21Because that, when they knewGod, they glorified him notasGod,neither were thankful ; but became vainintheirimaginations,andtheirfoolishheart was darkened .
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Professing themselves to bewise, they became fools ,
23Andchanged the glory of the uncorruptibleGodinto an image made like to corruptibleman,and to birds,and fourfooted beasts,and creeping things.24WhereforeGodalsogavethemuptouncleannessthrough the lusts of their ownhearts, to dishonour their ownbodiesbetweenthemselves:25Whochanged the truth of Godinto a lie,andworshippedandserved the creature more than the Creator , whoisblessedforever.Amen.26Forthis cause Godgavethemupuntovileaffections:foreventheirwomen did change the naturaluseinto that which is againstnature:27Andlikewisealso the men,leaving the naturaluse of the woman,burnedintheirlust one toward another ; menwithmenworking that which is unseemly,andreceivinginthemselves that recompence of theirerrorwhich was meet .
28And even as they didnotlike to retainaGodin their knowledge,Godgavethemoverto a reprobatemind, to do those things which arenotconvenient ;
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