| Chapter 1 |
| 1 | Paul, a servant of Jesus
Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, |
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(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
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| 3 | Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of
David according to the flesh; |
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4 | And declared to be the Son of God with
power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the
dead: |
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By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience
to the faith among all nations, for his name: |
| 6 | Among whom are
ye also the called of Jesus Christ: |
| 7 | To all that be in Rome, beloved
of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and
the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 8 | First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ
for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
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| 9 | For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his
Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
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| 10 | Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous
journey by the will of God to come unto you. |
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11 | For I long to see you,
that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be
established; |
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12 | That is, that I may be comforted together with you
by the mutual faith both of you and me. |
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13 | Now I would not have you
ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let
hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other
Gentiles. |
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| I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians;
both to the wise, and to the unwise. |
| 15 | So, as much as in me is, I am
ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. |
| 16 | For I am
not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation
to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
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| 17 | For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as
it is written, The just shall live by faith. |
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18 | For the wrath of God is
revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who
hold the truth in unrighteousness; |
| 19 | Because that which may be
known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. |
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For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and
Godhead; so that they are without excuse: |
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21 | Because that, when they
knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain
in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. |
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Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, |
| 23 | And changed
the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man,
and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. |
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Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own
hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: |
| 25 | Who
changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature
more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. |
| 26 | For this
cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change
the natural use into that which is against nature: |
| 27 | And likewise
also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one
toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in
themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. |
| 28 | And even
as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a
reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; |
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Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity;
whisperers, |
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30 | Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud,
boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, |
| 31 | Without
understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable,
unmerciful: |
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32 | Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which
commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure
in them that do them. |
