Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Wherefore - That is, because they were unwilling to retain him in their knowledge, and chose to worship idols. Here is traced the practical tendency of paganism; not as an innocent and harmless system, but as resulting in the most gross and shameless acts of depravity.
God gave them up - He abandoned them, or he ceased to restrain them, and suffered them to act out their sentiments, and to manifest them in their life. This does not imply, that he exerted any positive influence in inducing them to sin, any more than it would if we should seek, by argument and entreaty, to restrain a headstrong youth, and when neither would prevail, should leave him to act out his propensities. and to go as he chose to ruin. It is implied in this,
(1)That the tendency of man was to these sins;
(2)That the tendency of idolatry was to promote them; and,
(3)That all that was needful, in order that people should commit them, was for God to leave him to follow the devices and desires of his own heart; compare Psalms 81:12; II Thessalonians 2:10, II Thessalonians 2:12.
To uncleanness - To impurity, or moral defilement; particularly to those impurities which he proceeds to specify, Romans 1:26, etc.
Through the lusts of their own hearts - Or, in consequence of their own evil and depraved passions and desires. He left them to act out, or manifest, their depraved affections and inclinations.
To dishonour - To disgrace; Romans 1:26-27.
Between themselves - Among themselves; or mutually. They did it by unlawful and impure connections with one another.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Psalms 14:4
Psalms 81:12
Ezekiel 20:10-26
Micah 5:3
Matthew 9:13
Romans 3:9
2 Corinthians 12:21
Galatians 5:24
Ephesians 4:19
Ephesians 4:19
Ephesians 5:3
Ephesians 5:12
Colossians 3:5
Colossians 3:5
Colossians 3:7
1 Thessalonians 4:7
2 Thessalonians 2:11
James 1:14
1 Peter 4:3
1 Peter 4:3
1 John 5:19
Revelation 14:4
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