1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,
3 concerning his Son, who came of the seed of David according to the flesh,
4 who was declared to be the Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord,
5 through whom we received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles, for his name's sake,
6 among whom you also are, the called of Jesus Christ;
7 to 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.
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.
9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,
10 always asking in my prayers whether somehow, now at last, the way may be opened for me by the will of God to come to you.
11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established;
12 and that is, that I may be comforted together with you while I am among you, through the faith we have in common, both yours and mine.
13 Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), so that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.
14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
15 So, as far as it depends on me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome as well.
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God to salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
17 For in it the righteousness of God is 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 upon all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who hold down the truth in unrighteousness;
19 because what may be known of God is evident among them, for God made it evident to them.
20 For since the creation of the world his invisible things are clearly seen, being understood through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity, so that they are without excuse;
21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God nor give thanks, but became empty in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.
22 Professing to be wise, they became foolish,
23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made in the likeness of corruptible man, and of birds, and of four-footed beasts, and of creeping things.
24 Therefore God also gave them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonor their bodies among themselves;
25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions; for even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature;
27 and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their error which was due.
28 And even as they did not think it worth having God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do the things that are not fitting;
29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 backbiters, haters of God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful;
32 who, knowing the righteous ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do them but also take pleasure in those who practice them.