Romans 1
1 Paul a seruant of Iesus Christ called to be an Apostle, put apart to preache the Gospel of God,
Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been set apart to the Gospel of God,
2 (Which he had promised afore by his Prophetes in the holy Scriptures)
which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures:
3 Concerning his Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord (which was made of the seede of Dauid according to the flesh,
concerning His Son, who became a physical descendant of David,
4 And declared mightily to be the Sonne of God, touching the Spirit of sanctification by the resurrection from the dead)
who was established to be God's powerful Son (in accordance with Spirit of holiness) by resurrection from the dead—Jesus Christ our Lord—
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 whom we have received grace and apostleship to promote obedience of faith among all ethnic nations concerning His name
6 Among whom ye be also the called of Iesus Christ:
(among these you also are called by 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 the called saints who are in Rome, beloved of God: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Sovereign Jesus Christ.
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 all of you, because your faith is being reported all over 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
Further, the God whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel of His Son is my witness, how without ceasing I always remember you in my prayers,
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.
begging that perhaps now, at last, I may be prospered by the will of God to come to 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 so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established
12 That is, that I might be comforted together with you, through our mutuall faith, both yours and mine.
—that is, that I may be encouraged among you by our mutual faith, both yours and mine.
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 do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), in order that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the rest of the Gentiles.
14 I am detter both to the Grecians, and to the Barbarians, both to the wise men and vnto the vnwise.
I am a debtor both to Greeks and to non-Greeks, both to wise and to foolish.
15 Therefore, as much as in me is, I am readie to preach ye Gospel to you also that are at Rome.
So, for my part, I am eager to preach the Gospel to you who are in Rome as well.
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.
I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God for the salvation of each one who believes (for the Jew first, then 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.
because in it God's righteousness is revealed, from faith to faith; just as it is written: “The righteous one will live by faith.”
18 For the wrath of God is reueiled from heauen against all vngodlinesse, and vnrighteousnesse of men, which withhold the trueth in vnrighteousnesse.
Now the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven upon all ungodliness and unrighteousness of the people who suppress the truth by unrighteousness,
19 Forasmuch as that, which may be knowe of God, is manifest in them: for God hath shewed it vnto them.
precisely because what may be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them.
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)
Because His invisible attributes, namely His eternal power and divine nature, are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being understood from what has been made, so that they are inexcusable; (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.
precisely because, knowing God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks; so their reasonings became worthless and their senseless hearts were darkened.
22 When they professed themselues to be wise, they became fooles.
Claiming to be wise, they became 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 exchanged for themselves the glory of the incorruptible God for an image resembling a perishable man—even birds and quadrupeds and reptiles!
24 Wherefore also God gaue them vp to their hearts lusts, vnto vncleannesse, to defile their owne bodies betweene themselues:
Therefore God also gave them up, through the cravings of their hearts for vileness, to the degrading of their bodies among themselves
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)
—they had exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. 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.
For this reason God gave them up to degrading passions; in fact even their females exchanged the natural sexual function for that against nature;
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.
likewise also the males, abandoning the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their lust toward one another, males committing the disgraceful act with males, and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
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,
So precisely because they determined not to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a debased mind, to do wrong 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,
having been filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, greed, depravity; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; gossips,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, doers of wrong, proude, boasters, inuenters of euil things, disobedient to parents,
slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, braggarts, contrivers of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 without vnderstanding, couenant breakers, without naturall affection, such as can neuer be appeased, mercilesse.
senseless, faithless, hardhearted, intransigent, unmerciful;
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.
who, knowing full well God's just sentence, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do them but also approve of other practitioners.
