Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—

2 the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

3 regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,

4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

5 Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.

6 And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

7 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.

9 God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

10 in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.

11 For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.

13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

14 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.

16 I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

17 For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

19 For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.

25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.

26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.

27 Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

28 Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, sexual immorality, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.

31 They are senseless, faithless, heartless, unforgiving, merciless.

32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

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

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

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

4 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 apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

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

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

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

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

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

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

20 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:

21 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 themselves to be wise, they became fools,

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

25 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.

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

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

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

32 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.

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart to preach the gospel of God,

2 Which he promised beforehand by his prophets in the holy scriptures,

3 Of his son, born of the seed of David according to the flesh.

4 and powerfully demonstrated by a Son of God according to the Spirit, who sanctifies since the time he rose from the dead, even JEsus Christ our Lord.

5 (By whom we have received grace and apostleship, to establish among all nations the obedience of faith under his name,

6 of whom ye also are in part, which are called of JESUS CHRIST:)

7 to all who are in Rome, the beloved of God and called saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that I remember you without ceasing.

10 Praying always in my prayers, if it may come to pass, that I may come unto you by the will of God.

11 For I desire to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

12 This is that I might be comforted together with you by your faith, and by mine which we have one of another.

13 But I will not restrain you, brethren, that I have often purposed to come unto you, (but am hitherto prevented,) that I may bring forth fruit among you also, as among other Gentiles.

14 I am a debtor both to the Greek and to the un-Greek, both to the wise and to the unwise.

15 Therefore, as much as there is in me, I am inclined to preach the gospel also unto you at Rome.

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God, which saveth all them that believe it, both Jews first, and Greeks also,

17 For therein is manifested the righteousness that is established before God, which cometh by faith through faith: as it is written, The righteous shall live by faith.

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

19 For it is manifest unto them that God is known: for God hath revealed it unto them.

20 That the invisible nature of God, that is, his eternal power and Godhead, may be seen when it is perceived in works, that is, in the creation of the world, so that they have no excuse,

21 Knowing that there is a God, they have not praised him as a God, nor thought of him, but have become vain in their imaginations, and their understanding heart is darkened.

22 Thinking they were wise, they became fools.

23 and have changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image like unto corruptible man, and the birds, and the fourfooted beasts, and the creeping things.

24 Therefore God also hath given them over to the lusts of their hearts, in uncleanness, to defile their own bodies against themselves.

25 Who have turned the truth of God into a lie, and have honored and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever and ever. Amen.

26 Therefore God also hath given them up to shameful lusts. For their wives have changed the natural custom into an unnatural one.

27 Likewise also the men have forsaken the natural custom of the woman, and are heated one with another in their lusts, and have wrought shame man with man, and have received the reward of their error (as it should be) in themselves.

28 And as they took no heed that they knew God, so God gave them over to a perverse mind, to do that which was not good,

29 Full of all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, malice, full of hatred, murder, hatred, cunning, poisonous, ear-blowing,

30 slanderers, despisers of God, sacrilegious, proud, harmful, disobedient to parents,

31 unreasonable, faithless, stubborn, unforgiving, unmerciful

32 Knowing God's righteousness (that those who do such things are worthy of death), they not only do it, but have pleasure in those who do it.