Romans 1

1 Paul, a servant of Yeshua the Messiah, called to be an emissary, set apart for the Good News of God,

PAUL, a servant of Jesus the Messiah, called and sent; and separated unto the gospel of God,

2 which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

(which he had before promised, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures,

3 concerning his Son, who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh,

concerning his Son, (who was born in the flesh, of seed of the house of David,

4 who was declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Yeshua the Messiah our Lord,

and was made known as the Son of God, by power, and by the Holy Spirit, ) who arose from the dead, Jesus Messiah, our Lord,

5 through whom we received grace and the office of emissary for obedience of faith amongst all the nations for his name’s sake;

by whom we have received grace, and a mission among all the Gentiles, to the end that they may obey the faith in his name;

6 amongst whom you are also called to belong to Yeshua the Messiah;

among whom, ye also are called by Jesus Messiah; )

7 to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be holy ones: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

to all those who are at Rome, beloved of God, called and sanctified: Peace and grace be with you, from God our Father, and from our Lord Jesus Messiah.

8 First, I thank my God through Yeshua the Messiah for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

In the first place, I give thanks to God by Jesus Messiah, on account of you all; because your faith is heard of in all the world.

9 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,

And God, whom in spirit I serve in the gospel of his Son, is my witness, that I unceasingly make mention of you, at all times, in my prayers.

10 requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.

And I likewise supplicate, that hereafter a door may be opened to me, by the good pleasure of God, to come unto you.

11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;

For I long much to see you; and to impart to you the gift of the Spirit, whereby ye may be established;

12 that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

and that we may have comfort together, in the faith of both yourselves and me.

13 Now I don’t desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (and was hindered so far), that I might have some fruit amongst you also, even as amongst the rest of the Gentiles.

And I wish you to know, my brethren, that I have many times desired to come to you, (though prevented hitherto, ) that I might have some fruit among you also; even as among other Gentiles,

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

Greeks and barbarians, the wise and the unwise: for to every man am I a debtor, to preach to him.

15 So as much as is in me, I am eager to proclaim the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

And so I am eager to preach to you also who are at Rome.

16 For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Messiah, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it is the power of God unto life, to all who believe in it; whether first they are of the Jews, or whether they are of the Gentiles.

17 For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”

For in it is revealed the righteousness of God, from faith to faith; as it is written, The righteous by faith, shall live.

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

For the wrath of God from heaven is revealed against all the iniquity and wickedness of men, who hold the truth in iniquity.

19 because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.

Because a knowledge of God is manifest in them; for God hath manifested it in them.

20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse. (aïdios g126)

For, from the foundations of the world, the occult things of God are seen, by the intellect, in the things he created, even his eternal power and divinity; so that they might be without excuse; (aïdios g126)

21 Because knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, and didn’t give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

because they knew God, and did not glorify him and give thanks to him as God, but became vain in their imaginings, and their unwise heart was darkened.

22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

And, while they thought within themselves that they were wise, they became fools.

23 and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, four-footed animals, and creeping things.

And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into a likeness to the image of a corruptible man, and into the likeness of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles on the earth.

24 Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonoured amongst themselves;

For this cause, God gave them up to the filthy lusts of their heart, to dishonor their bodies with them.

25 who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

And they changed the truth of God into a lie; and worshipped and served the created things, much more than the Creator of them, to whom belong glory and blessing, for ever and ever: Amen. (aiōn g165)

26 For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

For this cause, God gave them up to vile passions: for their females changed the use of their natures, and employed that which is unnatural.

27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burnt in their lust towards one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.

And so also their males forsook the use of females, which is natural, and burned with lust toward one another; and, male with male, they did what is shameful, and received in themselves the just recompense of their error.

28 Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

And as they did not determine with themselves to know God, God gave them over to a vain mind; that they might do what they ought not,

29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

being full of all iniquity, and lewdness, and bitterness, and malice, and covetousness, and envy, and slaughter, and strife, and guile, and evil machinations,

30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

and backbiting, and slander; and being haters of God, scoffers, proud, vain-glorious, devisers of evil things, destitute of reason, disregardful of parents,

31 without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

and to whom a covenant is nothing, neither affection, nor peace, and in whom is no compassion.

32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practise them.

These, while they know the judgment of God, that he condemneth those to death who perpetrate such things, are not only doers of them, but the companions of such as do them.