## Therefore ##

"Because of this"

## God gave them over to ##

"God allowed them to indulge in" (see also "God allowed,"[Romans 1:26](./26.md) and [Romans 1:28](./28.md)).

## them…their…themselves…they ##

the "mankind" of [Romans 1:18](./18.md)

## the lusts of their hearts for uncleanness ##

"the morally impure things they longed for."

## for their bodies to be dishonored among themselves ##

They committed sexually immoral and degrading acts. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

## instead of ##

Possible meanings are 1) "instead of" or "rather than" or 2) "along with."