Bible Verses about Homosexuality
The Bible is a sacred text often studied for its moral lessons and spiritual guidance. One of the most debated issues in modern times is homosexuality, which has sparked much debate and controversy among the church.
While some denominations accept members who identify as LGBTQ+ others remain staunchly against it.
This article will explore what scripture says about homosexuality, offering readers an overview of biblical verses related to this topic.
The Bible contains several references to same-sex relationships, many of which are found in the Old Testament Book of Leviticus.
In chapter 18 verse 22, it states that “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.” This passage is seen by many as evidence that God disapproves of homosexual behavior. However, other passages offer more nuanced takes on this issue.
Powerful Bible Verses about Homosexuality
1 Timothy 1:10 (NIV) for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine
Matthew 19:5 (NIV) and said, ‘For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
Jude 1:7 (NIV) In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.
James 4:12 (NIV) There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?
Deuteronomy 22:5 (NIV) A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this.
1 Corinthians 6:18 (NIV) Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.
Leviticus 18:22 "Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin." (NLT)
Leviticus 20:13 "If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense." (NLT)
1 Kings 14:24 And there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations that the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.
1 Kings 15:12 He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
2 Kings 23:7 He also tore down the living quarters of the male and female shrine prostitutes that were inside the Temple of the LORD, where the women wove coverings for the Asherah pole.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Don't you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat peoplenone of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Timothy 1:8-10 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine ….
Jude 7 And don't forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God's judgment.
Leviticus 18:22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.
Leviticus 20:13 If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Romans 1:26-27 For this reason, God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
1 Timothy 1:10 The sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
Romans 1:27 And the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
Romans 1:26-28 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
Mark 10:6-9 But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Romans 1:26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature;
1 Kings 14:24 And there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations that the Lord drove out before the people of Israel.
Romans 1:18-32 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, …
1 Timothy 1:9-10 Understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
1 Timothy 1:8-10 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
Romans 1:1-32 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, …
1 Corinthians 7:2 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Matthew 19:4-6 He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
2 Kings 23:7 And he broke down the houses of the male cult prostitutes who were in the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
1 Timothy 1:8-11 Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.
Romans 1:32 Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
1 Timothy 1:10-11 The sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.
Bible Verses about Homosexual
Romans 13:8-10 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
1 Kings 15:12 He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Genesis 2:24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Genesis 19:5 And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.”
Ezekiel 16:49-50 Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy. They were haughty and did an abomination before me. So I removed them, when I saw it.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Deuteronomy 23:1 “No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord.
Leviticus 18:22-24 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. And you shall not lie with any animal and so make yourself unclean with it, neither shall any woman give herself to an animal to lie with it: it is perversion. “Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these things, for by all these the nations I am driving out before you have become unclean,
Judges 19:22 As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, surrounded the house, beating on the door. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.”
Matthew 11:8 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
Romans 1:24 Therefore, God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,
Genesis 1:1-2:25 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. …
Revelation 21:8 But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
Matthew 19:12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”
Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Genesis 19:4-5 But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.”
1 Kings 22:46 And from the land he exterminated the remnant of the male cult prostitutes who remained in the days of his father Asa.
1 Timothy 1:9-11 Understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.
Genesis 18:20-21 Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know.”
Deuteronomy 23:17 “None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute.
Acts 8:1-40 And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison. Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. …
Luke 7:1-50 After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.” …
Luke 7:25 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Deuteronomy 22:5 “A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God.
Matthew 19:3 And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?”
Luke 7:2 Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him.
Genesis 1:27-28 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.
Acts 12:22 (NIV) They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.”
Genesis 24:26 (NIV) Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord,
Matthew 9:7 (NIV) Then the man got up and went home.
Matthew 24:37 (NIV) As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Mark 2:28 (NIV) So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
Luke 23:6 (NIV) On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean.
John 7:2 (NIV) But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near,
Isaiah 2:17 (NIV) The arrogance of man will be brought low and human pride humbled; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
Mark 2:10 (NIV) But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man,
Luke 22:22 (NIV) The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!”
John 7:8 (NIV) You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.”
