Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

Paul a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,

2 which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

separated unto the gospel of God, (which He had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures) concerning his Son,

3 concerning his Son, who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh,

who was of the seed of David according to the flesh,

4 who was declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

but powerfully declared to be the Son of God, according to the spirit of holiness, by his resurrection from the dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord;

5 through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for his name’s sake;

by whom we have received grace and apostleship to preach the obedience of faith for his name's sake, to all nations;

6 among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;

among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ;

7 to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

to all that are in Rome beloved of God, called and holy: grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

And first I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is celebrated through the whole 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,

for God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

10 requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.

intreating if I may now at length have a prosperous journey by the will of God, to come unto you.

11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be established:

12 that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

that is to say, that being among you we may be comforted together by the faith of each, both yours and mine.

13 Now I do not desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (and was hindered so far), that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I often purposed to come unto you, (but have been hindered hitherto) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the other Gentiles.

14 I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.

For I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the learned and the unlearned:

15 So as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

therefore am I ready, as much as in me lies, to preach the gospel to you also that are at Rome.

16 For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, both Jew and Greek:

17 For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”

for the righteousness of God is therein revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith."

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who withhold the truth in unrighteousness;

19 because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.

for what is to be known of God is manifest among them, for God hath manifested it to them.

20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting (aïdios g126) power and divinity, that they may be without excuse.

Inasmuch as from the first creation of the world, the invisible things of Him, even his eternal power and Godhead, are, if attended to, clearly seen in his works: (aïdios g126)

21 Because knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, and did not give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

so that they are inexcusable; because having thus known God they glorified Him not as God, neither were they thankful; but were infatuated by their own reasonings, and their heart being void of understanding was darkened.

22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Pretending to be wise they Became fools:

23 and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, four-footed animals, and creeping things.

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for an image like to corruptible man, and birds, and beasts, and reptiles.

24 Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves;

Wherefore God also gave them up to impurity, in the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves;

25 who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for the ages (aiōn g165). Amen.

who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature instead of the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

26 For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

Therefore God gave them up to infamous passions: for even their women changed the natural use into that which is unnatural,

27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.

and the men likewise, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust to one another, men with men committing shame, and receiving in themselves the recompence of their error which they deserved.

28 Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

And as they were not careful to acknowledge God, God gave them up to an undiscerning mind to do things that were not fit to be done:

29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

being filled with all injustice, lewdness, wickedness, covetousness, malignity; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and every evil habit; whisperers,

30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

slanderers, haters of God, injurious, haughty, proud, inventers of mischief, undutiful to parents, void of understanding,

31 without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, and unmerciful:

32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

who though they knew the just judgement of God, (that they who commit such practises are worthy of death) yet not only do these very things, but also countenance and encourage others in the practice of them.