Homosexuality and Biblical Interpretation

Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.

You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

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:

Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones.

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

And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

In the same way, the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

And the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men.

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality.

For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

The law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers.

And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

They called to Lot, 'Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!'

And they called to Lot, 'Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.'

And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

Haven't you read that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'

He answered, 'Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,'

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, nor male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.