John 11:37 (NIV)
But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”
1 Corinthians 1:25 (NIV) For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
1 Corinthians 11:3 (NIV) But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
1 Corinthians 11:7 (NIV) A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.
1 Corinthians 11:12 (NIV) For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
1 Corinthians 15:21 (NIV) For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
1 Corinthians 15:48 (NIV) As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.
1 Corinthians 15:49 (NIV) And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.
1 Samuel 16:18 (NIV) One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the Lord is with him.”
Romans 5:17 (NIV) For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
Short Bible Verses about Homosexual
Genesis 3:9 (NIV) But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”
Genesis 9:20 (NIV) Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
Exodus 2:1 (NIV) Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman,
Exodus 23:14 (NIV) “Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival to me.
Leviticus 13:29 (NIV) “If a man or woman has a sore on their head or chin,
Leviticus 13:38 (NIV) “When a man or woman has white spots on the skin,
Leviticus 15:9 (NIV) “ ‘Everything the man sits on when riding will be unclean,
Leviticus 23:44 (NIV) So Moses announced to the Israelites the appointed festivals of the Lord.
Numbers 19:11 (NIV) “Whoever touches a human corpse will be unclean for seven days.
Numbers 31:35 (NIV) and 32,000 women who had never slept with a man.
Deuteronomy 22:18 (NIV) and the elders shall take the man and punish him.
Deuteronomy 23:17 (NIV) No Israelite man or woman is to become a shrine prostitute.
1 Kings 12:22 (NIV) But this word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:
2 Chronicles 11:2 (NIV)
But this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God:
Esther 6:7 (NIV) So he answered the king, “For the man the king delights to honor,
Job 20:5 (NIV) that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
Job 42:17 (NIV)
And so Job died, an old man and full of years.
Psalms 115:4 (NIV) But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.
Psalms 118:8 (NIV) It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans.
Psalms 128:4 (NIV) Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the Lord.
Psalms 135:15 (NIV) The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by human hands.
Proverbs 27:20 (NIV)
Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.
Lamentations 3:27 (NIV) It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.
Ezekiel 11:4 (NIV) Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, son of man.”
Ezekiel 16:2 (NIV) “Son of man, confront Jerusalem with her detestable practices
Ezekiel 27:2 (NIV) “Son of man, take up a lament concerning Tyre.
Ezekiel 43:1 (NIV)
Then the man brought me to the gate facing east,
Matthew 15:9 (NIV) They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’ ”
Matthew 26:5 (NIV) “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
Mark 7:7 (NIV) They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’
Mark 14:2 (NIV) “But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.”
Luke 2:52 (NIV) And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Luke 6:5 (NIV) Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Luke 11:30 (NIV) For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.
Luke 15:11 (NIV) Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.
Luke 17:26 (NIV) “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.
John 10:22 (NIV) Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter,
Genesis 2:7 (NIV) Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Genesis 2:22 (NIV) Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
Genesis 9:6 (NIV) “Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.
Genesis 32:28 (NIV) Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”
Leviticus 15:33 (NIV) for a woman in her monthly period, for a man or a woman with a discharge, and for a man who has sexual relations with a woman who is ceremonially unclean.
Leviticus 21:18 (NIV) No man who has any defect may come near: no man who is blind or lame, disfigured or deformed;
Leviticus 23:2 (NIV) “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed festivals, the appointed festivals of the Lord, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.
2 Samuel 12:5 (NIV) David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die!
1 Kings 20:37 (NIV) The prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please.” So the man struck him and wounded him.
1 Kings 22:36 (NIV) As the sun was setting, a cry spread through the army: “Every man to his town. Every man to his land!”
2 Kings 4:9 (NIV) She said to her husband, “I know that this man who often comes our way is a holy man of God.
Job 1:1 (NIV) In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
Job 15:20 (NIV) All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.
Job 28:4 (NIV) Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft, in places untouched by human feet; far from other people they dangle and sway.
Psalms 80:17 (NIV) Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself.
Proverbs 30:2 (NIV) Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.
Ecclesiastes 9:15 (NIV) Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.
Conclusion
It is clear that the Bible does not condone or promote homosexual behavior. While passages from the Bible may be interpreted differently, it is important to note that none of them provide explicit permission for homosexual relationships. Instead, these verses illustrate how the Bible views and treats individuals who practice homosexuality. These scriptures remind us that we should love our neighbors regardless of their differences and strive to create an environment of acceptance and understanding.
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