Romans 1:1-21 ▼

1 Paul (humble), a servant {doulos} of Christ (the Anointed One) Jesus (YHWH saves), called to be an apostle (sent one), and set apart for the gospel (good news) of God {Theou}—

2 the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures (Writings),

3 regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David (beloved) according to the flesh,

4 and who through the Spirit {pneuma} of holiness was declared with power {dynamei} to be the Son of God {Theou} by His resurrection (rising again) from the dead: Jesus (YHWH saves) Christ (the Anointed One) our Lord {Kyriou}.

5 Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles {ethnesin} to the obedience that comes from faith.

6 And you⁺ also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus (YHWH saves) Christ (the Anointed One).

7 To all in Rome who are loved {agapētois} by God {Theou} and called to be saints (holy ones): Grace and peace to you⁺ from God our Father and the Lord {Kyriou} Jesus (YHWH saves) Christ (the Anointed One).

8 First, I thank my God {Theō} through Jesus (YHWH saves) Christ (the Anointed One) for all of you⁺, because your⁺ faith is being proclaimed all over the world.

9 God {Theos}, whom I serve with my spirit (in my spirit) in preaching the gospel (good news) of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you⁺

10 in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s {Theou} will I may succeed in coming to you⁺.

11 For I long to see you⁺ so that I may impart to you⁺ some spiritual gift to strengthen you⁺,

12 that is, that you⁺ and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.

13 I do not want you⁺ to be unaware, brothers (and sisters), how often I planned to come to you⁺ (but have been prevented from visiting \but have been prevented/ until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you⁺, just as I have had among the other Gentiles {ethnesin}.

14 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks \to Greeks and barbarians/, both to the wise and the foolish.

15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel (good news) also to you⁺ who are in Rome.

16 I am not ashamed of the gospel (good news), because it is the power {dynamis} of God {Theou} for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

17 For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God {Theou} that comes by faith from start to finish \For in it is revealed the righteousness of God from faith to faith/, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith .”

18 The wrath of God {Theou} is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness (unrighteousness).

19 For what may be known about God {Theou} is plain to them, because God {theos} has made it plain to them.

20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power {dynamis} and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

21 For although they knew God {Theon}, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.