Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called as an Apostle, separated for the Gospel of God,

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called an apostle, having been separated unto the gospel of God,

2 which he had promised beforehand, through his Prophets, in the Holy Scriptures,

which He proclaimed beforehand through His prophets in the holy scriptures,

3 about his Son, who was made for him from the offspring of David according to the flesh,

concerning his Son, having been born of the seed of David according to the flesh;

4 the Son of God, who was predestined in virtue according to the Spirit of sanctification from the resurrection of the dead, our Lord Jesus Christ,

having been ordained the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, from the resurrection of the dead, of Jesus Christ our Lord:

5 through whom we have received grace and Apostleship, for the sake of his name, for the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles,

through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the Gentiles, in behalf of his name:

6 from whom you also have been called by Jesus Christ:

among whom ye are also called of Jesus Christ:

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

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

8 Certainly, I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, first for all of you, because your faith is being announced throughout the entire world.

In the first place, indeed, I praise my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit by the Gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I have kept a remembrance of you

For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how I unceasingly make mention of you always in my prayer;

10 always in my prayers, pleading that in some way, at some time, I may have a prosperous journey, within the will of God, to come to you.

praying, if by any means I shall be prospered in the will of God to come to you.

11 For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you a certain spiritual grace to strengthen you,

For I long to see you, in order that I may impart unto you a certain spiritual grace, that you may be established;

12 specifically, to be consoled together with you through that which is mutual: your faith and mine.

but this is the consolation among you through faith in one another, both of you and me.

13 But I want you to know, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you, (though I have been hindered even to the present time) so that I might obtain some fruit among you also, just as also among the other Gentiles.

But I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that frequently I purposed to come to you, and was hindered hitherto, in order that I may have some fruit among you, as well as also among other Gentiles.

14 To the Greeks and to the uncivilized, to the wise and to the foolish, I am in debt.

I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians; both to the wise, and the unwise:

15 So within me there is a prompting to evangelize to you also who are at Rome.

so to my utmost ability, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.

16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation for all believers, the Jew first, and the Greek.

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

17 For the justice of God is revealed within it, by faith unto faith, just as it was written: “For the just one lives by faith.”

For the righteousness of God is revealed in him from faith to faith: as has been written, But the just shall live by faith.

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven over every impiety and injustice among those men who fend off the truth of God with injustice.

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

19 For what is known about God is manifest in them. For God has manifested it to them.

because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God has revealed it to them:

20 For unseen things about him have been made conspicuous, since the creation of the world, being understood by the things that were made; likewise his everlasting virtue and divinity, so much so that they have no excuse. (aïdios g126)

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are seen, being known by the things which are made, even His eternal power and divinity; so that they are without excuse: (aïdios g126)

21 For although they had known God, they did not glorify God, nor give thanks. Instead, they became weakened in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was obscured.

because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were they thankful; but they became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 For, while proclaiming themselves to be wise, they became foolish.

Saying that they were wise, they became fools,

23 And they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of flying things, and of four-legged beasts, and of serpents.

and changed the glory of the invisible God into the similitude of the likeness of corruptible man, and of birds, and of quadrupeds, and of creeping things.

24 For this reason, God handed them over to the desires of their own heart for impurity, so that they afflicted their own bodies with indignities among themselves.

Therefore God gave them up, in the lusts of their hearts, to impurity, to dishonor their bodies among themselves:

25 And they exchanged the truth of God for a lie. And they worshipped and served the creature, rather than the Creator, who is blessed for all eternity. Amen. (aiōn g165)

who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for evermore: amen. (aiōn g165)

26 Because of this, God handed them over to shameful passions. For example, their females have exchanged the natural use of the body for a use which is against nature.

On account of this God gave them up to the lusts of dishonor: for indeed their women changed the natural use to that which is against nature:

27 And similarly, the males also, abandoning the natural use of females, have burned in their desires for one another: males doing with males what is disgraceful, and receiving within themselves the recompense that necessarily results from their error.

likewise also the men, having left the natural use of the woman, burned in their desire towards one another; men with men working out disgrace, and receiving the reward of their error among themselves which it behooved.

28 And since they did not prove to have God by knowledge, God handed them over to a morally depraved way of thinking, so that they might do those things which are not fitting:

And as they did not approve to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are inappropriate;

29 having been completely filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness; full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, spite, gossiping;

being filled with all injustice, wickedness, vice, covetousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceitfulness, evil affection;

30 slanderous, hateful toward God, abusive, arrogant, self-exalting, devisers of evil, disobedient to parents,

whisperers, calumniators, haters of God, insulters, proud, arrogant, practitioners of evils, disobedient to parents,

31 foolish, disorderly; without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.

covenant-breakers, incontinent, without natural affections, unmerciful,

32 And these, though they had known the justice of God, did not understand that those who act in such a manner are deserving of death, and not only those who do these things, but also those who consent to what is done.

who, knowing the rightfulness of God, that those who do such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but they even delight in those who are doing them.