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NASB | Romans 1:27 and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 1:27 and in the same way also the men turned away from the natural function of the woman and were consumed with their desire toward one another, men with men committing shameful acts and in return receiving in their own bodies the inevitable and appropriate penalty for their wrongdoing. |
Bible Question: Lust was not the same in Biblical times as it is now. Now we think of lust as purely a sexual downfall, but I have read this this is not what it was supposed to mean in Paul's day and time. So, does this verse condemn homosexuality? Or does it condemn lusting over another man's possesions? Please help me. |
Bible Answer: ptgard, Lust can apply in some contexts to other sins, such as lusting for gold or power or whatever. But not in Romans 1:27. What "shameful acts" do you think Paul was referring to in Romans 1:27? Picking each other's pockets because they "abandoned the natural function" of picking women's pockets? One has to be willfully blind not to see that Paul is referring to un-natural sexual intercourse between men. Emmaus |