Romans 1

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

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

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

(Which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures)

3 this gospel is concerning his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of David’s posterity in respect of his bodily nature,

Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh.

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

And declared [to be] the Son of God, with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

5 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;

By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for his name:

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

Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

7 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.

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

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

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

9 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,

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,

10 always entreating him that now at length, if such be his will, the way may be made clear for me to come to you.

Making request (if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God) to come to you.

11 For I am longing so to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established;

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

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

That is, that I may be comforted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and me.

13 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.

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

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

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

15 So much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

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

16 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.

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

17 FOR IN IT IS BEING REVEALED A RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH PROCEEDS FROM GOD, FROM FAITH UNTO FAITH; AS IT IS WRITTEN.

For in this is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

18 For God’s wrath is ever being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who smother the truth by their unrighteousness.

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

19 This is so because that which may be known of God is manifest among them; for God has made it manifest to them.

Because that which may be known of God, is manifest in them; for God hath shown [it] to them.

20 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)

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: (aïdios g126)

21 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.

Because that when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 While they professed to be wise, they became fools,

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools:

23 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.

And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping animals.

24 So God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their own bodies;

Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:

25 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)

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

26 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;

For this cause God gave them up to vile affections. For even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 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.

And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one towards another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.

28 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.

And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

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

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

30 They became whisperers, back-biters, hated of God, insolent, haughty, boastful. They invented sins. They were disobedient to parents.

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventers of evil things, disobedient to parents,

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

Without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

32 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.

Who, knowing the judgment of God, that they who commit such things are worthy of death; not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.