²³ and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images^(A) made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

² You know that when you were pagans,^(A) somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.^(B)

¹² remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners^(A) to the covenants of the promise,^(B) without hope^(C) and without God in the world.

⁵ not in passionate lust^(A) like the pagans,^(B) who do not know God;^(C)