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Therefore God gave them up to vile impurity in the lusts of their hearts, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.

For they exchanged the truth of God for falsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged natural relations for that which is contrary to nature,

And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper,

slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,

and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things.

But do you suppose this, you foolish person who passes judgment on those who practice such things, and yet does them as well, that you will escape the judgment of God?

Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and restraint and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

For there is no partiality with God.

for it is not the hearers of the Law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the Law who will be justified.

on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of mankind through Christ Jesus.

But if you call yourself a Jew and rely upon the Law and boast in God,

You who boast in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God?

For "THE NAME OF GOD IS BLASPHEMED AMONG THE GENTILES BECAUSE OF YOU," just as it is written.

But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from people, but from God.

Great in every respect. First, that they were entrusted with the actual words of God.

What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?

Far from it! Rather, God must prove to be true, though every person be found a liar, as it is written: "SO THAT YOU ARE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS, AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED."