Romans 1:26-2:11

English Standard Version

²⁶ For this reason ^(A)God gave them up to ^(B)dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; ²⁷ and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, ^(C)men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

²⁸ And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, ^(D)God gave them up to ^(E)a debased mind to do ^(F)what ought not to be done. ²⁹ They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, ³⁰ slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, ³¹ foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. ³² Though they know ^(G)God's righteous decree that those who practice such things ^(H)deserve to die, they not only do them but ^(I)give approval to those who practice them.

God's Righteous Judgment

2 Therefore you have ^(J)no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For ^(K)in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. ² We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. ³ Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? ⁴ Or do you presume on ^(L)the riches of his kindness and ^(M)forbearance and ^(N)patience, ^(O)not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? ⁵ But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are ^(P)storing up ^(Q)wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

^6 (R)He will render to each one according to his works: ⁷ to those who ^(S)by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; ⁸ but for those who are self-seeking^[a] and ^(T)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. ⁹ There will be tribulation and distress ^(U)for every human being who does evil, the Jew ^(V)first and also the Greek, ¹⁰ but glory and honor and ^(W)peace for everyone who does good, ^(X)the Jew first and also the Greek. ¹¹ For ^(Y)God shows no partiality.