Paul Greets the Saints in Rome 1 ULT Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, a called apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, BSB BSB: Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
2 ULT which he promised beforehand by his prophets in the holy Scriptures, BSB BSB: the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,
4 ULT the one having been designated the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection of dead ones— Jesus Christ our Lord, BSB BSB: and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
5 ULT through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the Gentiles, for the sake of his name, BSB BSB: Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
6 ULT among whom you also are called ones of Jesus Christ. BSB BSB: And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7 ULT To all the ones being in Rome, beloved of God, called saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. BSB BSB: To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Unashamed of the Gospel 8 ULT First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ concerning all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed in the whole world. BSB BSB: First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
9 ULT For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how I continually make mention of you, BSB BSB: God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
10 ULT always requesting in my prayers if somehow now at last I will be successful by the will of God to come to you. BSB BSB: in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
11 ULT For I long to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gracious gift to strengthen you, BSB BSB: For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
12 ULT and that is to be mutually encouraged with you through each other’ s faith, both yours and mine. BSB BSB: that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
13 ULT Now I do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, that I often intended to come to you(but I was hindered until now), so that I might have some fruit among you also, just as also among the rest of the Gentiles. BSB BSB: I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
14 ULT I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise ones and to foolish ones. BSB BSB: I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
15 ULT So, as it depends on me,{ I am} eager to proclaim the gospel also to you, the ones in Rome. BSB BSB: That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
17 ULT For the righteousness of God is revealed in it from faith to faith, just as it is written,“But the righteous one will live by faith.” BSB BSB: For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
God’s Wrath against Sin 21 ULT For having known God, they did not glorify{ him} as God, nor did they give{ him} thanks. Instead, they became futile in their thoughts, and their senseless heart was darkened. BSB BSB: For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
22 ULT Claiming to be wise ones, they became foolish, BSB BSB: Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
23 ULT and exchanged the glory of the imperishable God for a likeness of an image of perishable man, and of birds, and of four- footed beasts, and of creeping things. BSB BSB: and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 ULT Therefore, God gave them over to the lusts of their hearts for uncleanness, to dishonor their bodies among themselves; BSB BSB: Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.
26 ULT For this reason, God gave them over to passions of dishonor, for both their females exchanged the natural use for that{ which is} contrary to nature, BSB BSB: For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
27 ULT and likewise, the males also, having left the natural use of the female, burned in their lust for one another, male with male producing shameless acts and receiving in themselves the penalty which was necessary for their perversion. BSB BSB: Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 ULT And just as they did not approve of having God in their full awareness, God gave them over to a disapproved mind, to do the things that are not proper, BSB BSB: Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
29 ULT filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness,{ and} malice, they are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit,{ and} evil intent.{ They are} gossips, BSB BSB: They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
30 ULT slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, BSB BSB: slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.
31 ULT senseless, faithless, heartless,{ and} merciless. BSB BSB: They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.
32 ULT Who, having fully known the righteous decree of God, that the ones practicing such things are worthy of death, they not only do these things, but they also give consent to the ones practicing them. BSB BSB: Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
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