Romans 1:24
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Cross-reference
Romans 1:27 specifies the homosexual acts that result from being given over to sexual impurity in Romans 1:24.
Romans 1:26 escalates the giving over — from sexual impurity to unnatural lusts, continuing the same judgment pattern.
Romans 9:18 affirms God's sovereign hardening — a parallel divine action to giving sinners over in Romans 1:24.
Romans 6:12 commands not letting sin reign—contrasted with God giving them over to sin's reign in judgment.
Leviticus 18:22 prohibits male homosexual relations — the OT law behind the sin God gave people over to here.
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 says God sends a powerful delusion—a direct parallel to God giving them over to deception.
In 1 Corinthians 6:18, Paul commands fleeing sexual immorality — the direct antidote to the impurity God gave people over to here.
1 Corinthians 6:13 teaches the body is for the Lord, not sexual immorality—directly addressing the same sin Paul condemns here.
Acts 7:42 explicitly says God 'gave them over' to worship idols—the same divine judgment pattern Paul uses here.
In Psalm 81:12, God says 'I gave them over to their stubborn hearts' — nearly identical language to Romans 1:24's 'God gave them up'.
Ephesians 4:19 says people give themselves over to sensuality — contrasting with God giving them over as judgment in Romans 1:24.
Ephesians 4:18 describes darkened understanding and hardened hearts—the result of being given over to sin.
Genesis 19:5 depicts the Sodomites' demand for homosexual sex — a narrative example of the sin God gave people over to.
Acts 17:30 says God formerly overlooked ignorance—contrasted with giving them over as active judgment here.
Acts 17:29 rebukes idolatry—the root cause of God giving them over to impurity in Romans 1:24's context.
Acts 14:16 says God 'let all nations go their own way'—a similar idea of divine permission in judgment, though less direct.
Hosea 4:18 describes persistent prostitution and love of shame—a parallel to God giving them over to sexual impurity in judgment.
1 Kings 14:24 describes male shrine prostitutes among Israel — a historical instance of the detestable practices Paul addresses.
Ephesians 2:3 describes cravings of the flesh leading to wrath — the same sinful nature that God gives over in Romans 1:24.
1 Thessalonians 4:4 instructs controlling one's body in holiness — contrasting with being given over to degrading impurity.
1 Thessalonians 4:5 links passionate lust to not knowing God — the same root cause behind the desires in Romans 1:24.
2 Timothy 2:20-22 calls for cleansing from dishonorable passions — the opposite of being given over to impurity.
2 Peter 2:10 describes those who follow corrupt fleshly desires — a later echo of the sinful desires in Romans 1:24.