Romans 1

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

From Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, who has been called to become an apostle, and has been set apart to tell God’s good news.

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

This good news God promised long ago through his prophets in the sacred scriptures,

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

concerning his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord; who, as to his human nature, was descended from David,

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

but, as to the spirit of holiness within him, was miraculously designated Son of God by his resurrection from the dead.

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

Through him we received the gift of the apostolic office, to win submission to the faith among all nations for the glory of his name.

6 Among whom ye be also the called of Iesus Christ:

And among these nations are you – you who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.

7 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.

To all in Rome who are dear to God and have been called to become Christ’s people, may God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

8 First I thanke my God through Iesus Christ for you all, because your faith is published throughout the whole world.

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because the report of your faith is spreading throughout the world.

9 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

God, to whom I offer the worship of my soul as I tell the goodness of his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you when I pray,

10 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.

asking that, if he be willing, I may some day at last find the way open to visit you.

11 For I long to see you, that I might bestowe among you some spirituall gift, that you might be strengthened:

For I long to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift and so give you fresh strength –

12 That is, that I might be comforted together with you, through our mutuall faith, both yours and mine.

or rather that both you and I may find encouragement in each other’s faith.

13 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.

I want you to know, my friends, that I have many times intended coming to see you – but until now I have been prevented – that I might find among you some fruit of my labours, as I have already among the other nations.

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

I have a duty to both the Greek and the barbarian, to both the cultured and the ignorant.

15 Therefore, as much as in me is, I am readie to preach ye Gospel to you also that are at Rome.

And so, for my part, I am ready to tell the good news to you also who are in Rome.

16 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.

For I am not ashamed of the good news; it is the power of God which brings salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first, but also to the Greek.

17 For by it the righteousnesse of God is reueiled from faith to faith: as it is written, The iust shall liue by faith.

For in it there is a revelation of the divine righteousness resulting from faith and leading on to faith; as scripture says – “Through faith the righteous will find life.”

18 For the wrath of God is reueiled from heauen against all vngodlinesse, and vnrighteousnesse of men, which withhold the trueth in vnrighteousnesse.

So, too, there is a revelation from heaven of the divine wrath against every form of ungodliness and wickedness on the part of those people who, by their wicked lives, are stifling the truth.

19 Forasmuch as that, which may be knowe of God, is manifest in them: for God hath shewed it vnto them.

This is so, because what can be known about God is plain to them; for God himself has made it plain.

20 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)

For ever since the creation of the universe God’s invisible attributes – his everlasting power and divinity – are to be seen and studied in his works, so that people have no excuse; (aïdios g126)

21 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.

because, although they learned to know God, yet they did not offer him as God either praise or thanksgiving. Their speculations about him proved futile, and their undiscerning minds were darkened.

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

Professing to be wise, they showed themselves fools;

23 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.

and they transformed the glory of the immortal God into the likeness of mortal humans, and of birds, and beasts, and reptiles.

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

Therefore God abandoned them to impurity, letting them follow the cravings of their hearts, until they dishonoured their own bodies;

25 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)

for they had substituted a lie for the truth about God, and had reverenced and worshiped created things more than the Creator, who is to be praised for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

26 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.

That, I say, is why God abandoned them to degrading passions. Even the women among them perverted the natural use of their bodies to the unnatural;

27 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.

while the men, disregarding that for which women were intended by nature, were consumed with passion for one another. Men indulged in vile practices with men, and incurred in their own persons the inevitable penalty for their perverseness.

28 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,

Then, as they would not keep God before their minds, God abandoned them to depraved thoughts, so that they did all kinds of shameful things.

29 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,

They revelled in every form of wickedness, evil, greed, vice. Their lives were full of envy, murder, quarrelling, treachery, malice.

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

They became back-biters, slanderers, impious, insolent, boastful. They devised new sins. They disobeyed their parents.

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

They were undiscerning, untrustworthy, without natural affection or pity.

32 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.

Well aware of God’s decree, that those who do such things deserve to die, not only are they guilty of them themselves, but they even applaud those who do them.