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confusion over what is good, forgetfulness of favors, defiling of souls, sexual perversion, disorder in marriages, adultery, and debauchery.
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For the worship of idols not to be named is the beginning and cause and end of every evil.
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For their worshipers either rave in exultation, or prophesy lies, or live unrighteously, or readily commit perjury;
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for because they trust in lifeless idols they swear wicked oaths and expect to suffer no harm.
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But just penalties will overtake them on two counts: because they thought wrongly about God in devoting themselves to idols, and because in deceit they swore unrighteously through contempt for holiness.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.