Romans 1:26
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“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:”
διά
Through, by means of, because of. Dia. God works through circumstances, through people, through suffering itself. Nothing is incidental in his hands.
παραδίδωμι
gave up
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παραδίδωμι
To hand over, to betray, to deliver up. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. The delivering of Jesus was the saving of the world.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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πάθος
passions
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πάθος
Passion, lustful craving. Pathos. Paul lists it among the deeds of the earthly nature that must be put to death. Desire unchecked by the Spirit becomes destruction. Put it to death.
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τέ
Even
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τέ
And, both, also. Té. A small connector that binds two things into one thought. Even the smallest words in Scripture carry the weight of divine intention. Notice what God joins together.
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θῆλυς
females
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θῆλυς
Female, woman. Thēlys. In Christ there is neither male nor female, for all are one. God's image is reflected in both.
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μεταλλάσσω
changed
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μεταλλάσσω
To change, to exchange, to alter. Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Transformation begins in the mind.
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φυσικός
natural
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φυσικός
Natural, instinctive, according to nature. Physikos. What is natural is not always what is righteous. Align instinct with truth.
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χρῆσις
use
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χρῆσις
Use, sexual function. Chrēsis. Paul uses this word to describe the natural and unnatural use of the body in Romans 1. How the body is used reveals what the heart worships.
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παρά
contrary to
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παρά
From, beside, by the side of. Apart from Me you can do nothing. Total dependence on Jesus is not weakness. It is the only path to fruitfulness.
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φύσις
nature,
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φύσις
growth (by germination or expansion), i.e. (by implication) natural production (lineal descent); by extension, a genus or sort; figuratively, native disposition, constitution or usage
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