Thematic Bible




Romans 1:1 (show verse)

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God

Romans 1:2 (show verse)

which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

Romans 1:3 (show verse)

concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

Romans 1:4 (show verse)

and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 1:5 (show verse)

Through him we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,

Romans 1:6 (show verse)

among whom you also are called to belong to Jesus Christ;

Romans 1:7 (show verse)

To all in Rome who are beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 1:8 (show verse)

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.

Romans 1:9 (show verse)

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers,

Romans 1:10 (show verse)

asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last find the way to come to you.
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Romans 1:11 (show verse)

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you

Romans 1:12 (show verse)

that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith.

Romans 1:13 (show verse)

I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have some harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
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Romans 1:14 (show verse)

I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish:

Romans 1:15 (show verse)

so I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

Romans 1:16 (show verse)

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Romans 1:17 (show verse)

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith."

Romans 1:18 (show verse)

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness suppress the truth,

Romans 1:19 (show verse)

for what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.

Romans 1:20 (show verse)

For since the creation of the world his invisible nature, even his eternal power and deity, has been clearly seen, being understood by the things that have been made. So they are without excuse;

Romans 1:21 (show verse)

for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Romans 1:22 (show verse)

Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

Romans 1:23 (show verse)

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

Romans 1:24 (show verse)

Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,

Romans 1:25 (show verse)

because they exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

Romans 1:26 (show verse)

For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural.

Romans 1:27 (show verse)

And the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their error.

Romans 1:28 (show verse)

And since they did not see fit to retain the knowledge of God, God gave them over to a base mind, to do what ought not to be done.

Romans 1:29 (show verse)

They were filled with all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, depravity. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,

Romans 1:30 (show verse)

slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,

Romans 1:31 (show verse)

foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.

Romans 1:32 (show verse)

Though they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.