Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

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

2 which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

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

3 concerning his Son, who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh,

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

4 who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

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 received grace and the office of apostle, for obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

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

6 among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;

among whom ye are also called of Jesus Christ:

7 to all who are in Rome, loved by God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and 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 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole 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 in the Good News of his Son, how I constantly mention 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, requesting, if by any means now at last I may succeed by 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, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift 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 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.

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

13 Now I do not desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the other non-Jewish people.

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 I have an obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

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

15 So, for my part, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in 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 Good News, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for 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 in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous will live 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 against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people, who suppress the truth by unrighteousness,

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

19 because what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.

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

20 For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made. So they are without 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 Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but their thinking became nonsense, and their foolish heart was darkened.

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 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

Saying that they were wise, they became fools,

23 and traded the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal humans, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and crawling creatures.

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 Therefore God also abandoned them in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the degrading of their bodies among themselves,

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

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

26 For this reason, God abandoned them to their degrading passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for that which is contrary to 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 Likewise also the men, giving up natural relations with women, burned in their lust toward one another, men with men, committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of 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 Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God abandoned them to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not right;

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 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

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

30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

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

31 foolish, promise-breakers, heartless, unforgiving, unmerciful;

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

32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

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.