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because ^(al)that which is known about God is evident ^[m]within them; for God made it evident to them.

For ^(am)since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, ^(an)being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

For even though they knew God, they did not ^[n]honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became ^(ao)futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

^(ap)Professing to be wise, they became fools,

and ^(aq)exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and ^[o]crawling creatures.

Therefore ^(ar)God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be ^(as)dishonored among them.

For they exchanged the truth of God for ^[p]a ^(at)lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^(au)who is blessed ^[q]forever. Amen.

For this reason ^(av)God gave them over to ^(aw)degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is ^[r]unnatural,

and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, ^(ax)men with men committing ^[s]indecent acts and receiving in ^[t]their own persons the due penalty of their error.

And just as they did not see fit ^[u]to acknowledge God any longer, ^(ay)God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are ^(az)gossips,

slanderers, ^[v](ba)haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, ^(bb)disobedient to parents,

without understanding, untrustworthy, ^(bc)unloving, unmerciful;

and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of ^(bd)death, they not only do the same, but also ^(be)give hearty approval to those who practice them.