ROM 1:26 Parallel View

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ULT For this reason, God gave them over to passions of dishonor, for both their females exchanged the natural use for that which is contrary to nature,

UST Because these people do that, God lets them do the dishonorable things they strongly desire to do. For example, their women stop doing natural sexual acts with men and instead do unnatural sexual acts with women.

BSB § For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.

BLB Because of this, God gave up them to passions of dishonor. For even their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature.

AICNT For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature;

OEB That, I say, is why God abandoned them to degrading passions. Even the women among them perverted the natural use of their bodies to the unnatural;

WEB For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

NET For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged the natural sexual relations for unnatural ones,

LSV Because of this God gave them up to dishonorable affections, for even their females changed the natural use into that against nature;

FBV That's why God abandoned them to their evil desires. Their women exchanged natural sex for that which is unnatural,

TCNT For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions, for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is contrary to nature.

T4T So, God allowed the non-Jews to do shameful sexual things that they strongly desired. As a result, many women did not have natural sexual relations with their husbands [EUP]. Instead, they were doing sexual actions with other women [EUP].

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

BBE For this reason God gave them up to evil passions, and their women were changing the natural use into one which is unnatural:

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ASV For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:

DRA For this cause God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature.

YLT Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

DBY For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature;

RV For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:

WBS For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:

KJB For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

BB Wherefore God gaue them vp vnto shamefull lustes: For euen their women dyd chaunge the naturall vse, into that which is agaynst nature.
(Wherefore God gave them up unto shamefull lustes: For even their women did chaunge the naturall use, into that which is against nature.)

GNV For this cause God gaue them vp vnto vile affections: for euen their women did change the naturall vse into that which is against nature.
(For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the naturall use into that which is against nature.)

CB Therfore God gaue the vp vnto shamefull lustes. For their wemen chaunged the naturall vse in to the vnnaturall:
(Therfore God gave the up unto shamefull lustes. For their women chaunged the naturall use in to the unnaturall:)

TNT For this cause god gave them vp vnto shamfull lustes. For even their wemen did chaunge the naturall vse vnto the vnnaturall.
(For this cause god gave them up unto shamfull lustes. For even their women did chaunge the naturall use unto the unnaturall.)

WYC Amen. Therfor God bitook hem in to passiouns of schenschipe. For the wymmen of hem chaungiden the kyndli vss in to that vss that is ayens kynde.
(Amen. Therefore God bitook them in to passiouns of schenschipe. For the women of them chaungiden the kyndli uss in to that uss that is against kind.)

LUT Darum hat sie GOtt auch dahingegeben in schändliche Lüste. Denn ihre Weiber haben verwandelt den natürlichen Brauch in den unnatürlichen
(Therefore has they/she/them God also dahingegeben in schändliche Lüste. Because ihre women have verwandelt the natürlichen Brauch in the unnatürlichen)

CLV Propterea tradidit illos Deus in passiones ignominiæ: nam feminæ eorum immutaverunt naturalem usum in eum usum qui est contra naturam.
(That's_why tradidit those God in passiones ignominiæ: nam feminæ eorum immutaverunt naturalem usum in him usum who it_is contra naturam.)

UGNT διὰ τοῦτο, παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεὸς εἰς πάθη ἀτιμίας; αἵ τε γὰρ θήλειαι αὐτῶν μετήλλαξαν τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν εἰς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν,
(dia touto, paredōken autous ho Theos eis pathaʸ atimias? hai te gar thaʸleiai autōn metaʸllaxan taʸn fusikaʸn ⱪraʸsin eis taʸn para fusin,)

SBL-GNT Διὰ τοῦτο παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς ὁ θεὸς εἰς πάθη ἀτιμίας· αἵ τε γὰρ θήλειαι αὐτῶν μετήλλαξαν τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν εἰς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν,
(Dia touto paredōken autous ho theos eis pathaʸ atimias; hai te gar thaʸleiai autōn metaʸllaxan taʸn fusikaʸn ⱪraʸsin eis taʸn para fusin,)

TC-GNT Διὰ τοῦτο παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεὸς εἰς πάθη ἀτιμίας· αἵ τε γὰρ θήλειαι αὐτῶν μετήλλαξαν τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν εἰς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν·
(Dia touto paredōken autous ho Theos eis pathaʸ atimias; hai te gar thaʸleiai autōn metaʸllaxan taʸn fusikaʸn ⱪraʸsin eis taʸn para fusin;)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεὸς εἰς

gave_over them ¬the God to

See how you translated this phrase in 1:24.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

πάθη ἀτιμίας

passions ˱of˲_dishonor

Paul is using the possessive form to describe passions that are characterized by dishonor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “dishonorable passions”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πάθη ἀτιμίας

passions ˱of˲_dishonor

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of passions and dishonor, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “dishonor themselves by doing what they are passionate about”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

The word translated for introduces an explanation of passions of dishonor. This explanation begins after the word for and continues through the end of the next verse. Use a word or phrase that introduces a further explanation or elaboration in your language. Alternate translation: “that is,”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μετήλλαξαν τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν εἰς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν

exchanged the natural usage into the contrary_to nature

Paul uses exchanged to describe the actions of ungodly women as if they were exchanging goods or money. Paul means that they stopped doing natural sexual acts with men and started doing sexual acts with other women, which is contrary to nature. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated exchanged in 1:23 and 25. Alternative translation, “stopped doing natural sexual acts with men and started doing unnatural sexual acts with women”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν

the natural usage

Paul uses the natural use figuratively to refer to sexual activity between women and men. This is a polite way of referring to something that would be offensive in some cultures. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different polite way of referring to this or you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “sexual activity with males”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

τὴν παρὰ φύσιν

the the contrary_to nature

Paul uses contrary to nature figuratively to refer to sexual activity between women and other women. This is a polite way of referring to something immoral. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different polite way of referring to this or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: “sexual activity with other females”

Parallel ROM 1:26