Romans 1

The Gospel of God for Rome

1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle # 1:1 Or Jesus, a called apostle,# 1:1 1Co 1:1; 9:1; 2Co 1:1 and set apart # 1:1 Ac 9:15; 13:2; Gl 1:15 for the gospel of God # 1:1 Mk 1:14 — 2which he promised beforehand # 1:2 Ti 1:2 through his prophets # 1:2 Lk 1:70; Rm 3:21; 16:26 in the Holy Scriptures — 3concerning his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was a descendant of David # 1:3 Lit was of the seed of David,# 1:3 Mt 1:1 according to the flesh # 1:3 Jn 1:14; Rm 4:1; 9:3,5; 1Co 10:18 4and was appointed to be the powerful # 1:4 Ac 10:38; 13:33; 17:31; 26:23 Son of God # 1:4 Mt 4:3 according to the Spirit of holiness # 1:4 Or the spirit of holiness, or the Holy Spirit by the resurrection of the dead. 5Through him we have received grace and apostleship # 1:5 Ac 1:25; Gl 1:16 to bring about # 1:5 Or him for; lit him into the obedience # 1:5 Ac 6:7; Rm 16:26 of faith for the sake of his name among all the Gentiles, # 1:5 Or nations, also in v. 13,# 1:5 Ac 9:15 6including you who are also called by Jesus Christ. # 1:6 Jd 1; Rv 17:14

7To all who are in Rome, loved by God, # 1:7 Rm 5:5; 8:39; 1Th 1:4 called # 1:7 Rm 8:28; 1Co 1:24 as saints. # 1:7 1Co 1:2–4

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul’s Desire to Visit Rome

8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you because the news of your faith # 1:8 Or because your faith is being reported in all the world. # 1:8 Rm 16:19 9God is my witness, # 1:9 Rm 9:1; 2Co 1:23; 11:31; Php 1:8; 1Th 2:5,10 whom I serve with my spirit # 1:9 2Tm 1:3 in telling the good news about his Son — that I constantly mention you, # 1:9 Eph 1:16; Php 1:3–5; 1Th 1:2; 2Tm 1:3; Phm 4 10always asking in my prayers that if it is somehow in God’s will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you. # 1:10 Ac 18:21; Rm 15:32 11For I want very much to see you, # 1:11 Ac 19:21; Rm 15:23 so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you, 12that is, to be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.

13Now I don’t want you to be unaware, # 1:13 1Co 10:1; 11:3 brothers and sisters, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now # 1:13 Ac 19:21) in order that I might have a fruitful ministry # 1:13 Lit have some fruit among you, # 1:13 Jn 4:36; Rm 15:16; Php 1:22; Col 1:6 just as I have had among the rest of the Gentiles. 14I am obligated both to Greeks and barbarians, # 1:14 Or non-Greeks,# 1:14 Ac 28:2 both to the wise and the foolish. 15So I am eager to preach the gospel # 1:15 Rm 15:20; 1Co 9:16 to you also who are in Rome.

The Righteous Will Live by Faith

16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, # 1:16 Other mss add of Christ,# 1:16 2Tm 1:8,12,16 because it is the power of God for salvation # 1:16 1Co 1:18,24 to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, # 1:16 Ac 3:26; Rm 2:9 and also to the Greek. # 1:16 Jn 7:35 17For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, # 1:17 Or revealed out of faith into faith,# 1:17 Rm 3:21; 9:30; Php 3:9 just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith. # 1:17 Or The one who is righteous by faith will live,# 1:17 Hab 2:4,# 1:17 Hab 2:4; Gl 3:11; Heb 10:38

The Guilt of the Gentile World

18For God’s wrath # 1:18 Rm 5:9; Eph 5:6; Col 3:6 is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth, # 1:18 2Th 2:6–10 19since what can be known # 1:19 Or what is known about God is evident among them, # 1:19 Ac 14:17; 17:24–27 because God has shown it to them. 20For his invisible attributes, that is, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, # 1:20 Mk 10:6 being understood through what he has made. # 1:20 Jb 12:7–9; Ps 19:1–6; Jr 5:21–22 As a result, people are without excuse. 21For though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became worthless, and their senseless hearts were darkened. # 1:21 2Kg 17:15; Jr 2:5; Eph 4:17–20 22Claiming to be wise, they became fools # 1:22 Jr 10:14; 1Co 1:20 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles. # 1:23 Ps 106:20; Jr 2:11; Ac 17:29

24Therefore God delivered them over in the desires of their hearts # 1:24 Eph 2:3; 4:19 to sexual impurity, so that their bodies were degraded among themselves. 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, # 1:25 Is 44:20; Jr 10:14; 13:25; 16:19 and worshiped and served what has been created instead of the Creator, who is praised forever. # 1:25 Rm 9:5; 2Co 11:31 Amen.

