1 Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called R1F1 as an apostle, set R2 apart for the R3 gospel of God, 2 which He promised R4 beforehand through His prophets R5 in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son, who was born of R6 a descendant F2 of David according R7 to the flesh, 4 who was declared the R8 Son of God with power by F3 the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit F4 of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship R9 to F5 bring about the obedience R10 of faith among all R11 the Gentiles for His name's sake, 6 among whom you also are the called R12 of Jesus Christ; 7 to all who are beloved R13 of God in Rome, called as saints: R14F6 Grace R15 to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 First, I R16 thank my God through Jesus Christ for F7 you all, because your R17 faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9 For God, R18 whom I serve R19 in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I R20 make mention of you, 10 always in my prayers making request, if perhaps now at last by the R21 will of God I may succeed in coming to you. 11 For I R22 long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; F812 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. 13 I R23 do not want you to be unaware, brethren, R24 that often I have R25 planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may obtain some fruit R26 among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 I R27 am under F9 obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, R28 both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So, for my part, I am eager to preach R29 the gospel to you also who are in Rome.
16 For I am not ashamed R30 of the gospel, for it R31 is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew R32 first and also to the R33 Greek. 17 For in it the R34 righteousness of God is revealed from F10 faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH." 18 For the R36 wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress R37 the truth in F12 unrighteousness,
19 because that R38 which is known about God is evident within F13 them; for God made it evident to them. 20 For since R39 the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being R40 understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor F14 Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile R41 in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing R42 to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged R43 the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling F15 creatures. 24 Therefore God R44 gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored R45 among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a F16 lie, R46 and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who R47 is blessed forever. F17 Amen. 26 For this reason God R48 gave them over to degrading R49 passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, F1827 and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men R50 with men committing indecent F19 acts and receiving in their F20 own persons the due penalty of their error. 28 And just as they did not see fit to F21 acknowledge God any longer, God R51 gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, R5230 slanderers, haters R53F22 of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient R54 to parents, 31 without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, R55 unmerciful; 32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, R56 they not only do the same, but also give R57 hearty approval to those who practice them.
1 Therefore you have no R58 excuse, everyone R59F23 of you who passes judgment, for in that which you R60 judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 And we know that the judgment of God rightly F24 falls upon those who practice such things. 3 But do you suppose this, O R61 man, when F25 you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you think lightly of the R62 riches of His kindness R63 and tolerance R64 and patience, R65 not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But because F26 of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you R66 are storing up wrath for yourself in R67 the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who R68 WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS: 7 to those who by perseverance R69 in doing good seek for glory R70 and honor and immortality, R71 eternal R72 life; 8 but to those who are selfishly R73 ambitious and do R74 not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. 9 There will be tribulation R75 and distress for F27 every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first R76 and also of the Greek, 10 but glory R77 and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first R78 and also to the Greek. 11 For there R79 is no partiality with God. 12 For all who have sinned without R80F28 the Law will also perish without F28 the Law, and all who have sinned under F29 the Law will be judged by F30 the Law; 13 for it is not R81 the hearers of F31 the Law who are just F32 before God, but the doers of F31 the Law will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have the F33 Law do instinctively R82F34 the things of the Law, these, not having the F33 Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show the R83 work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, according R84 to my gospel, God R85 will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.
17 But if you bear the name "Jew" and rely R86 upon F35 the Law and boast in God, 18 and know His will and approve R87F36 the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law, 19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 a corrector F37 of the foolish, a teacher of the F38 immature, having in the Law the R88 embodiment of knowledge and of the truth, 21 you, therefore, who R89 teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach F39 that one shall not steal, do you steal? 22 You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob R90 temples? 23 You who boast R91 in F40 the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God? 24 For "THE NAME OF GOD IS BLASPHEMED AMONG THE GENTILES BECAUSE OF YOU," just as it is written. 25 For indeed circumcision is of value if you practice R94 the F41 Law; but if you are a transgressor of F42 the Law, your R95 circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 So R96 if the R97 uncircumcised F43 man keeps R98 the requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? 27 And he R99 who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not judge R100 you who though F44 having the letter of the Law and circumcision are a transgressor of F45 the Law? 28 For he R101 is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. 29 But he R102 is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision R103 is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, R104 not by the letter; and R105 his praise is not from men, but from God.
