1 PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the Gospel of God,
1 Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, (a)(A)called as an apostle, (B)set apart for (C)the gospel of God,
1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
1 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle(a)(A) and singled out(B) for God’s good news(C)—
1 From: Paul, a servant of Jesus the Messiah, called to be an apostle and set apart for God's gospel,
3 concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; made from the seed of David after the flesh,
3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
3 concerning His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was a descendant of David(b)(F) according to the flesh(G)
3 regarding his Son. He was a descendant of David with respect to his humanity
4 definitively marked out as the Son of God by miracle, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection of the dead:
4 who was declared (H)the Son of God with power (c)by the resurrection from the dead, according to the (d)Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord,
4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
4 and who has been declared to be the powerful(H) Son of God(I) by the resurrection from the dead according to the Spirit of holiness.(c)
4 and was declared by the resurrection from the dead to be the powerful Son of God according to the spirit of holiness Jesus the Messiah, our Lord.
5 through whom we have received grace and apostolic mission among all nations for his name, to bring them to the obedience of faith:
5 through whom we have received grace and (I)apostleship (e)to bring about the (J)obedience of faith among (K)all the Gentiles for His name’s sake,
5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
5 We have received grace and apostleship(J) through Him to bring about(d) the obedience(K) of faith(e) among all the nations,(f)(L) on behalf of His name,
5 Through him we received grace and a commission as an apostle to bring about faithful obedience among all the gentiles for the sake of his name.
7 To all that are at Rome, beloved of God, called saints, grace unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
7 to all who are (M)beloved of God in Rome, called as (f)(N)saints: (O)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord 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.
7 To all who are in Rome, loved by God,(N) called(O) as saints.(P)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
7 To: Everyone in Rome, loved by God and called to be holy. May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be yours!
8 First then I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is proclaimed through the whole world.
8 First, (P)I thank my God through Jesus Christ (g)for you all, because (Q)your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world.
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you because the news of your faith(g) is being reported in all the world.(Q)
8 First of all, I thank my God through Jesus the Messiah for all of you, because the news about your faith is being reported throughout the world.
9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you,
9 For (R)God, whom I (S)serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly (T)I make mention of you,
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;
9 For God, whom I serve with my spirit(R) in telling the good news about His Son, is my witness(S) that I constantly mention you,(T)
9 For God, whom I serve with my spirit by preaching the gospel about his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you
10 always in my prayers entreating that haply now at last I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God, to come to you.
10 always in my prayers making request, if perhaps now at last by (U)the will of God I may succeed in coming to you.
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.
10 always asking in my prayers that if it is somehow in God’s will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.(U)
10 in my prayers at all times, asking that somehow by God's will I may at last succeed in coming to you.
11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, in order that you may be established;
11 For (V)I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be (h)established;
11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
11 For I want very much to see you,(V) so I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
11 For I am longing to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong,
12 and that so I may be comforted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and of me.
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.
12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
12 that is, to be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.
12 that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
13 But I would not that ye should be unacquainted, brethren, that oftentimes I have been purposing to come to you (and have been prevented until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the other Gentile nations.
13 (W)I do not want you to be unaware, (X)brethren, that often I (Y)have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may obtain some (Z)fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.
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.
13 Now I want you to know,(h)(W) brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now(X)) in order that I might have a fruitful ministry(i) among you,(Y) just as among the rest of the Gentiles.
13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now), so that I might reap a harvest among you, just as I have among the rest of the gentiles.
14 Both to the Greeks and barbarians, both to the wise and the ignorant am I a debtor.
14 (AA)I am (i)under obligation both to Greeks and to (AB)barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
14 Both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to foolish people, I am a debtor.
16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God for salvation to every one who believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
16 For I am not (AD)ashamed of the gospel, for (AE)it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the (AF)Jew first and also to (AG)the Greek.
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.
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel,(k)(AB) because it is God’s power for salvation(AC) to everyone who believes, first to the Jew,(AD) and also to the Greek.(AE)
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God's power for the salvation of everyone who believes, of the Jew first and of the Greek as well.
17 For the righteousness of God by faith is therein revealed for belief; as it is written, "Now the just by faith shall live."
17 For in it (AH)the righteousness of God is revealed (j)from faith to faith; as it is written, “(k)(AI)But the righteous man shall live by faith.”
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
17 For in it God’s righteousness is revealed from faith to faith,(l)(AF) just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith.(m)(AG)(n)
17 For in the gospel God's righteousness is being revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, "The righteous will live by faith."
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding back the truth in unrighteousness.
