Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Romans 1:24

The consequences seen in the moral condition, to which GOD handed man over. Man by ignoring the truth is led to neglect the worship of GOD for the worship of creatures, and thence (24) to failure in due respect to his own body and (26) consequent misuse of the body for unnatural ends, and (28) misapplication of the mind to devising conduct which ignores his own true end and all social claims.

παρέδωκεν ὁ θ. Cf. Romans 1:26; Romans 1:28; cf. Romans 4:25, and for the converse Philippians 2:12. This surrender of man to the consequences of his own choice is also the act of man himself, cf. Ephesians 4:19. But it is still an act of judgment on the part of GOD. See S. H., Giff., Moberly, Atonement and Personality, p. 15 f.

ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις τ. κ. α. The desires, uncontrolled by the choice of man’s true end, are the occasions of sin.

τοῦ�. The gen. expressing result, as generally in S. Paul, cf. Moulton, p. 217, = the use of the body for purposes not intended; cf. πάθη� below, and n. esp. Colossians 2:23 (note in C.G.T.). ἐν αὐτοῖς requires us to take ἀτιμάζεσθαι as pass.

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