Romans 1
1
Salutation
1#Ro 15:16; 1Co 1:1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God, 2#Ro 3:21; Titus 1:2which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, 3#Gal 4:4; Mt 1:1; Jn 1:14concerning His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh 4#2Co 13:4and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. 5#Ac 6:7; 1:25Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all nations for His name, 6#Rev 17:14among whom you also are called by Jesus Christ:
7#Col 1:2; 2Co 13:14To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul’s Desire to Visit Rome
8#Ro 16:19; 6:17First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9#2Ti 1:3; Ro 9:1; 2Co 1:23For 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, 10#Ac 18:21making request if, by any means, now at last I might find a way in the will of God to come to you.
11#Ro 15:23For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be strengthened. 12#2Pe 1:1This is so that I may be encouraged together with you by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. 13#Jn 4:36; Ac 19:21Now I would not have you unaware, brothers, that I often intended to come to you (but was prevented until now), that I might have a harvest among you also, even as among the other Gentiles.
14I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise. 15So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.
The Definition of the Gospel
16#Ro 2:9; Mk 8:38For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. For it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17#Hab 2:4; Gal 3:11; Ro 3:21For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith. As it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”#Hab 2:4.
The Guilt of Mankind
18#Eph 5:6; Col 3:6The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth through unrighteousness. 19#Ro 1:20For what may be known about God is clear to them since God has shown it to them. 20#1Ti 1:17; Ps 19:1–6The invisible things about Him—His eternal power and deity—have been clearly seen since the creation of the world and are understood by the things that are made, so that they are without excuse.
21#Jer 2:5; 2Ki 17:15Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him or give thanks to Him as God, but became futile in their imaginations, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22#Jer 10:14Claiming to be wise, they became fools. 23#Ps 106:20; Jer 2:11They changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, birds, four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
24#1Th 4:4Therefore God gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their own bodies among themselves. 25#Isa 44:20; Ro 9:5They turned the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26#Ro 1:24; Ge 19:5For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged the natural function for what is against nature. 27#Lev 18:22; 20:13Likewise the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men with men doing that which is shameful, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.
28#Jer 6:30; Ro 1:24And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not proper. 29#2Co 12:20They were filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit. They are gossips, 30#2Ti 3:2slanderers, God-haters, insolent, proud, boastful, inventors of evil things, and disobedient toward parents, 31#2Ti 3:3without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, calloused, and unmerciful, 32#Ro 6:21; Ps 50:18who know the righteous requirement of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death. They not only do them, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.
Currently Selected:
Romans 1: MEV
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
Military Bible Association
Romans 1
1
1PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2Which he had promised before, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures,
3Concerning his Son, who was made to him of the seed of David, according to the flesh,
4Who was predestinated the Son of God in power, according to the spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead;
5By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith, in all nations, for his name;
6Among whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ:
7To all that are at Rome, the beloved of God, called to be saints. Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
8First I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is spoken of in the whole world.
9For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make a commemoration of you;
10Always in my prayers making request, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you.
11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual grace, to strengthen you:
12That is to say, that I may be comforted together in you, by that which is common to us both, your faith and mine.
13And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come unto you, (and have been hindered hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
14To the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the wise and to the unwise, I am a debtor;
15So (as much as is in me) I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are at Rome.
16For I am not ashamed of the gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, to the Jew first, and to the Greek.
17For the justice of God is revealed therein, from faith unto faith, as it is written: The just man liveth by faith.
18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in injustice:
19Because that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto them.
20For the invisible things of him, from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made; his eternal power also, and divinity: so that they are inexcusable.
21Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God, or given thanks; but became vain in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22For professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.
23And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man, and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts, and of creeping things.
24Wherefore God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves.
25Who changed the truth of God into a lie; and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26For this cause God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature.
27And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts one towards another, men with men working that which is filthy, and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error.
28And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient;
29Being filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness, full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity, whisperers,
30Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31Foolish, dissolute, without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.
32Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death; and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them.
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
An historical text maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.