Paul, a
servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,
separated unto the gospel of God,
02 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets
in the holy scriptures,)
03 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
which was made of the seed of David according to
the flesh;
04 And declared to be the Son of God with power,
according to the spirit of holiness, by the
resurrection from the dead:
05 By whom we have received grace and
apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all
nations, for his name:
06 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus
Christ:
07 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.
08 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for
you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout
the whole world.
09 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.
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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.
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