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:
Romans 1:24 in other translations
| BSB | Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. |
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| WEB | Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves; |
| ASV | Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: |
| YLT | Wherefore also God did give them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies among themselves; |
| DARBY | Wherefore God gave them up also in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies between themselves: |
| BBE | For this reason God gave them up to the evil desires of their hearts, working shame in their bodies with one another: |
| Webster | Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: |
What does Romans 1:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
God also gave them up. He abandoned them, or he ceased to restrain them, and suffered them to act out their sentiments, and to manifest them in their life. This does not imply that he exerted any positive influence in inducing them to sin, any more than it would if we should seek, by argument and entreaty, to restrain a headstrong youth, and when neither would prevail, should leave him to act out his propensities, and to go as he chose to ruin. It is implied in this,
(1.) that the tendency of man was to these sins;
(2) that the tendency of idolatry was to promote them; and
(3) that all that was needful, in order that men should commit them, was for God to leave him to follow the devices and desires of his own heart. Comp. Ps 81:12, 2Thes 2:10,12.
To uncleanness. To impurity, or moral defilement; particularly to those impurities which he proceeds to specify, Rom 1:26, etc.
Through the lusts of their own hearts. Or, in consequence of their own evil and depraved passions and desires. He left them to act out, or manifest, their depraved affections and inclinations.
To dishonour. To disgrace, Rom 1:26,27.
Between themselves. Among themselves; or mutually. They did it by unlawful and impure connexions with one another.
(e) "gave them up" Ps 81:12, 2Thes 2:11
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Romans 1:18-25
The apostle begins to show that all mankind need the salvation of the gospel, because none could obtain the favour of God, or escape his wrath by their own works. For no man can plead that he has fulfilled all his obligations to God and to his neighbour; nor can any truly say that he has fully acted up to the light afforded him. The sinfulness of man is described as ungodliness against the laws of the first table…
Romans 1:24 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Romans 1:24
- Psalms 81:11-12
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
- Acts 7:42
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
- Acts 14:16
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
- Matthew 15:14
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
- Ephesians 4:18-19
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
- Romans 1:26-28
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: 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. 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;
- Leviticus 18:22
Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
- 1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:4
That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
- 1 Corinthians 6:13
Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
- Acts 17:29-30
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
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Context
- Romans 1:23
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
- 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:
- Romans 1:25
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.
Romans 1:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por lo cual también Dios los entregó á inmundicia, en las concupiscencias de sus corazones, de suerte que contaminaron sus cuerpos entre sí mismos: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | C’est pourquoi Dieu les a aussi livrés, dans les convoitises de leurs cœurs, à l’impureté, en sorte que leurs corps soient déshonorés entre eux-mêmes: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Darum hat Gott sie auch dahingegeben in den Gelüsten ihrer Herzen in Unreinigkeit, ihre Leiber untereinander zu schänden; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Propter quod tradidit illos Deus in desideria cordis eorum, in immunditiam, ut contumeliis afficiant corpora sua in semetipsis: |