Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

From Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for a gospel of God,

2 Which he had promised before, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures,

which through his prophets he promised beforetime, in holy writings;

3 Concerning his Son, who was made to him of the seed of David, according to the 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 Who was predestinated the Son of God in power, according to the spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead;

but was by his resurrection from the dead instated as Son of God, with power, in respect of his spirit of holiness.

5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith, in all nations, for 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 whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ:

among whom you also are called to be Jesus Christ’s.

7 To all that are at Rome, the beloved of God, called to be saints. Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and from 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 give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is spoken of 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 gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make a commemoration of you;

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 Always in my prayers making request, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto 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, that I may impart unto you some spiritual grace, to strengthen 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 That is to say, that I may be comforted together in you, by that which is common to us both, your faith 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 And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come unto you, (and have been hindered hitherto, ) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among 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 To the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the wise and to the unwise, I am a debtor;

To Greeks and to barbarians, to the cultured and to the uncultured, I have a debt to discharge.

15 So (as much as is in me) I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are at 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 gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, 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 justice of God is revealed therein, from faith unto faith, as it is written: The just man liveth by 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 ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in injustice:

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 that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto 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 that are made; his eternal power also, and divinity: so that they are inexcusable. (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 that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God, or given thanks; but became vain in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened.

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 For professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.

While they professed to be wise, they became fools,

23 And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man, and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts, and of 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 Wherefore God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness, to dishonour their own 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 a lie; and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. (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 For this cause God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which 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, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts one towards another, men with men working that which is filthy, and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error.

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 as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient;

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 Being filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness, full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity, whisperers,

They were overflowing with every kind of iniquity, depravity, greed, and malice. They were full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and malignity.

30 Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors 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 Foolish, dissolute, without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.

They were without sense, without faith, without natural affection, without mercy.

32 Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death; and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them.

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.