Romans 1:26

NETBible

For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged the natural sexual relations for unnatural ones, 1 

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural,

NLT ©

That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.

MSG ©

Worse followed. Refusing to know God, they soon didn't know how to be human either--women didn't know how to be women, men didn't know how to be men.

BBE ©

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

NRSV ©

For this reason God gave them up to degrading passions. Their women exchanged natural intercourse for unnatural,

NKJV ©

For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.

KJV
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NASB ©
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NETBible

For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged the natural sexual relations for unnatural ones, 1 

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “for their females exchanged the natural function for that which is contrary to nature.” The term χρῆσις (crhsi") has the force of “sexual relations” here (L&N 23.65).