Romans 1

1 PAUL, a servant of Jesus the Messiah, called and sent; and separated unto the gospel of God,

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

2 (which he had before promised, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures,

(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures, )

3 concerning his Son, (who was born in the flesh, of seed of the house of David,

Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

4 and was made known as the Son of God, by power, and by the Holy Spirit, ) who arose from the dead, Jesus Messiah, our Lord,

And declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

5 by whom we have received grace, and a mission among all the Gentiles, to the end that they may obey the faith in his name;

By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

6 among whom, ye also are called by Jesus Messiah; )

Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

7 to all those who are at Rome, beloved of God, called and sanctified: Peace and grace be with you, from God our Father, and from our Lord Jesus Messiah.

To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 In the first place, I give thanks to God by Jesus Messiah, on account of you all; because your faith is heard of in all the world.

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

9 And God, whom in spirit I serve in the gospel of his Son, is my witness, that I unceasingly make mention of you, at all times, in my prayers.

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

10 And I likewise supplicate, that hereafter a door may be opened to me, by the good pleasure of God, to come unto you.

Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

11 For I long much to see you; and to impart to you the gift of the Spirit, whereby ye may be established;

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

12 and that we may have comfort together, in the faith of both yourselves and me.

That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

13 And I wish you to know, my brethren, that I have many times desired to come to you, (though prevented hitherto, ) that I might have some fruit among you also; even as among other Gentiles,

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto, ) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

14 Greeks and barbarians, the wise and the unwise: for to every man am I a debtor, to preach to him.

I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

15 And so I am eager to preach to you also who are at Rome.

So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it is the power of God unto life, to all who believe in it; whether first they are of the Jews, or whether they are of the Gentiles.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: 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 the righteousness of God, from faith to faith; as it is written, The righteous by faith, shall live.

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

18 For the wrath of God from heaven is revealed against all the iniquity and wickedness of men, who hold the truth in iniquity.

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

19 Because a knowledge of God is manifest in them; for God hath manifested it in them.

Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed [it] unto them.

20 For, from the foundations of the world, the occult things of God are seen, by the intellect, in the things he created, even his eternal power and divinity; so that they might be without excuse; (aïdios g126)

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: (aïdios g126)

21 because they knew God, and did not glorify him and give thanks to him as God, but became vain in their imaginings, and their unwise heart was darkened.

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 And, while they thought within themselves that they were wise, they became fools.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23 And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into a likeness to the image of a corruptible man, and into the likeness of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles on the earth.

And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

24 For this cause, God gave them up to the filthy lusts of their heart, to dishonor their bodies with them.

Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

25 And they changed the truth of God into a lie; and worshipped and served the created things, much more than the Creator of them, to whom belong glory and blessing, for ever and ever: Amen. (aiōn g165)

Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

26 For this cause, God gave them up to vile passions: for their females changed the use of their natures, and employed that which is unnatural.

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And so also their males forsook the use of females, which is natural, and burned with lust toward one another; and, male with male, they did what is shameful, and received in themselves the just recompense of their error.

And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

28 And as they did not determine with themselves to know God, God gave them over to a vain mind; that they might do what they ought not,

And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

29 being full of all iniquity, and lewdness, and bitterness, and malice, and covetousness, and envy, and slaughter, and strife, and guile, and evil machinations,

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

30 and backbiting, and slander; and being haters of God, scoffers, proud, vain-glorious, devisers of evil things, destitute of reason, disregardful of parents,

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31 and to whom a covenant is nothing, neither affection, nor peace, and in whom is no compassion.

Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

32 These, while they know the judgment of God, that he condemneth those to death who perpetrate such things, are not only doers of them, but the companions of such as do them.

Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.