From Idolatry to Depravity

26For this reason God delivered them over to disgraceful passions. # 1:26 1Th 4:5 Their women # 1:26 Lit females, also in v. 27 exchanged natural sexual relations # 1:26 Lit natural use, also in v. 27 for unnatural ones. 27The men # 1:27 Lit males, also later in v. in the same way also left natural relations with women and were inflamed in their lust for one another. Men committed shameless acts with men # 1:27 Lv 18:22; 20:13; 1Co 6:9 and received in their own persons # 1:27 Or in themselves the appropriate penalty of their error.

28And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a corrupt mind so that they do what is not right. 29They are filled with all unrighteousness, # 1:29 Other mss add sexual immorality evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, # 1:29 2Co 12:20 30slanderers, God-haters, arrogant, proud, boastful, # 1:30 Ps 5:5 inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, # 1:30 2Tm 3:2 31senseless, untrustworthy, unloving, # 1:31 Other mss add unforgiving,# 1:31 2Tm 3:3 and unmerciful. 32Although they know God’s just sentence — that those who practice such things deserve to die # 1:32 Lit things are worthy of death,# 1:32 Rm 6:21 — they not only do them, but even applaud # 1:32 Lit even take pleasure in,# 1:32 Lk 11:48; Ac 8:1; 22:20 others who practice them.

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1From Sha'ul, an eved of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua, summoned to be a Shliach, set apart for the Besuras HaGeulah of Hashem, 2Which Hashem promised beforehand through His Neviim in the Kitvei HaKodesh. 3The Good News of Redemption of Hashem concerns the Zun fun Der Oybershter (Ben HaElohim of Hashem) born from the zera Dovid, as far as basar is concerned, 4But, as far as the Ruach Hakodesh is concerned, appointed to be Zun fun der Oybershter in power by means of Moshiachʼs Techiyah (Resurrection) from HaMesim. 5Through him and for the kavod of his Name, we have received unmerited Chen v'Chesed Hashem and the Shlichus for the tachlis (purpose) of bringing about the mishma'at of emunah among all Nations, 6Among whom you also are summoned to belong to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua;

7To all who are in Rome, ahuvei Hashem (beloved ones of G-d), summoned by Hashemʼs kri'ah (calling) to be kedoshim (holy ones) — unmerited Chen v'Chesed Hashem and Shalom Hashem from Elohim Avinu and Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu.

8First of all, modeh Ani (I thank) my G-d through Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua for all of you, because your emunah (faith), your bitachon, is being reported abroad b'chol haOlam (all over the world). 9For der Oybershter is my eidus! (G-d is my witness!), Whom I serve with my neshamah in the Besuras HaGeulah of the Zun fun der Oybershter of Hashem, how, when I daven, I constantly mention you in my tefillos, 10Always making techinnah (supplication) and petitioning that I might somehow now at last efsher (perhaps) succeed im yirtzeh Hashem (if the L-rd wills) to make my way to you. 11For I am longing to see you, that I may impart to you some mattanah ruchanit (spiritual gift) for the tachlis (purpose) of imparting chizzuk (strengthening, encouragement) to you and be mechazek (be strengthened spiritually); 12Or rather, so that there may be mutual chizzuk (strengthening, encouragement) among you through each otherʼs emunah (faith), both yours and mine. 13Now I do not want you to lack da'as, Achim b'Moshiach of mine, of how I often made plans to come to you, though I have been prevented thus far, in order that I might have some p'ri for Hashem among you as well, just as among the rest of the ethnic peoples. 14I am meshubad (obligated) morally, under shiebud (obligation), to both cultured Greek-speakers and non-Greek-speaking barbarians, both the learned and the untutored. 15Hence my eagerness to preach the Besuras HaGeulah to you who are in Rome as well.

