^{22 Ref} Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

^{23 Ref} 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.

^{24 Ref} Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

^{25 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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;

^{22 Ref} Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,

^{23 Ref} And by them the glory of the eternal God was changed and made into the image of man who is not eternal, and of birds and beasts and things which go on the earth.

^{24 Ref} For this reason God gave them up to the evil desires of their hearts, working shame in their bodies with one another:

^{25 Ref} Because by them the true word of God was changed into that which is false, and they gave worship and honour to the thing which is made, and not to him who made it, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

^{26 Ref} For this reason God gave them up to evil passions, and their women were changing the natural use into one which is unnatural:

^{27 Ref} And in the same way the men gave up the natural use of the woman and were burning in their desire for one another, men doing shame with men, and getting in their bodies the right reward of their evil-doing.

^{28 Ref} And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;

^{22 Ref} professing to be wise, they were made fools,

^{23 Ref} and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.

^{24 Ref} Wherefore also God did give them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies among themselves;

^{25 Ref} who did change the truth of God into a falsehood, and did honour and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed to the ages. Amen.

^{26 Ref} Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

^{27 Ref} 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.

^{28 Ref} And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;