| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God— | 1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God-- |
| 2the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, | 2the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures |
| 3regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, | 3regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, |
| 4and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. | 4and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. |
| 5Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. | 5Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name's sake. |
| 6And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. | 6And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. |
| 7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | 7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world. | 8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. |
| 9God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you | 9God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you |
| 10in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you. | 10in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God's will the way may be opened for me to come to you. |
| 11For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you, | 11I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong-- |
| 12that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. | 12that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith. |
| 13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles. | 13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles. |
| 14I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. | 14I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. |
| 15That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome. | 15That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome. |
| 16I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek. | 16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. |
| 17For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” | 17For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed--a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." |
| 18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. | 18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, |
| 19For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. | 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. |
| 20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. | 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. |
| 21For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. | 21For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. |
| 22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, | 22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools |
| 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. | 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles. |
| 24Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. | 24Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. |
| 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. | 25They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen. |
| 26For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. | 26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. |
| 27Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. | 27In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. |
| 28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. | 28Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. |
| 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, | 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, |
| 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. | 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; |
| 31They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. | 31they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. |
| 32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them. | 32Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. |
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