Romans 1

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

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

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

(Which he had promised before by 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 Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed 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 declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit (pneuma) of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

5 Through whom we have received favour and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name,

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

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

Among whom are all of you also 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 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 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 you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout 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 with my spirit (pneuma) in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing 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;

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 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, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end all of you may be established;

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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 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 gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also 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 therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall 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; —

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold 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 that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has showed it unto 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 that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they 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,

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 Professing to be wise, they were made foolish,

Professing themselves 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 changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, 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, —

Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between 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 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 unto dishonourable passions; for, even their females, exchanged away the natural use into that which is against nature, —

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

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

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

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

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

Without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, refusing to reconcile, 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 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.