Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, a called apostle, set apart to preach the gospel of God,

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

2 which he had promised before by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

3 the gospel concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David as to the flesh,

concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh

4 and shown with power to be the Son of God as to his spirit of holiness, by the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord;

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

5 through whom we received grace and the office of an apostle in behalf of his name, in order to produce obedience to the faith among all nations;

through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the Gentiles,

6 among whom are ye also, the called of Jesus Christ;

including you who are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;

7 to all the beloved of God at Rome, called, holy: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

to all who are in Rome, beloved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

First, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.

9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how constantly I make mention of you, always in my prayers

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that I continually remember you,

10 supplicating that, if it be possible, I may at last through the will of God be favored with an opportunity of coming to you.

always pleading in my prayers that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you.

11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, which may be for your confirmation;

For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be established,

12 that is, that I may be edified among you, and you also, through each other's faith, both yours and mine.

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

13 But I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I often purposed to come to you, though I have been hindered hitherto, that I might have some fruit of my labors among you also, as among the other gentiles.

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but have been hindered until the present time) so that I might have some fruit among you as well, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

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

I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish;

15 So, according to my ability, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also in Rome.

thus the eagerness on my part to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for to every believer, to the Jew first and also to the Greek, it is the power of God unto salvation.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, both to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

17 For therein is revealed the righteousness which is of God from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, just as it is written, “The righteous will live by faith.”

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of men, who keep down the truth in unrighteousness.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness.

19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest within them; for God made it manifest to them.

Because what is known about God is evident among them, for God has made it evident to them.

20 For, ever since the creation of the world, his invisible attributes, even his eternal power and divinity, being perceived from his works, are clearly seen, so that they might be without excuse. (aïdios g126)

For his invisible qualities, both his everlasting power and his divinity, have been plainly seen from the creation of the world, being perceived through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. (aïdios g126)

21 Because though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful to him; but became perverse in their reasonings, and their senseless minds were darkened;

For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their senseless hearts were darkened.

22 professing to be wise, they became fools,

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

23 and for the glory of the incorruptible God they substituted images of corruptible man, and of birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things.

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.

24 Wherefore God also gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to debase their bodies with one another;

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

25 because they changed the true God for false gods, and adored and worshipped created things rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

because they exchanged the truth of God for falsehood and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

26 For this cause God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women indulged in unnatural lust,

For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions, for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is contrary to nature.

27 and in like manner the men also, neglecting the natural use of the female, burned with lust for one another, men with men practising that which is shameful, and receiving in themselves the due recompense of their error.

In the same way the men also, having abandoned the natural function of the female, were inflamed in their lust for one another, men committing shameful acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

28 And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are shameful;

And just as they considered it worthless to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a worthless mind, to do what is not proper.

29 being filled with all unrighteousness, malice, covetousness, wickedness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; backbiters,

They are filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, evil, covetousness, and malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and maliciousness. They are gossips,

30 slanderers, hated of God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of mischief, disobedient to parents,

slanderers, haters of God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,

31 senseless, faithless, without natural affection, without pity;

senseless, untrustworthy, without natural affection, irreconcilable, and unmerciful.

32 who, although knowing the ordinance of God, that they who practise such things deserve death, not only do them themselves, but approve of those who do them.

Though they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things deserve death, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.