Romans 1

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

Paul a seruant of Iesus Christ called to be an Apostle, put apart to preache the Gospel of God,

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

(Which he had promised afore by his Prophetes in the holy Scriptures)

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

Concerning his Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord (which was made of the seede of Dauid 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,

And declared mightily to be the Sonne of God, touching the Spirit of sanctification by the resurrection from the dead)

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 haue receiued grace and Apostleship (that obedience might be giuen vnto ye faith) for his Name among al ye Gentiles,

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

Among whom ye be also the called of Iesus 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 you that be at Rome beloued of God, called to be Saints: Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus 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 thanke my God through Iesus Christ for you all, because your faith is published 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 witnesse (whom I serue in my spirit in the Gospel of his Sonne) that without ceasing 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.

Alwayes in my prayers, beseeching that by some meanes, one time or other I might haue a prosperous iourney by the will of God, to come vnto 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, that I might bestowe among you some spirituall gift, that you might be strengthened:

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

That is, that I might be comforted together with you, through our mutuall faith, 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.

Now my brethren, I would that ye should not be ignorant, how that I haue oftentimes purposed to come vnto you (but haue bene let hitherto) that I might haue some fruite also among you, as I haue among the other Gentiles.

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

I am detter both to the Grecians, and to the Barbarians, both to the wise men and vnto the vnwise.

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

Therefore, as much as in me is, I am readie to preach ye Gospel to you also that are at 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 Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God vnto saluation to euery one that beleeueth, to the Iewe first, and also to the Grecian.

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 by it the righteousnesse of God is reueiled from faith to faith: as it is written, The iust shall liue 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 reueiled from heauen against all vngodlinesse, and vnrighteousnesse of men, which withhold the trueth in vnrighteousnesse.

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

Forasmuch as that, which may be knowe of God, is manifest in them: for God hath shewed it vnto 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 inuisible things of him, that is, his eternal power and Godhead, are seene by ye creation of the worlde, being considered in his workes, to the intent that they should be 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 that when they knewe God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankefull, but became vaine in their thoughtes, and their foolish heart was full of darkenesse.

22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

When they professed themselues to be wise, they became fooles.

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

For they turned the glorie of the incorruptible God to the similitude of the image of a corruptible man, and of birdes, and foure footed beastes, 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,

Wherefore also God gaue them vp to their hearts lusts, vnto vncleannesse, to defile their owne bodies betweene themselues:

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)

Which turned the trueth of God vnto a lie, and worshipped and serued the creature, forsaking the Creator, which is blessed for euer, 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 cause God gaue them vp vnto vile affections: for euen their women did change the naturall vse into 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.

And likewise also the men left the naturall vse of the woman, and burned in their lust one toward another, and man with man wrought filthinesse, and receiued in themselues such recompence of their errour, as was meete.

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;

For as they regarded not to acknowledge God, euen so God deliuered them vp vnto a reprobate minde, to doe those things which are not conuenient,

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

Being full of all vnrighteousnesse, fornication, wickednes, couetousnes, maliciousnes, full of enuie, of murder, of debate, of deceit, taking all things in the euill part, whisperers,

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

Backbiters, haters of God, doers of wrong, proude, boasters, inuenters of euil things, disobedient to parents,

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

without vnderstanding, couenant breakers, without naturall affection, such as can neuer be appeased, mercilesse.

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.

Which men, though they knew ye Lawe of God, how that they which comit such things are worthie of death, yet not onely do the same, but also fauour them that doe them.