Rom 1 | NASB1995 | STEP | Paul , a bond-servant of Christ Jesus , called as an apostle , set apart for the gospel of God ,

Romans 1

The Gospel Exalted

1 Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, ^{▼▼ Lit a called apostle
,} ^bcalled as an apostle, ^cset apart for ^dthe gospel of God, 2 which He ^epromised beforehand through His ^fprophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son, who was born ^gof a ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendant of David ⁱaccording to the flesh, 4 who was declared ^jthe Son of God with power ^{▼▼ Or as a result of}by the resurrection from the dead, according to the ^{▼▼ Or spirit}Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and ^mapostleship ^{▼▼ Lit for obedience}to bring about the ^oobedience of faith among ^pall the Gentiles for His name’s sake, 6 among whom you also are the ^qcalled of Jesus Christ;

7 to all who are ^rbeloved of God in Rome, called as ^{▼▼ Or holy ones
,} ^tsaints: ^uGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, ^vI thank my God through Jesus Christ ^{▼▼ Or concerning you all, that...}for you all, because ^xyour faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9 For ^yGod, whom I ^zserve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly ^aaI make mention of you, 10 always in my prayers making request, if perhaps now at last by ^abthe will of God I may succeed in coming to you. 11 For ^acI long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be ^{▼▼ Or strengthened}established; 12 that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine. 13 ^aeI do not want you to be unaware, ^afbrethren, that often I ^aghave planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may obtain some ^ahfruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 ^aiI am ^{▼▼ Lit debtor}under obligation both to Greeks and to ^akbarbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So, for my part, I am eager to ^alpreach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

16 For I am not ^amashamed of the gospel, for ^anit is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the ^aoJew first and also to ^apthe Greek. 17 For in it ^aq the righteousness of God is revealed ^{▼▼ Or by}from faith to faith; as it is written, ^{▼▼ Or But he who is righteous by faith shall live
,} ^at“But the righteous man shall live by faith.”

Unbelief and Its Consequences

18 For ^authe wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who ^avsuppress the truth ^{▼▼ Or by}in unrighteousness, 19 because ^axthat which is known about God is evident ^{▼▼ Or among}within them; for God made it evident to them. 20 For ^azsince the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, ^babeing understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 21 For even though they knew God, they did not ^{▼▼ Lit glorify}honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became ^bcfutile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 ^bdProfessing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and ^beexchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and ^{▼▼ Or reptiles}crawling creatures.

24 Therefore ^bgGod gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be ^bhdishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for ^{▼▼ Lit the lie}a ^bjlie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^bkwho is blessed ^{▼▼ Lit unto the ages}forever. Amen.

26 For this reason ^bmGod gave them over to ^bndegrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is ^{▼▼ Lit against nature}unnatural, 27 and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, ^bpmen with men committing ^{▼▼ Lit the shameless deed}indecent acts and receiving in ^{▼▼ Lit themselves}their own persons the due penalty of their error.

28 And just as they did not see fit ^{▼▼ Lit to have God in knowledge}to acknowledge God any longer, ^btGod gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are ^bugossips, 30 slanderers, ^{▼▼ Or hateful to God
,} ^bwhaters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, ^bxdisobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, untrustworthy, ^byunloving, unmerciful; 32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of ^bzdeath, they not only do the same, but also ^cagive hearty approval to those who practice them.