< Romans 1 >

1 Paul, a bondman of Jesus Christ, a called apostle having been separated for the good news of God
From Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for a gospel of God,
2 (which he fore-promised through his prophets in the holy scriptures)
which through his prophets he promised beforetime, in holy writings;
3 concerning his Son who was made from the seed of David according to flesh.
this gospel is concerning his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of David’s posterity in respect of his bodily nature,
4 He who was designated Son of God in power, according to a spirit of holiness, from a resurrection of the dead-Jesus Christ our Lord-
but was by his resurrection from the dead instated as Son of God, with power, in respect of his spirit of holiness.
5 through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations on behalf of his name,
It is through him, even Jesus Christ our Lord, that I received grace and apostleship to promote obedience to the faith among all the Gentiles, for his name’s sake;
6 among which ye also are the called of Jesus Christ.
among whom you also are called to be Jesus Christ’s.
7 To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, to the called, to the sanctified: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints. May God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, bless you, and give you peace.
8 First, I indeed express thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.
First I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout all the world.
9 For God is my witness whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,
God is my witness, to whom I render holy service in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I am ever making mention of you in my prayers,
10 pleading, if somehow now at last I will have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come to you.
always entreating him that now at length, if such be his will, the way may be made clear for me to come to you.
11 For I long to see you, so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, in order to establish you,
For I am longing so to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established;
12 and that is, to be mutually encouraged among you through each other's faith, both yours and mine.
that is, that I with you may be encouraged by you, each of us by the other’s faith, yours and mine.
13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that I often intended to come to you (and was prevented until now), so that I might have some fruit also among you, even as among the other Gentiles.
I want you to know, brothers, that many a time I have planned to come to you - though until now I have been hindered - so as to have some harvest-fruit among you also, even as I have among the rest of the Gentiles.
14 I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
To Greeks and to barbarians, to the cultured and to the uncultured, I have a debt to discharge.
15 So the willingness is in me to preach the good news also to you in Rome.
So much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.
16 For I am not ashamed of the good news of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation to every man who believes, both to the Jew first, and to the Greek.
FOR I AM PROUD OF THE GOSPEL. IT IS GOD’S SAVING POWER FOR EVERY ONE WHO BELIEVES. FOR THE JEW FIRST, AND ALSO FOR THE GENTILE.
17 For the righteousness of God is revealed in it from faith for faith, just as it is written, And the righteous man will live from faith.
FOR IN IT IS BEING REVEALED A RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH PROCEEDS FROM GOD, FROM FAITH UNTO FAITH; AS IT IS WRITTEN.
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all irreverence and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
For God’s wrath is ever being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who smother the truth by their unrighteousness.
19 because what is knowable of God is apparent in them, for God made it known to them.
This is so because that which may be known of God is manifest among them; for God has made it manifest to them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, both his eternal power and divinity, for them to be without excuse. (aïdios g126)
For ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, even his everlasting power and divinity, has been clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made. So they have no excuse. (aïdios g126)
21 Because, although knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their heart was darkened without understanding.
For although they knew God, yet they did not glorify him as God, nor give him thanks; but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.
22 Professing to be wise, they became foolish,
While they professed to be wise, they became fools,
23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image like corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed things, and creeping things.
and exchanged the majesty of the imperishable God for an idol, graven in the likeness of perishable man, or of birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things.
24 And for this reason God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to degrade their bodies among themselves,
So God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their own bodies;
25 who changed the truth of God into the lie, and worshiped and served the creation against him who created it, who is blessed into the ages. Truly. (aiōn g165)
because they exchanged the truth of God for an untruth, and worshiped and served the creature, rather than the Creator who is blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 Because of this God gave them up to shameful passions, for even their females changed the natural use into what is against nature.
That is why God has given them up to passions of dishonor; for on the one hand their women actually changed the natural function of sex into that which is against nature;
27 And likewise also the males, having left the natural use of the female, burned in their lust toward each other, males with males producing shamelessness, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their deviancy that was fitting.
and on the other hand their men likewise abandoned the natural use of women, and were ablaze with passion for one another; men with men practising shameless acts and receiving in their own person that recompense of their wrong-doing which necessarily followed.
28 And just as they did not approve having God in knowledge, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do things that are not fit;
And just as they refused to continue to retain God in their knowledge, so did God cast them out to an outcast mind, to do those things which were indecent.
29 having been filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity;
They were overflowing with every kind of iniquity, depravity, greed, and malice. They were full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and malignity.
30 being gossips, slanderous, God-hating, aggressors, arrogant boasters, contrivers of evil things, disobedient to parents;
They became whisperers, back-biters, hated of God, insolent, haughty, boastful. They invented sins. They were disobedient to parents.
31 without understanding, untrustworthy, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful.
They were without sense, without faith, without natural affection, without mercy.
32 Who, knowing the righteousness of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but also favor those who do.
Though they knew well the ordinance of God, that those who practise such vices are worthy of death, they not only continue to do the same, but were even applauding those who practise vice.

< Romans 1 >