RKJNT - Romans - 1

1:1  Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

1:2  (Which he promised beforehand by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

1:3  Concerning his Son, who was born a descendant of David according to the flesh;

1:4  And through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by the resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord,

1:5  By whom we have received grace and apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

1:6  And you also are among those called to belong to Jesus Christ:

1:7  To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1:8  First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

1:9  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 in my prayers;

1:10  Making request, that by some means I might now at last, by the will of God, succeed in coming to you.

1:11  For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so you may be established;

1:12  That is, that we may together be comforted, each by the other's faith, both yours and mine.

1:13  Now I would not have you be ignorant, brethren, that I often intended to come to you, (but was prevented until now,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the other Gentiles.

1:14  I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians; both to the wise, and to the foolish.

1:15  So, for my part, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.

1:16  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.

1:17  For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

1:18  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all the ungodliness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by unrighteousness;

1:19  Because that which may be known about God is evident to them; for God has shown it to them.

1:20  For since the creation of the world his invisible nature, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly seen, being understood by the things that have been made; so that they are without excuse:

1:21  Because, though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

1:22  Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

1:23  And exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

1:24  Therefore God gave them up, through the lusts of their own hearts, to sexual impurity, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves:

1:25  Because they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

1:26  For this cause God gave them up to vile affections: for even their women exchanged natural relations for that which is against nature:

1:27  And likewise the men, leaving their natural relations with woman, burned in their lust toward one another; men with men doing that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

1:28  And as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper.

1:29  They were filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malevolence; whisperers,

1:30  Slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

1:31  Without understanding, untrustworthy, without natural affection, unmerciful:

1:32  Who knowing the just decree of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do these things, but applaud those who practice them.