39 Bible Verses about Being Gay

And if a man has sex relations with a man, the two of them have done a disgusting thing: let them be put to death; their blood will be on them.

And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet;

You may not have sex relations with men, as you do with women: it is a disgusting thing.

For those who go after loose women, for those with unnatural desires, for those who take men prisoners, who make false statements and false oaths, and those who do any other things against the right teaching,

Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men,

For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing,

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.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the towns near them, having like these, given themselves up to unclean desires and gone after strange flesh, have been made an example, undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.

Outside are the dogs, and those who make use of evil powers, those who make themselves unclean, and the takers of life, and those who give worship to images, and everyone whose delight is in what is false.

If a man is taken in the act of going in to a married woman, the two of them, the man as well as the woman, are to be put to death: so you are to put away the evil from Israel.

And in no other is there salvation: for there is no other name under heaven, given among men, through which we may have salvation.

My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.

And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years,

Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?

Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.

So far from doing this, you yourselves do wrong and take your brothers' property.

Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.

And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well.

Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

Then Haggai said, Will any of these be made unclean by the touch of one who is unclean through touching a dead body? And the priests answering said, It will be made unclean.

Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.

Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.

Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.

But those who are full of fear and without faith, the unclean and takers of life, those who do the sins of the flesh, and those who make use of evil powers or who give worship to images, and all those who are false, will have their part in the sea of ever-burning fire which is the second death.

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.

The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.

Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,

A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

Let us be glad with delight, and let us give glory to him: because the time is come for the Lamb to be married, and his wife has made herself ready.

He makes your mouth full of good things, so that your strength is made new again like the eagle's.

Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.

He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

For my yoke is good, and the weight I take up is not hard.

Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying,