Romans 1
1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the glad-message of God—
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
2 Which he promised beforehand, through his prophets, in holy scriptures—
the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,
3 Concerning his Son, —who came to be of the seed of David, according to flesh,
regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
4 Who was distinguished as the Son of God—by power, according to a Holy Spirit, through means of a resurrection of the dead, —Jesus Christ our Lord;
and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
5 Through whom we have received favour and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name,
Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
6 Among whom are, ye also, called of Jesus Christ:
And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7 Unto all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints, favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 First, indeed, I give thanks unto my God, through Jesus Christ, concerning you all, because your faith is being announced throughout the whole world.
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
9 For God is, my witness, —unto whom I am rendering divine service in my spirit, in the glad message of his Son, —how incessantly, I am making mention of you
God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
10 At all times in my prayers, —making supplication—if, by some means, even now, at any time, I may have a way opened, in the will of God, to come unto you;
in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
11 For I am longing to see you, that I may impart some spiritual gift unto you, to the end ye may be established, —
For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
12 That is to say—there may be a mutual encouragement among you, each by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.
that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
13 I do not wish however that ye should be ignorant, brethren, that, many times, have I purposed to come unto you, but have been hindered, until the present, —in order that, some fruit, I might have among you also, even as among the other nations,
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
14 Both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to wise and to unwise, a debtor, I am:
I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
15 Thus, the eagerness on my part—unto you also who are in Rome, to announce the joyful message.
That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
16 For I am not ashamed of the joyful message; for it is God’s power unto salvation, to every one that believeth, both to Jew [first] and to Greek;
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
17 For, a righteousness of God, is therein revealed, —by faith unto faith: even as it is written—But, he that is righteous, by faith, shall live.
For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
18 For there is being revealed an anger of God from heaven—against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who, the truth, in unrighteousness, do hold down; —
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
19 Inasmuch as, what may be known of God, is manifest among them, for, God, unto them, hath made it manifest, —
For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
20 For, the unseen things of him, from a world’s creation, by the things made, being perceived, are clearly seen, even his eternal power and divinity, —to the end they should be without excuse; (aïdios g126)
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. (aïdios g126)
21 Inasmuch as, having come to know God, not, as God, did they glorify him, or give him thanks, but were made fruitless in their reasonings, and darkened was their undiscerning heart,
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
22 Professing to be wise, they were made foolish,
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
23 And, exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God, for the likeness of an image of a corruptible man, and of birds and fourfooted beasts and reptiles:
and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 Wherefore God gave them up in the covetings of their hearts unto impurity, so as to be dishonouring their bodies among them, —
Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.
25 Who, indeed, exchanged away the truth of God for the falsehood, and rendered worship and service unto the creature rather than unto the Creator, —who is blessed unto the ages. Amen! (aiōn g165)
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 For this cause, God gave them up unto dishonourable passions; for, even their females, exchanged away the natural use into that which is against nature, —
For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
27 In like manner also, even the males, leaving the natural use of the female, flamed out in their eager desire one for another, males with males, the indecency, effecting, —and, the necessary recompence of their error, within themselves, duly receiving; —
Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 And, even as they did not approve to be holding, God, in acknowledgment, God gave them up unto a disapproved mind to be doing the things that are not becoming,
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
29 Filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, baseness, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil disposition,
They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
30 Whisperers, detractors, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, vain boasters, inventors of vices, unto parents unyielding,
slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
31 Without discernment, regardless of covenants, without natural affection, unmerciful: —
They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.
32 Who, indeed, having acknowledged the righteous sentence of God, —that, they who such things as these do practise, are worthy of death, not only, the same things, are doing, but are even delighting together with them who are practising [them].
Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
