Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, ^1acalled as an apostle, ^bset apart for ^cthe gospel of God, 2 which He ^apromised beforehand through His ^bprophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son, who was born ^aof a ¹descendant of David ^baccording to the flesh, 4 who was declared ^athe Son of God with power according to the ¹Spirit of holiness ²by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and ^aapostleship ¹to bring about the ^bobedience of faith among ^call the Gentiles in behalf of His name, 6 among whom you also are the ^acalled of Jesus Christ;

7 to all who are ^abeloved of God in Rome, called as ^1bsaints: ^cGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, ^aI thank my God through Jesus Christ ¹for you all, because ^byour faith is being proclaimed throughout the world. 9 For ^aGod, whom I ^bserve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly ^cI make mention of you, 10 always in my prayers requesting if perhaps now, at last by ^athe will of God, I will succeed in coming to you. 11 For ^aI long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be ¹established; 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 ^aI do not want you to be unaware, ^bbrothers and sisters, that often I ^chave planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may obtain some ^dfruit among you also just as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 ^aI am ¹under obligation both to Greeks and to the ^2buncultured, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So, for my part, I am eager to ^apreach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

16 For I am not ^aashamed of the gospel, for ^bit is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the ^cJew first and also to ^dthe Greek. 17 For in it ^athe righteousness of God is revealed ¹from faith to faith; as it is written: “^2bBUT THE RIGHTEOUS ONE WILL LIVE BY FAITH.”

18 For ^athe wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who ^bsuppress the truth ¹in unrighteousness, 19 because ^athat which is known about God is evident ¹within them; for God made it evident to them. 20 For ^asince the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ^bbeing understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 21 For even though they knew God, they did not ¹honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became ^afutile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened. 22 ^aClaiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and they ^aexchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible mankind, of birds, four-footed animals, and ¹crawling creatures.

24 Therefore ^aGod gave them up to vile impurity in the lusts of their hearts, so that their bodies would be ^bdishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for ^1afalsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^bwho is blessed ²forever. Amen.

26 For this reason ^aGod gave them over to ^bdegrading passions; for their women exchanged natural relations for that which is contrary to nature, 27 and likewise the men, too, abandoned natural relations ¹with women and burned in their desire toward one another, ^amales with males committing ²shameful acts and receiving in ³their own persons the due penalty of their error.

28 And just as they did not see fit ¹to acknowledge God, ^aGod gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper, 29 people having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice; they are ^agossips, 30 slanderers, ^1ahaters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, ^bdisobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, untrustworthy, ^aunfeeling, and unmerciful; 32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of ^adeath, they not only do the same, but also ^bapprove of those who practice them.

Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, ^1acalled as an apostle, having been ^bset apart for ^cthe gospel of God, 2 which He ^apromised beforehand through His ^bprophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son, who was born ^aof the seed of David ^baccording to the flesh, 4 who was designated as ^athe Son of God in power, according to the ¹Spirit of holiness, ²by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we received grace and ^aapostleship for the ^bobedience of faith among ^call the Gentiles for the sake of His name, 6 among whom you also are the ^acalled of Jesus Christ;

7 to all who are ^abeloved of God in Rome, called as ^1bsaints: ^cGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, ^aI thank my God through Jesus Christ ¹for you all, because ^byour faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9 For ^aGod, whom I ^bserve in my spirit in the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how without ceasing ^cI make mention of you, 10 always in my prayers earnestly asking, if perhaps now at last by ^athe will of God I may succeed in coming to you. 11 For ^aI long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be strengthened; 12 that is, to be mutually encouraged, while among you, by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. 13 ^aI do not want you to be unaware, ^bbrothers, that often I ^chave planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may have some ^dfruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 ^aI am ¹under obligation both to Greeks and to ^bbarbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 In this way, for my part, I am eager to ^aproclaim the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

16 For I am not ^aashamed of the gospel, for ^bit is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the ^cJew first and also to ^dthe Greek. 17 For in it ^athe righteousness of God is revealed ¹from faith to faith; as it is written, “^2bBUT THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY FAITH.”

18 For ^athe wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who ^bsuppress the truth ¹in unrighteousness, 19 because ^athat which is known about God is evident ¹within them; for God made it evident to them. 20 For ^asince the creation of the world His invisible attributes, both His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, ^bbeing understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 21 For even though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks, but they became ^afutile in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 ^aProfessing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and ^aexchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the likeness of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.

24 Therefore ^aGod gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be ^bdishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for ¹a ^alie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^bwho is blessed ²forever. Amen.

26 For this reason ^aGod gave them over to ^bdishonorable passions; for their ^cfemales exchanged the natural function for that which is ¹unnatural, 27 and in the same way also the ^amales abandoned the natural function of the female and burned in their desire toward one another, ^bmales with males committing ¹indecent acts and receiving in ²their own persons the due penalty of their error.

28 And just as they did not see fit ¹to acknowledge God, ^aGod gave them over to an unfit mind, to do those things which are not proper, 29 having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are ^agossips, 30 slanderers, ^1ahaters of God, violent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, ^bdisobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, untrustworthy, ^aunloving, unmerciful; 32 and although they know the righteous requirement of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of ^adeath, they not only do the same, but also ^bgive hearty approval to those who practice them.

Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, ^1acalled as an apostle, ^bset apart for ^cthe gospel of God, 2 which He ^apromised beforehand through His ^bprophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son, who was born ^aof a ¹descendant of David ^baccording to the flesh, 4 who was declared ^athe Son of God with power ¹by the resurrection from the dead, according to the ²Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and ^aapostleship ¹to bring about the ^bobedience of faith among ^call the Gentiles for His name’s sake, 6 among whom you also are the ^acalled of Jesus Christ;

7 to all who are ^abeloved of God in Rome, called as ^1bsaints: ^cGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, ^aI thank my God through Jesus Christ ¹for you all, because ^byour faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9 For ^aGod, whom I ^bserve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly ^cI make mention of you, 10 always in my prayers making request, if perhaps now at last by ^athe will of God I may succeed in coming to you. 11 For ^aI long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be ¹established; 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 ^aI do not want you to be unaware, ^bbrethren, that often I ^chave planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may obtain some ^dfruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 ^aI am ¹under obligation both to Greeks and to ^bbarbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So, for my part, I am eager to ^apreach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

16 For I am not ^aashamed of the gospel, for ^bit is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the ^cJew first and also to ^dthe Greek. 17 For in it ^athe righteousness of God is revealed ¹from faith to faith; as it is written, “^2bBUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”

18 For ^athe wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who ^bsuppress the truth ¹in unrighteousness, 19 because ^athat which is known about God is evident ¹within them; for God made it evident to them. 20 For ^asince the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, ^bbeing understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 21 For even though they knew God, they did not ¹honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became ^afutile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 ^aProfessing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and ^aexchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and ¹crawling creatures.

24 Therefore ^aGod gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be ^bdishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for ¹a ^alie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^bwho is blessed ²forever. Amen.

26 For this reason ^aGod gave them over to ^bdegrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is ¹unnatural, 27 and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, ^amen with men committing ¹indecent acts and receiving in ²their own persons the due penalty of their error.

28 And just as they did not see fit ¹to acknowledge God any longer, ^aGod 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 ^agossips, 30 slanderers, ^1ahaters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, ^bdisobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, untrustworthy, ^aunloving, unmerciful; 32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of ^adeath, they not only do the same, but also ^bgive hearty approval to those who practice them.