| Chapter 1
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| 1 | Paul, a
servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of
God, |
| 2 | (Which he had
promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) |
| 3 | Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our
Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; |
| 4 | And declared to be the Son of God
with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the
dead: |
| 5 | 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. |
| 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; |
| 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. |
| 11 | For I
long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye
may be established; |
| 12 |
That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of
you and me. |
| 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. |
| 14 |
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. |
| 17 | For therein is the
righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written,
The just
shall live by faith.
Hab 2:4
Gal 3:11
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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. |
| 20 | 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: |
| 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. |
| 22 | 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. |
| 24 | Wherefore God
also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to
dishonour their own bodies between themselves: |
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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: |
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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; |
| 29 | Being filled with all
unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of
envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, |
| 30 | Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful,
proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, |
| 31 | Without understanding,
covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: |
| 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. |
