20 God's eternal power and character cannot be seen. But from the beginning of creation, God has shown what these are like by all he has made. That's why those people don't have any excuse.
21 They know about God, but they don't honour him or even thank him. Their thoughts are useless, and their stupid minds are in the dark.
22 They claim to be wise, but they are fools.
23 They don't worship the glorious and eternal God. Instead, they worship idols that are made to look like humans who cannot live for ever, and like birds, animals, and reptiles.
24 So God let these people go their own way. They did what they wanted to do, and their filthy thoughts made them do shameful things with their bodies.
25 They gave up the truth about God for a lie, and they worshipped God's creation instead of God, who will be praised for ever. Amen.
26 God let them follow their own evil desires. Women no longer wanted to have sex in a natural way, and they did things with each other that were not natural.