001 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
002 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
003 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
004 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
005 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
006 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
007 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.
008 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
009 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;
010 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
011 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
012 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
013 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.
014 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
015 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
016 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.
017 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
018 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
019 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them.
020 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:
021 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.
022 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
023 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.
024 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
025 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.
026 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:
027 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 recompense of their error which was meet.
028 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;
029 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
030 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
031 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
032 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.