Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house.
They then called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, so that we may have relations with them.”
But the men reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them and shut the door.
Then they struck the men that were at the door of the house, both small and great, with blindness so that they wore themselves out groping for the door.
You shall not lie with a man as one does with a woman. It is an abomination.
If a man lies with another man as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
They changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, birds, four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
Therefore God gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their own bodies among themselves.
They turned the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged the natural function for what is against nature.
Likewise the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men with men doing that which is shameful, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.
Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may quickly spread and be glorified, even as it did with you.
And pray that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men, for not all men have faith.
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will do the things which we command you.
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.