< Romans 1 >

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God,
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God,
2 which He announced before through His prophets in holy writings,
which he promised beforehand by his prophets in the holy scriptures,
3 concerning His Son—who has come of the seed of David according to the flesh,
concerning his Son who was a descendant of David according to the flesh.
4 who is marked out [as the] Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection from the dead—Jesus Christ our Lord;
Through the Spirit of holiness he was declared with power to be the Son of God by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
5 through whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of His Name;
Through him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations, for the sake of his name.
6 among whom are also you, the called of Jesus Christ;
Among these nations, you also have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7 to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called holy ones: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
This letter is to all who are in Rome, the beloved of God, who are called to be holy people. May grace be to you, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 First, indeed, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, 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 proclaimed throughout 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,
For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, of how continually I make mention of you.
10 always in my prayers imploring, if by any means now at length I will have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come to you,
I always request in my prayers that by any means I may at last be successful now by the will of God in coming to you.
11 for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be established;
For I desire to see you, that I may give you some spiritual gift, in order to strengthen you.
12 and that is, that I may be comforted together among you, through faith in one another, both yours and mine.
That is, I long to be mutually encouraged among you, through each other's faith, yours and mine.
13 And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brothers, that many times I purposed to come to you—and was hindered until the present time—that some fruit I might have also among you, even as also among the other nations.
Now I do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, that I often intended to come to you, (but I was hindered until now), in order to have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the rest of the Gentiles.
14 Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor,
I am a debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.
15 so, as much as in me is, I am ready also to you who [are] in Rome to proclaim good news,
So, as for me, I am ready to proclaim the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
16 for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to everyone who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and for the Greek.
17 For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it has been written: “And the righteous one will live by faith,”
For in it God's righteousness is revealed from faith to faith, as it has been written, “The righteous will live by faith.”
18 for the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven on all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding down the truth in unrighteousness.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people, who through unrighteousness hold back the truth.
19 Because that which is known of God is revealed among them, for God revealed [it] to them,
This is because that which is known about God is visible to them. For God has enlightened them.
20 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)
For his invisible qualities, namely his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. (aïdios g126)
21 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,
This is because, although they knew about God, they did not glorify him as God, nor did they give him thanks. Instead, they became foolish in their thoughts, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
22 professing to be wise, they were made fools,
They claimed to be wise, but they became foolish.
23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.
They exchanged the glory of the imperishable God for the likenesses of an image of perishable man, of birds, of four-footed beasts, and of creeping things.
24 For this reason also God gave them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonor their bodies among themselves;
Therefore God gave them over to the lusts of their hearts for uncleanness, for their bodies to be dishonored among themselves.
25 who changed the truth of God into the lie, and honored and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for all ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
It is they who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and who worshiped and served the creation instead of the Creator, who is praised forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 Because of this God gave them up to dishonorable affections, for even their females changed the natural use into that against nature;
Because of this, God gave them over to dishonorable passions, for their women exchanged natural relations for those that were unnatural.
27 and in like manner also the males having left the natural use of the female, burned in their longing toward one another; males with males working shame, and the repayment of their error that was fit, in themselves receiving.
Likewise, the men also left their natural relations with women and burned in their lust for one another. These were men who committed shameless acts with men and received in themselves the penalty they deserved for their error.
28 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;
Because they did not approve of having God in their awareness, he gave them up to a depraved mind, for them to do those things that are not proper.
29 having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,
They have been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, and malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and evil intentions. They are gossips,
30 evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventing ways of doing evil; they are disobedient to parents.
31 unintelligent, faithless, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful;
They are senseless, faithless, heartless, and unmerciful.
32 who the righteous judgment of God having known—that those practicing such things are worthy of death—not only do them, but also have delight with those practicing them.
They understand the regulations of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death. But not only do they do these things, they also approve of others who do them.

< Romans 1 >