Romans 1:24 meaning and explanation

Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.

Romans 1:24, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul has just described humanity exchanging the glory of the immortal God for images of created things. Now he states the first of three consequences, each introduced by the phrase "God gave them over." The Greek verb paradōken means to hand over or give up.

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