Greeting
1 PAUL, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart to the gospel of God,??2 which he promised by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures,??3 concerning his Son born of the posterity of David as to the flesh,
1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto 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 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,
2 declared to be the Son of God in power as to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead,??esus Christ our Lord,??5 through whom we have received grace and an apostleship for the obedience of the faith in all nations in behalf of his name,
2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures
3 among whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ,??7 to all who are at Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints. Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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
Paul Wants To Visit Rome
4 First, indeed, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from 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 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 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you, always in my prayers
5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
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 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 For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be strengthened,
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 (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 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 that is, that I may be comforted in you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout 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 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 But I wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, that I often purposed to come to you, and was hindered hitherto, that I might have some fruit also among you, as among the other gentiles.
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 (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, 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
Preaching In Galilee And The Call Of The Disciples
10 I am a debtor both to the Greeks and the Barbarians, both to the wise and the ignorant;
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 in my prayers making request, if perhaps now at last by (U)the will of God I may succeed in coming to 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 so that as far as depends upon me I am ready also to preach the gospel to those at Rome.
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 (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 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,
The Gospel's Power For Salvation
12 For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it is the power of God to salvation to every one that believes, the Jew first and also the Greek.
12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and 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, 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 For God's righteousness is revealed in it by faith in the faith [the gospel]; as it is written; The righteous shall live by faith.
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 (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 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.
God's Wrath Revealed Against Sinful Humanity
14 FOR the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and wickedness of men who hold the truth in wickedness,
14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
14 (AA)I am (i)under obligation both to Greeks and to (AB)barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
14 Both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to foolish people, I am a debtor.
16 For his invisible [attributes] are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being perceived by the things which are made, even his eternal power and deity, so that they have no defense,
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 (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,(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.
Jesus' Authority
17 because having known God they glorified him not as God neither were thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their ignorant mind was darkened.
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 (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 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 Saying that they were wise they became foolish,
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 (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 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 and changed the glory of the imperishable God into the likeness of the image of perishable man, and of birds, and quadrupeds, and reptiles.
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
19 because (AL)that which is known about God is evident (m)within them; for God made it evident to 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 Wherefore God also gave them up with the desires of their hearts to impurity, to disgrace their bodies among themselves,
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 (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 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 who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creation more than the Creator, who is blessed forever, amen.
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 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 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.
God Hands Sinful Humanity Over To Depravity
23 and in like manner also the males, leaving the natural enjoyment of the female, became the subjects of inordinate desires for each other, males with males committing indecency, and receiving in return the recompense of their error which was fit.
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 (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 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 And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are not proper,
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 (AR)God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be (AS)dishonored among them.
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.
Healings At Simon's House
25 being filled with all wickedness, malice, covetousness, vice, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions, whisperers,
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 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 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 evil speakers, haters of God, injurious, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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 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 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 unintelligent, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful,
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 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 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 who knowing the ordinance of God, that those who do such things deserve death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in those who do them.
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 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 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.