Lasciviousness* — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures. Modern Bible translations commonly use the words “licentiousness,” “debauchery,” or “sensuality” instead. Lasciviousness occurs when the pursuit of pleasure is carried to the extreme of complete disregard for the integrity of others and for the environment.

Among biblical examples of lasciviousness are the people of Sodom and Gomorrah, who filled their lives with lawless deeds (2 Pt 2:7); the false teachers, who promised freedom but were themselves slaves of corruption (2 Pt 2:2, 18-19 OET PE2 2:2 · OET PE2 2:18–19; compare Jude 4); and the Gentiles, who were greedy to practice every kind of uncleanness (Eph 4:19). The apostle Paul used “lasciviousness” to refer to sexual excesses (Rom 13:13; 2 Cor 12:21; Gal 5:19), which is likely the word’s sense in Mark 7:22.

Show passage in OET: PE2 2:7

OET-RV PE2 2:7

7 and if he saved the righteous man Lot who was distressed by the gross immorality of the lawless people

OET-LV PE2 2:7

7 and rescued righteous Lōt/(Lōţ), being _distressed by the of _conduct of _the lawless in wantonness

Show passage in OET: PE2 2:2; PE2 2:18–19

OET-RV PE2 2:2

2 Many people will follow their gross immorality causing evil to be spoken of about the true way.

OET-RV PE2 2:18

18 because they speak vane and inflated words to entice people to fleshly lusts. Those who have just escaped from the errors of their living

OET-RV PE2 2:19

19 are promised freedom, but they themselves have become slaves to corruption, because whatever a person has been defeated by is what they become a slave to.

OET-LV PE2 2:2

2 And many will _be _following _after of _them in _the wantonnesses, because _of whom the way of _the truth will _be _being _slandered.

OET-LV PE2 2:18

18 For/Because speaking arrogant messages of _uselessness, they _are _enticing with the_lusts of_the_flesh to _wantonness, the ones slightly escaping _from the ones being _conducted in deception,

OET-LV PE2 2:19

19 promising freedom to _them, they being to _slaves of_ the _corruption, because/for by _what anyone has _been _overcome, by _this one he _has _been _enslaved.

Show passage in OET: JDE 1:4

OET-RV JDE 1:4

4 Because some people have quietly come into our groups who think they can take advantage of God’s grace to bring in immoral lifestyles and disowning the only master, and our boss who’s Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) the messiah. But they are destined for judgement.

OET-LV JDE 1:4

4 For/Because some people sneaked _in which long _ago having _been _previously _written for this the judgement, ungodly ones, replacing the grace of _the god of _us into wantonness, and disowning the only master and master of _us, Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah.

Show passage in OET: EPH 4:19

OET-RV EPH 4:19

19 They stopped caring about what’s right and wrong, and then greedily indulged themselves in their own impure lusts.

OET-LV EPH 4:19

19 who having _languished, gave_ themselves _over to_ the _wantonness for the_working of _impurity all with greediness.

Show passage in OET: ROM 13:13

OET-RV ROM 13:13

13 In the daytime we have to walk decently—not carousing on the street and being drunk, not having sex and acting lustfully, and not causing strife and acting jealously.

OET-LV ROM 13:13

13 As in the_day properly we _may _walk, not in _carousing and drunkenness, not in _sexual _intercourse and wantonness, not in _strife and jealousy.

Show passage in OET: CO2 12:21

OET-RV CO2 12:21

21 I’m worried that when I come, God will humble me there with you all, and I might be upset about many who’ve sinned in the past and haven’t repented from the impurity and sexual immorality and self-centred living that they practiced.

OET-LV CO2 12:21

21 lest again having _come of _me, will _be _humbling me the god of _me to you _all, and I _may _mourn many of _the ones having _previously _sinned, and not having _repented for the impurity, and sexual _immorality, and wantonness, which they _practiced.

Show passage in OET: GAL 5:19

OET-RV GAL 5:19

19 The actions that come from our earthly desires include: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,

OET-LV GAL 5:19

19 And manifest is the works of _the flesh, which is sexual _immorality, impurity, wantonness,

Show passage in OET: MRK 7:22

Combined passage: English MRK 7:21–22 (native MRK 7:21–22; verse text cannot be split).

OET-RV MRK 7:21-22

21-22 ⇔“That’s because evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, lust, slander, pride, and foolishness all come from inside people’s hearts and minds.

OET-LV MRK 7:22

22 greediness, wickedness, deceit, wantonness, eyeing evil, slander, pride, foolishness.

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