Romans 1

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

Paul, bondman of Jesus Christ, [a] called apostle, separated to God's glad tidings,

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

(which he had before promised by his prophets in holy writings, )

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

concerning his Son (come of David's seed according to 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,

marked out Son of God in power, according to [the] Spirit of holiness, by resurrection of [the] dead) 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;

by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations,

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

among whom are ye also [the] 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 that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and [our] 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.

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in 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 glad tidings of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,

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.

always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered by 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 greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to establish you;

12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.

that is, to have mutual comfort among you, each by the faith [which is] in the other, both yours and mine.

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 I often proposed to come to you, (and have been hindered until the present time, ) that I might have some fruit among you too, even as among the other nations also.

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

I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and unintelligent:

15 So, for my part, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

so, as far as depends on me, am I ready to announce the glad tidings to you also who [are] in Rome.

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 glad tidings; for it is God's power to salvation, to every one that believes, both to Jew first and to 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 righteousness of God is revealed therein, on the principle of faith, to faith: according as it is 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 there is revealed wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety, and unrighteousness of men holding the truth in unrighteousness.

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

Because what is known of God is manifest among them, for God has manifested [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 from [the] world's creation the invisible things of him are perceived, being apprehended by the mind through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity, — so as to render them inexcusable. (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 glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts, and their heart without understanding was darkened:

22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

professing themselves to be 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 incorruptible God into [the] likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.

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

Wherefore God gave them up [also] in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies between 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 falsehood, and honoured and served the creature more than him who had created [it], who is blessed for ever. 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.

For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both their females changed the natural use into that contrary to 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.

and in like manner the males also, leaving the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their lust towards one another; males with males working shame, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their error which was fit.

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 according as they did not think good to have God in [their] knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things;

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 unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

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

back-biters, hateful to God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

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

void of understanding, faithless, without natural affection, 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 righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do [them].