The Book of Romans
Chapter 1
Notes on Peace and
Grace to the Romans
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.
14I 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.
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:
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;
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.
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