But they hadn't even gone to bed before the men of Sodom, young and old, from every part of town, came and surrounded the house.
They shouted out to Lot, “Where are the men who came to stay with you tonight? Bring them out here to us so we can have sex with them.”
But the men inside reached out and grabbed Lot, dragged him inside, and slammed the door shut.
Then they made all the men in the doorway, young and old, suddenly go blind so they couldn't find the door.
Don't have sex with a man as with a woman. That is something disgusting.
Men who have sex with other men as with a woman have done something disgusting. They must be executed; they bear the responsibility for their punishment.
They exchanged the glory of the immortal God for idols, images of mortal human beings, birds, animals, and reptiles.
So God abandoned them to the evil desires of their depraved minds, and they did shameful, degrading things to each other.
They exchanged God's truth for a lie, worshiping and serving creatures instead of the Creator, who deserves praise forever. Amen.
That's why God abandoned them to their evil desires. Their women exchanged natural sex for that which is unnatural,
and in the same way the men gave up sex with women and burned with lust for each other. Men did indecent things to each other, and as a result they suffered the inevitable consequences of their perversions.
Lastly, brothers and sisters, please pray for us, so that the Lord's message may spread and be truly appreciated, just as it is by you—
and that we may be kept safe from immoral and evil men, because not everyone trusts in God.
But the Lord is trustworthy and will strengthen you, and protect you from the evil one.
We have great confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we told you.
May the Lord lead you into a deeper understanding of God's love for you and the endurance of Christ.