Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to immorality, [that] their bodies would be dishonored among themselves,

Because of this, God gave them over to degrading passions, for their females exchanged the natural relations for those contrary to nature,

And just as they did not see fit {to recognize God}, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do the things [that are] not proper,

whom God made publicly available as the mercy seat through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, because of the passing over of previously committed sins,

"Blessed [are they] whose lawless deeds have been forgiven, and whose sins are covered over.

who was handed over on account of our trespasses, and was raised up in the interest of our justification.

But death reigned from Adam until Moses even over those who did not sin in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of the one who is to come.

knowing that Christ, [because he] has been raised from the dead, is going to die no more, death no longer being master over him.

For sin will not be master over you, because you are not under law, but under grace.

[to] whom [belong] the patriarchs, and from whom [is] the Christ according to human descent, who is God over all, blessed {forever}! Amen.

Or does the potter not have authority over the clay, to make from the same lump a vessel that [is] for {honorable use} and [one] that [is] for {ordinary use}?

Why that? Because [they did] not [pursue it] by faith, but as [if] by works. They stumbled over the {stone that causes people to stumble},

One person prefers [one] day over [another] day, and another person regards every day [alike]. Each one must be fully convinced in his own mind.

And again Isaiah says, "The root of Jesse will come, even the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will put their hope."

For [the report of] your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, and I want you to be wise toward what [is] good, but innocent toward what [is] evil.