them  up  unto  ^vile  passions  :

'  Gr.  from.  '  Or,  a  wrath  ^  Or,  hold  the  truth  ^  Or,  so  that  they  are

^  Gr.  unto  the  ages.  '  Gr  passions  of  dishonour.  ~

A. v. — but.,  let.,  among,  .among  other  ;  I4(the).  .(the),  .unwise  ;  I5at;  i6  [of  Christ];
17  the.  .from,  .tcjust  ;  Ig  hath  shewed  ;  20  from,  .understood  by.  .eternal  ..Godhead  ;
II  so  l-  .||  are  ]  ;  21  (when  they)  knew.,  were  thankful  ..imaginations,  .foolish  ;  23  uncor-
ruptible, .into,  .made  like  to.  .to;  24  [also],  .to.  .through,  .(own). .  to  dishonour,  .(own)..
between  ;  2^  Who  changed,  .into.. more  ;  26  affections.
II.  S-  TO  THE  ROMANS.
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for  their  women  changed  the  natural  use  into  that  which

27  is  against  nature :  "and  hkewise  also  the  men,  leaving  the
natural  use  of  the  woman,  burned  in  their  lust  one  toward
another,  men  with  men  working  unseemliness,  and  re-
ceiving in  themselves  that  recompense  of  their  error  which
was  due.
28  And  even  as  they  ^  refused  to  have  God  in  their  knowl-
edge, God  gave  them  up  unto  a  reprobate  mind,  to  do

(29  those  things  which  are  not  fitting  ;  "being  filled  with  all
unrighteousness,  wickedness,  covetousness,  maliciousness  ;
full  of  envy,  murder,  strife,  deceit,  malignity ;  whisperers,

30  "backbiters,  ^hateful  to  God,'  insolent,   haughty,   boastful,

(31  inventors  of  evil  things,  disobedient  to  parents,  "without
understanding,  covenant-breakers,  without  natural  affec-

32  tlon,  unmerciful  :  "who,  knowing  the  ordinance  of  God,
that  they  which  practise  such  things  are  worthy  of  death,
not  only  do  the  same,  but  also  consent  with  them  that
practise  them.
