The King James Version of the Bible translates verse 9 and 10 as: - "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God." This verse has been translated in many ways among the 25 English versions of the Bible that we have analyzed. Although "homosexual" is a very common translation, it is almost certain to be inaccurate: - If Paul wanted to refer to homosexual behavior, he would have used the word "paiderasste." That was the standard Greek term at the time for sexual behavior between males. - The second term is "arsenokoitai" in Greek. The exact meaning of this word is lost. It seems to have been a term created by Paul for this verse. "Arsen" means "man" in Greek. So there is no way that "arsenokoitai" could refer to both male and female homosexuals. It seems that the translators gave in to the temptation to widen Paul's condemnation to include lesbians as well as gay males. --- Funny how people pick and choose which translation best fits their needs.

Wow every statement in the singleinlakemary's comment contradicted the one before it. Judge not, because it's not your responsibility to judge. It's not like the pride parade is going to come into Holy Land in their birthday suits and start trying to recruit straight people to their team. Do you allow Jews, Muslims, and black people into your little Holy Land?