Romans 1:21-28

JuliaSmith(i) 21 Wherefore having known God, not as God did they honour or return thanks; but were rendered vain in their conversations, and their heart without understanding was darkened. 22 Declaring themselves to be wise, they were fools, 23 And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of flying things, and of creeping things, and of quadrupeds. 24 Wherefore God delivered them in the eager desire of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies in themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a falsehood, and reverenced and served the creation above him creating, who is praised forever. Amen. 26 Therefore God delivered them to the suffering of ignominy: for also their females changed the natural use into that against generation: 27 Likewise also males, leaving the natural use of the female, were set on fire in their longing for one another; males with males working deformity, and the retribution which was needed receiving in themselves for their erring. 28 And as they chose not to have God in knowledge, God delivered them to an adulterated purpose, to do things not fitting;