18 For (AJ)the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who (AK)suppress the truth (l)in unrighteousness,
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
18 For God’s wrath(AH) is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth,(AI)
18 For God's wrath is being revealed from heaven against all the ungodliness and wickedness of those who in their wickedness suppress the truth.
19 Because that which is capable of being known relative to God, is evident among them; for God hath manifested it to them.
19 because (AL)that which is known about God is evident (m)within them; for God made it evident to them.
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
19 since what can be known(o) about God is evident among them,(AJ) because God has shown it to them.
19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God himself has made it plain to them.
20 For from the creation of the world his invisible perfections, discoverable in the works that are made, are clearly seen, even his eternal power and deity; so that they are inexcusable:
20 For (AM)since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, (AN)being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
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:
20 For His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world,(AK) being understood through what He has made.(AL) As a result, people are without excuse.
20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible attributes his eternal power and divine nature have been understood and observed by what he made, so that people are without excuse.
21 because though they knew [there was] a God, they glorified him not as God, nor gave him thanks, but became triflers in their disputations, and their stupid heart was darkened.
21 For even though they knew God, they did not (n)honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became (AO)futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
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.
21 For though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became nonsense, and their senseless minds were darkened.(AM)
21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him. Instead, their thoughts turned to worthless things, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of a corruptible man, and of birds, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.
23 and (AQ)exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and (o)crawling creatures.
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.
23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.(AO)
23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images that looked like mortal human beings, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.
24 Wherefore God abandoned them, through the lusts of their own hearts, unto impurity, to dishonour their own bodies by themselves:
24 Therefore (AR)God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be (AS)dishonored among them.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
24 Therefore God delivered them over in the cravings of their hearts(AP) to sexual impurity, so that their bodies were degraded among themselves.
24 For this reason, God delivered them to sexual impurity as they followed the lusts of their hearts and dishonored their bodies with one another.
25 who perverted the truth of God by falsehood, and worshipped and paid divine honours to the thing created instead of the Creator, who is blessed for evermore. Amen.
25 For they exchanged the truth of God for (p)a (AT)lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, (AU)who is blessed (q)forever. Amen.
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.
25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie,(AQ) and worshiped and served something created instead of the Creator, who is praised forever.(AR) Amen.
25 They exchanged God's truth for a lie and worshipped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up to dishonourable passions. For even their women did change the natural use into that which was contrary to nature;
26 For this reason (AV)God gave them over to (AW)degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is (r)unnatural,
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:
26 This is why God delivered them over to degrading passions.(AS) For even their females exchanged natural sexual relations(p) for unnatural ones.
26 For this reason, God delivered them to degrading passions as their females exchanged their natural sexual function for one that is unnatural.
27 and likewise the men also, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lewdness one towards another; men with men committing indecency, and receiving in themselves the recompence of their delusion, which was meet.
27 and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, (AX)men with men committing (s)indecent acts and receiving in (t)their own persons the due penalty of their error.
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.
27 The males in the same way also left natural relations(q) with females and were inflamed in their lust for one another. Males committed shameless acts with males(AT) and received in their own persons(r) the appropriate penalty of their error.
27 In the same way, their males also abandoned their natural sexual function toward females and burned with lust toward one another. Males committed indecent acts with males, and received within themselves the appropriate penalty for their perversion.
28 And since they thought not fit to hold the Deity in acknowledgment, God abandoned them to a reprobate mind, to practise deeds unbecoming;
28 And just as they did not see fit (u)to acknowledge God any longer, (AY)God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,
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;
28 And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.
28 Furthermore, because they did not think it worthwhile to keep knowing God fully, God delivered them to degraded minds to perform acts that should not be done.
29 replete with all injustice, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, villany; full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, evil habits; whisperers,
29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are (AZ)gossips,
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
29 They are filled with all unrighteousness,(s) evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,(AU)
29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and viciousness. They are gossips,
30 backbiters, God-haters, contumelious, insolent, boasters, inventors of wicked practices, disobedient to parents,
30 slanderers, (v)(BA)haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, (BB)disobedient to parents,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
30 slanderers, God-haters, arrogant, proud, boastful,(AV) inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,(AW)
30 slanderers, God-haters, haughty, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to their parents,
32 who, though they know the righteous judgment of God, that they who live in such practices are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also find pleasure in the company of those who live in these practices.
32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of (BD)death, they not only do the same, but also (BE)give hearty approval to those who practice them.
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.
32 Although they know full well God’s just sentence—that those who practice such things deserve to die(u)(AY)—they not only do them, but even applaud(v)(AZ) others who practice them.
32 Although they know God's just requirement that those who practice such things deserve to die they not only do these things but even applaud others who practice them.
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