16For I am not ashamed of the Besuras HaGeulah. It is the ko'ach (power) of Hashem for the Geulah deliverance Job 19:25; Isa 43:1 Ro 3:24 to all who have emunah, to the Yehudi (the Jew) above all, but also the Yevani (Greek). 17For the Tzidkat Hashem,#1:17 2C 5:21; Ro 8:4; Pp 3:9 (the righteousness of Hashem) is having its hisgalus (revelation) in the Besuras HaGeulah by emunah (faith) from first to last, from#1:17 orthodox Jewish Faith to#1:17 orthodox Jewish Faith, as it is written, V'TZADDIK BE'EMUNATO YICHE'YEH (The righteous by his faith shall live).#1:17 Hab 2:4; Ga 3:11; MJ 10:35

18For the Charon Af Hashem (the burning anger of G-d)#1:18 Ro 1:18; 2:8; 3:5; 4:15; 5:9; 9:22; 12:19; 13:4 is being revealed from Shomayim. It is being revealed against all without yirat Shomayim and Tzedek, all bnei Adam who wickedly repress HaEmes,#1:18 of Hashem 19All anashim who, even though what is knowable about Hashem lies plainly before their eyes (for G-d has shown them!), they nevertheless cling to their resha and wickedly suppress HaEmes.#1:19 of Hashem 20For his invisible characteristics from the Bri'at HaOlam (the creation of the world) are perceived intellectually in the things which have been created; that is, both his eternal ko'ach and Elohut are discernable. So Bnei Adam have no terutz (excuse) and are inexcusably culpable (before an angry G-d), 21Because, even though they in actual fact knew G-d, they did not ascribe Him kavod (glory) as G-d or give hodayah (thanksgiving) to Him, but became filled with hevel (futility, vanity, emptiness, worthlessness) in their thinking, and their senseless levavot were darkened. 22Claiming to be chachamim (wise ones), they became kesilim (fools), 23And traded in the kavod (glory) of the incorruptible G-d for the mere likeness of the demut (image, icon) of corruptible man, birds, beasts, and reptiles.

24Therefore, G-d (in wrath) delivered them over in the ta'avot of their levavot to tum'a (uncleanness) to the dishonoring and perverting of their bodies among themselves: 25They traded in HaEmes Hashem (the Truth of G-d) for sheker, for a lie, and worshiped and served HaBri'ah (the Creature, the Creation) rather than HaBo're (the Beshefer), hamvorach l'olamim. Omein (who is blessed forever. Amen).

26For this reason, Hashem (in wrath) delivered them over to paskudneh (contemptible) sexual desires. For their females traded off natural sexual intercourse for unnatural. 27Likewise also the males abandoned natural sexual intercourse with the female counterpart and were inflamed with craving for one another, males with males committing what is indecent and receiving back (in exchange) in themselves the appropriate gemu#1:27 Isa 3:11l (retribution) for their toyus (error).

28And as far as G-dʼs worthiness to be recognized by them was concerned, vi-bahlt (since) they marked G-d down as failing the test, therefore G-d (in wrath) delivered them over to a failure of a brain, one that has a mind bent on doing what is perversely unworthy 29— filled with all resha, wickedness, chamdanut (greediness), and what is damagingly evil — full of kin'a (jealousy), retzach (murder), rivalry, mirmah (deceit), merivah (strife), remiyah (guile, deceit), all kinds of lashon hora, malicious, 30Backbiters, slanderers, haters of G-d, insolent, arrogant, braggarts,#1:30 see Ro 4:2 contrivers of evil, disobedient to horim. 31Without seichel, without ne'emanut (faithfulness), without ahavah (love), without rachamanut. 32Although they have known full well the just requirements of Hashem,#1:32 His just gezetz (law) that is, that those who practice such things are Bnei mavet,#1:32 See Gn 2:16-17; Ro 5:12 they not only do the very same, but even give their perverted bracha (blessing) on those who practice such. For this reason, you are without terutz (excuse) for yourself (before an angry G-d), you, sir, each one of you who passes judgment.

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