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1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, chosen to declare the gospel dispensation, Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—
2 which God had promised by his prophets in the holy scriptures, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures
3 with relation to his son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was of the lineage of David as to his body, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David,
4 but as to his holy spirit miraculously declared to be the son of God, by his resurrection from the dead: and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
5 by whose favour I have received the office of an apostle to bring the Gentiles every where to the obedience of faith preached in his name: through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.
6 among whom Jesus Christ has also called you: including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7 to all the beloved of God, the saints by this vocation, who are in Rome, grace to you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. To 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.
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is celebrated through the whole world. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.
9 for God is my witness, to whom I am entirely devoted, in preaching the gospel of his son, that I constantly make mention of you, in my prayers, requesting, For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
10 if it be God's will, that I might now at length have the happiness of coming to you. always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God’s will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. in 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.
11 for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, in order to establish you: For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong—
12 or indeed that we may have mutual consolation from the faith which is in common to you and to me. that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
13 now I would not have you ignorant, my brethren, that I often purposed to come to you, tho' I have been hindered hitherto, that I might be useful among you as well as among other Gentiles. I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. I 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.
14 I owe what service I can do to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians, to the learned, and to the illiterate. I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
15 so, that as far as it depends upon me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also, who are at Rome. So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
16 for I am not ashamed of the gospel, since it is divinely effectual to salvation, to everyone that believes, to the Jew first, and then to the Gentile. 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. For 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.
17 There it is that divine justification is revealed to be wholly by faith: as it is written, " the just shall live by faith." For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” For 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.”
18 there the divine wrath is revealed from heaven against all impiety, and injustice of men, who wickedly suppress the truth. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,
19 because what should be known of God they are acquainted with; for God hath manifested it unto them. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
20 for ever since the creation of the world, his eternal power and divinity, things in themselves invisible, are clearly seen, being perceived by the things that are made; so that they are without excuse: For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For 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.
21 because when they knew God, they did not with gratitude glorify him as God, but their reasoning became extravagance, and their minds, void of judgment, were involv'd in darkness. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. For 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.
22 pretending to be wise, they became fools: Claiming to be wise, they became fools, Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
23 the honour due to God, who is immortal, they transferr'd to idols representing men, who are mortal, to birds, and beasts, and insects. and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 wherefore God abandon'd them to the impure passions of their own hearts, so that they themselves dishonour'd their own bodies; Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.
25 they changed the true God for an idol, and adored and served the creature more than the creator, who is blessed for ever. because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
26 amen, for this cause God gave them up to infamous passions: for even the sex perverted the instinct of nature: For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones.
27 and the men unnaturally leaving the sex, were inflamed with mutual passions, which they shamefully indulged, and received in their own persons, the retribution that was justly due to such enormities. and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. In 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.
28 As they did not seek the favour of God, by worshipping him, God gave them over to a depraved sense, to act unworthy of human nature; And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. Furthermore, 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.
29 they were full of all injustice, fornication, mischief, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, contention, fraud, malignity; They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, They 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,
30 whisperers, backbiters, enemies of God, injurious, proud, vain, inventers of vices, disobedient to parents, void of judgment, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;
31 fidelity, and natural affection; implacable, and unmerciful: foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.
32 who knowing the divine rule of right, did not perceive that they who commit such things are worthy of death, and not only they who do the same, but they who give countenance to those that do them. Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them. Although 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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