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but a curse is on an idol made by human hands. A curse is also on the one who makes it, because he works on this perishable thing and then calls it a god.
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Ungodly people and these ungodly things they make are equally hated by God,
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who will punish both the things made and the people who made them.
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And so God's judgment will fall on pagan idols, because, even though they are made from something God created, they became horrible things that trap the souls of foolish people.
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Sexual immorality began when idols were invented. They have corrupted human life ever since they were first made.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.