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Romans 1

CHAPTER 1 Chosen of Jesus Christ

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a chosen apostle, being separated for the good news of God, 2 which he preannounced through his prophets in [²scriptures ¹holy], 3 concerning his son, (the one born of the seed of David according to flesh; 4 the one being confirmed son of God in power, according to spirit of holiness, by a resurrection of the dead) Jesus Christ our Lord; 5 through whom we received favor and a commission, for obedience of belief among all the nations, for his name, 6 among whom are also you, chosen of Jesus Christ. 7 To all the ones being in Rome, beloved of God, chosen holy ones. Favor to you, and peace from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul's Desire to Go to Rome

8 First indeed, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that the belief of yours is announced in the entire world. 9 [⁵witness ¹For ⁴my ³is ²God], in whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of his son, how continually [²mention ³of you ¹I make] at all times at my prayers, 10 beseeching, (if by any means already at some time or other I shall prosper in the will of God) to come to you. 11 For I long to see you, that some [³I should share ²favor ⁴with you ¹spiritual] for your support. 12 And this is to be comforted together among you through the [²that is in ³one another ¹belief], both yours and mine. 13 [²I do not ³want ¹But] you to be ignorant, brethren, for often I purposed to come to you, and was restrained as far as until now, that [²some ³fruit ¹I should have] also among you, as also among the rest of the nations. 14 Both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the wise and unthinking -- I am a debtor.

The Just Shall Live of Belief

15 So as to me there is an eagerness also [²to you ³the ones ⁴in ⁵Rome ¹to announce good news]. 16 For not am I ashamed of the good news of the Christ; [³power ¹for ⁴of God ²it is] for deliverance to every one trusting; both to the Jew first, and to the Greek. 17 For righteousness of God [²by ³it ¹is revealed] from belief unto belief; as has been written, But the just [²of ³belief ¹shall live].

God's Anger Uncovered

18 [⁴is uncovered ¹For ²anger ³of God] from heaven upon all impiety and unrighteousness of men, of the ones [²truth ³in ⁴unrighteousness ¹constraining]. 19 Because the thing made known of God is apparent among them; for God made it apparent to them. 20 For his unseen attributes from the creation of the world to the actions being comprehended are looked at, both his everlasting power and divinity, for them to be inexcusable. 21 Because having known God, [²not ³as ⁴God ¹they glorified him], or gave thanks; but acted in folly in their thoughts, and [⁴was darkened ²senseless ¹their ³heart]. 22 Maintaining to be wise, they became moronish; 23 and they bartered the glory of the incorruptible God for a representation of an image of corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed creatures, and reptiles. 24 Therefore also [²delivered them up ¹God] in the desires of their hearts unto uncleanness, to dishonor their bodies among themselves; 25 the ones who changed over the truth of God in the lie, and worshiped and served to the created thing over the one having created it, who is blessed into the eons. Amen. 26 On account of this [²delivered them up ¹God] unto passions of dishonor. For both their females changed over the physical use unto the one against nature. 27 [³in like manner ²indeed ¹And] the males leaving the physical use of the female, burned away in their lust for one another -- males with males [²indecency ¹manufacturing], and [⁴the ⁵compensation ⁶which ⁷was a necessity ⁸of their delusion ²in ³themselves ¹accepting]. 28 And as they tried not to hold God in full knowledge, [²delivered them up ¹God] unto a debased mind, to do the things not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, harlotry, wickedness, desire for wealth, evil, full of envy, murder, strife, treachery, depraved morals, whisperers, 30 speaking vulgarities, hating God, insulting, proud, ostentatious, devisers of evils, to parents resisting persuasion, 31 senseless, contract-breakers, unaffectionate, hostile, unmerciful; 32 the ones who [²the ³ordinance ⁴of God ¹recognizing], (that the ones [²such ¹acting ⁴worthy ⁵of death ³are]) not only do the same, but also are assenting with the ones acting such.