1 P aul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

¶ Paul, slave of Jesus, the Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God

2 w hich He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures,

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

3 c oncerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh,

of his Son (who was born unto him of the seed of David according to the flesh,

4 w ho was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord,

who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection from the dead), of Jesus, the Christ, our Lord.

5 t hrough whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake,

By whom we have received the grace and the apostleship, to cause the faith to be obeyed among all the Gentiles in his name,

6 a mong whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;

among whom ye are also the called of Jesus Christ;

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

to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints; ye have grace and peace of God our Father and of the Lord Jesus, the Christ.

8 F irst, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world.

¶ First, I thank my God through Jesus, the Christ, regarding you all, that your faith is preached in all the world.

9 F or God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you,

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

10 a lways in my prayers making request, if perhaps now at last by the will of God I may succeed in coming to 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 F or I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;

For I long to see you that I may impart with you some spiritual gift to confirm you,

12 t hat is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us 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 want you to be unaware, brethren, that often I have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may obtain some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that many times I purposed to come unto you (but up until now I have been unable) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

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

15 S o, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

So, as much as in me is, I am ready to announce the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

16 F or I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

¶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of the Christ; for it is the power of God to give saving health to every one that believes: to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

17 F or in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “ But the righteous man shall live by faith.” Unbelief and Its Consequences

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

18 F or 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 is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of men, who hold back the truth with injustice;

19 b ecause that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.

¶ because that which is known of God is manifest to them; for God has showed it unto them.

20 F or since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

For the invisible things of him, his eternal power and divinity, are clearly understood by the creation of the world and by the things that are made so that there is no excuse;

21 F or even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

because having known God, they did not glorify him as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 P rofessing to be wise, they became fools,

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools

23 a nd exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.

and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and of fourfooted beasts and of serpents.

24 T herefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.

Therefore God also gave them over to the lusts of their own hearts for uncleanness, to contaminate their own bodies between themselves,

25 F or they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for all ages. Amen.

26 F or this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural,

For this cause God gave them up unto shameful affections, for even their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature;

27 a nd in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.

and likewise also the males, leaving the natural use of the females, burned in their lust one toward another, males with males committing nefarious works and receiving in themselves the recompense that proceeded from their error.

28 A nd just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a perverse understanding, to do those things which are not convenient,

29 b eing filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,

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

30 s landerers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,

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

31 w ithout understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful;

without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, without mercy.

32 a nd although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.

Who having understood the righteousness of God, they did not understand that those who do such things are worthy of death, not only those that do the same, but even those who encourage those that do them.