Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God —

2 the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

which He announced before through His prophets in holy writings —

3 regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,

concerning His Son, (who is come of the seed of David according to the flesh,

4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

who is marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the rising again from the dead, ) Jesus Christ our Lord;

5 Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.

through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;

6 And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

among whom are also ye, the called of Jesus Christ;

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

to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints; Grace 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, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.

first, indeed, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world;

9 God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

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,

10 in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.

always in my prayers beseeching, if by any means now at length I shall have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you,

11 For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that ye may be established;

12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.

and that is, that I may be comforted together among you, through the faith in one another, both yours and mine.

13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that many times I did purpose to come unto you — and was hindered till the present time — that some fruit I might have also among you, even as also among the other nations.

14 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor,

15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.

so, as much as in me is, I am ready also to you who [are] in Rome to proclaim good news,

16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

17 For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, 'And the righteous one by faith shall live,'

18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

for revealed is the wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding down the truth in unrighteousness.

19 For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

Because that which is known of God is manifest among them, for God did manifest [it] to them,

20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. (aïdios g126)

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead — to their being inexcusable; (aïdios g126)

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

because, having known God they did not glorify [Him] as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

professing to be wise, they were made fools,

23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.

24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.

Wherefore also God did give them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies among themselves;

25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. (aiōn g165)

who did change the truth of God into a falsehood, and did honour and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed to the ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)

26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.

Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

27 Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

and in like manner also the males having left the natural use of the female, did burn in their longing toward one another; males with males working shame, and the recompense of their error that was fit, in themselves receiving.

28 Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;

29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.

evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31 They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.

unintelligent, faithless, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful;

32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

who the righteous judgment of God having known — that those practising such things are worthy of death — not only do them, but also have delight with those practising them.