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The Gospel Exalted |
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Romans 1:1
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Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called
as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, |
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Romans 1:2
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which He promised beforehand through His prophets
in the holy Scriptures, |
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Romans 1:3
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concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant
of David according to the flesh, |
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Romans 1:4
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who was declared the Son of God with power by
the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ
our Lord, |
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Romans 1:5
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through whom we have received grace and apostleship
to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name's sake,
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Romans 1:6
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among whom you also are the called of Jesus
Christ; |
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Romans 1:7
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to 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. |
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Romans 1:8
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First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for
you all, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. |
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Romans 1:9
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For 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, |
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Romans 1:10
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always in my prayers making request, if perhaps
now at last by the will of God I may succeed in coming to you. |
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Romans 1:11
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For I long to see you so that I may impart some
spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; |
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Romans 1:12
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that is, that I may be encouraged together with
you while among you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine. |
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Romans 1:13
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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.
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Romans 1:14
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I am under obligation both to Greeks and to
barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. |
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Romans 1:15
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So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel
to you also who are in Rome. |
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Romans 1:16
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For 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. |
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Romans 1:17
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For in it the righteousness of God is revealed
from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH." |
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Unbelief and Its Consequences |
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Romans 1:18
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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, |
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Romans 1:19
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because that which is known about God is evident
within them; for God made it evident to them. |
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Romans 1:20
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For 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. |
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Romans 1:21
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For 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. |
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Romans 1:22
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Professing to be wise, they became fools, |
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Romans 1:23
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and 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. |
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Romans 1:24
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Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of
their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. |
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Romans 1:25
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For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie,
and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed
forever. Amen. |
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Romans 1:26
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For this reason God gave them over to degrading
passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural,
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Romans 1:27
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and 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. |
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Romans 1:28
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And 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, |
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Romans 1:29
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being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness,
greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, |
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Romans 1:30
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slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant,
boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, |
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Romans 1:31
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without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving,
unmerciful; |
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Romans 1:32
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and 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. |
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