1 Then what advantage F46 has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? 2 Great in every respect. First of all, that they R106 were entrusted with the oracles R107 of God. 3 What then? If some R108 did F47 not believe, their unbelief F48 will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it? 4 May R109 it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a R110 liar, as it is written, "THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS, AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED." 5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates R112F50 the righteousness of God, what R113 shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (I R114 am speaking in human terms.) 6 May R115 it never be! For otherwise, how will God R116 judge the world? 7 But if through my lie the R117 truth of God abounded to His glory, why R118 am I also still being judged as a sinner? 8 And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), "Let R119 us do evil that good may come"? Their F51 condemnation is just. 9 What then? Are R120F52 we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews R121 and Greeks R122 are all R123 under sin; 10 as it is written, "THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE; 11 THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD; 12 ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE." 13 "THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN GRAVE, WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING," "THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS"; 14 "WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL OF CURSING AND BITTERNESS"; 15 "THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD, 16 DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS, 17 AND THE PATH OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN." 18 "THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES."
19 Now we know that whatever the Law R130 says, it speaks to those R131 who are under F53 the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all R132 the world may become accountable to God; 20 because by R133 the works of F54 the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through R134F55 the Law comes the knowledge of sin. 21 But now apart from F56 the Law the R135 righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed R136 by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness R137 of God through faith R138 in R139 Jesus Christ for all R140 those who F57 believe; for there R141 is no distinction; 23 for all have R142F58 sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified as a gift by R143 His grace through the R144 redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25 whom God displayed publicly as a R145 propitiation F59 in R146F60 His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because F61 in the forbearance R147 of God He passed R148 over the sins previously committed; 26 for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has F62 faith in Jesus. 27 Where then is boasting? R149 It is excluded. By what R150 kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. 28 For F63 we R151 maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of F64 the Law. 29 Or is R152 God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since indeed God R153 who R154 will justify the circumcised F65 by F66 faith and the uncircumcised F67 through faith is R155 one. 31 Do we then nullify the F68 Law through faith? May R156 it never be! On the contrary, we establish R157 the Law.
FOOTNOTES: F1 Lit a called apostle F2 Lit seed F3 Or as a result of F4 Or spirit F5 Lit for obedience F6 Or holy ones F7 Or concerning you all, that... F8 Or strengthened F9 Lit debtor F10 Or by F11 Or But he who is righteous by faith shall live F12 Or by F13 Or among F14 Lit glorify F15 Or reptiles F16 Lit the lie F17 Lit unto the ages F18 Lit against nature F19 Lit the shameless deed F20 Lit themselves F21 Lit to have God in knowledge F22 Or hateful to God F23 Lit O man, everyone who F24 Lit is according to truth against F25 Lit who passes judgment F26 Or in accordance with F27 Lit upon F28 Or without law F29 Or under law F30 Or by law F31 Or of law F32 Or righteous F33 Or law F34 Lit by nature F35 Or upon law F36 Or distinguish between the things which differ F37 Or instructor F38 Lit infants F39 Or proclaim F40 Or in law F41 Or law F42 Or of law F43 Lit uncircumcision F44 Lit through the letter F45 Or of law F46 Lit is the advantage of the Jew F47 Or were unfaithful F48 Or unfaithfulness F49 Lit in Your judging F50 Or commends F51 Lit Whose F52 Or Are we worse F53 Lit in F54 Or of law F55 Or through law F56 Or from law F57 Or who believe. For there is no distinction, since they all have sinned...and are being justified F58 Or sinned F59 Or a propitiatory sacrifice F60 Or by F61 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed in the forbearance of God F62 Lit is of the faith of Jesus F63 One early ms reads Therefore F64 Or of law F65 Lit circumcision F66 Lit out of F67 Lit uncircumcision F68 Or law
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