Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the glad-message of God—

Paul, a bondman of Jesus Christ, a called apostle having been separated for the good news of God

2 Which he promised beforehand, through his prophets, in holy scriptures—

(which he fore-promised through his prophets in the holy scriptures)

3 Concerning his Son, —who came to be of the seed of David, according to flesh,

concerning his Son who was made from the seed of David according to 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;

He who was designated Son of God in power, according to a spirit of holiness, from a resurrection of 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 whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations on behalf of his name,

6 Among whom are, ye also, called of Jesus Christ:

among which ye also are the called of 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 who are in Rome, beloved of God, to the called, to the sanctified: Grace to you and peace 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 indeed express thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole 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

For God is my witness whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

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;

pleading, if somehow now at last I will have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come 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 some spiritual gift to you, in order to establish you,

12 That is to say—there may be a mutual encouragement among you, each by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

and that is, to be mutually encouraged among you through each other's faith, both yours and mine.

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,

But I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that I often intended to come to you (and was prevented until now), so that I might have some fruit also among you, even as among the other Gentiles.

14 Both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to wise and to unwise, a debtor, I am:

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

15 Thus, the eagerness on my part—unto you also who are in Rome, to announce the joyful message.

So the willingness is in me to preach the good news also to you 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;

For I am not ashamed of the good news of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation to every man who believes, both to the Jew first, and 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 righteousness of God is revealed in it from faith for faith, just as it is written, And the righteous man will live from 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; —

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all irreverence and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

19 Inasmuch as, what may be known of God, is manifest among them, for, God, unto them, hath made it manifest, —

because what is knowable of God is apparent in them, for God made it known 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 the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, both his eternal power and divinity, for them to be 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,

Because, although knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their heart was darkened without understanding.

22 Professing to be wise, they were made foolish,

Professing to be wise, they became foolish,

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 changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image like corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed things, and creeping things.

24 Wherefore God gave them up in the covetings of their hearts unto impurity, so as to be dishonouring their bodies among them, —

And for this reason God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to degrade their bodies among themselves,

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)

who changed the truth of God into the lie, and worshiped and served the creation against him who created it, who is blessed into the ages. Truly. (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, —

Because of this God gave them up to shameful passions, for even their females changed the natural use into what is against nature.

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; —

And likewise also the males, having left the natural use of the female, burned in their lust toward each other, males with males producing shamelessness, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their deviancy that was fitting.

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,

And just as they did not approve having God in knowledge, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do things that are not fit;

29 Filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, baseness, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil disposition,

having been filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity;

30 Whisperers, detractors, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, vain boasters, inventors of vices, unto parents unyielding,

being gossips, slanderous, God-hating, aggressors, arrogant boasters, contrivers of evil things, disobedient to parents;

31 Without discernment, regardless of covenants, without natural affection, unmerciful: —

without understanding, untrustworthy, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful.

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].

Who, knowing the righteousness of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but also favor those who do.