KJV King James Version
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 1:27
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
WEB World English Bible
Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.
ASV American Standard Version
and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and in like manner also the males having left the natural use of the female, did burn in their longing toward one another; males with males working shame, and the recompense of their error that was fit, in themselves receiving.
Surrounding context — Romans 1
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁμοίωςG3668 · homoiōssimilarlyτεG5037 · teand/bothκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄρσενεςG730 · arrēn, arsēnmaleἀφέντεςG863 · aphiēmito release: leaveτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoφυσικὴνG5446 · phusikosnaturalχρῆσινG5540 · chrēsisuseτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoθηλείαςG2338 · thēlusfemaleἐξεκαύθησανG1572 · ekkaiōbe enflamedἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀρέξειG3715 · orexislustαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardἀλλήλους,G240 · allēlōnone anotherἄρσενεςG730 · arrēn, arsēnmaleἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἄρσεσινG730 · arrēn, arsēnmaleτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀσχημοσύνηνG808 · aschēmosunēindecencyκατεργαζόμενοι,G2716 · katergazomaito workout/produceκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀντιμισθίανG489 · antimisthiarecompenseἣνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἔδειG1163 · deibe necessaryτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπλάνηςG4106 · planēerrorαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἑαυτοῖςG1438 · heautouthemselfἀπολαμβάνοντες.¶G618 · apolambanōto get back
Cross-references
Leviticus 20:13If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them.Leviticus 18:22Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination.Romans 1:23-24And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
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