Dual Panel1From Paul <3972>, a slave <1401> of Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>, called <2822> to be an apostle <652>, set apart <873> for <1519> the gospel <2098> of God <2316>.
2This gospel he promised beforehand <4279> through <1223> his <846> prophets <4396> in <1722> the holy <40> scriptures <1124>,
3concerning <4012> his <846> Son <5207> who was <1096> a descendant <4690> of David <1138> with reference to <2596> the flesh <4561>,
4who was appointed <3724> the Son-of-God-in-power <5207> <2316> <1722> <1411> according to <2596> the Holy <42> Spirit <4151> by <1537> the resurrection <386> from the dead <3498>, Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> our <2257> Lord <2962>.
5Through <1223> him we have received <2983> grace <5485> and <2532> our apostleship <651> to <1519> bring about the obedience <5218> of faith <4102> among <1722> all <3956> the Gentiles <1484> on behalf <5228> of his <846> name <3686>.
6You <5210> also <2532> are <1510> among <1722> them, called <2822> to belong to Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>.
7To all <3956> those loved <27> by God <2316> in <1722> Rome <4516>, called <2822> to be saints <40>: Grace <5485> and <2532> peace <1515> to you <5213> from <575> God <2316> our <2257> Father <3962> and <2532> the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>!
8First of all <4412>, I thank <2168> my <3450> God <2316> through <1223> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> for <4012> all <3956> of you <5216>, because <3754> your <5216> faith <4102> is proclaimed <2605> throughout <1722> the whole <3650> world <2889>.
9For <1063> God <2316>, whom <3739> I serve <3000> in <1722> my <3450> spirit <4151> by <1722> preaching the gospel <2098> of his <846> Son <5207>, is <1510> my <3450> witness <3144> that <5613> I <4160> continually <89> remember <4160> remember <3417> you <5216>
10and I always <3842> ask <1189> in <1909> my <3450> prayers <4335>, if <1487> perhaps <4458> now <2235> at last I may succeed <2137> in visiting <2064> you <5209> according to <1722> the will <2307> of God <2316>.
11For <1063> I long <1971> to see <1492> you <5209>, so that <2443> I may impart <3330> to you <5213> some <5100> spiritual <4152> gift <5486> to <1519> strengthen <4741> you <5209>,
12that <5124> is <1510>, that <1722> we <5213> may be mutually comforted <4837> by <1722> one another’s <240> faith <4102>, both <5037> yours <5216> and <2532> mine <1700>.
13I do <2309> not <3756> want <2309> you <5209> to be unaware <50>, brothers and sisters <80>, that <3754> I <4388> often <4178> intended <4388> to come <2064> to <4314> you <5209> (and <2532> was prevented <2967> until <891> now <1204>), so that <2443> I may have <2192> some <5100> fruit <2590> even <2532> among <1722> you <5213>, just as <2531> I already have among <1722> the rest <3062> of the Gentiles <1484>.
14I am <1510> a debtor <3781> both <5037> to the Greeks <1672> and <2532> to the barbarians <915>, both <5037> to the wise <4680> and <2532> to the foolish <453>.
15Thus <3779> I <1691> am eager <4289> also <2532> to preach the gospel <2097> to you <5213> who are in <1722> Rome <4516>.
16For <1063> I am <1870> not <3756> ashamed <1870> of the gospel <2098>, for <1063> it is <1510> God’s <2316> power <1411> for <1519> salvation <4991> to everyone <3956> who believes <4100>, to the Jew <2453> first <4412> and <5037> also <2532> to the Greek <1672>.
17For <1063> the righteousness <1343> of God <2316> is revealed <601> in <1722> the gospel <846> from <1537> faith <4102> to <1519> faith <4102>, just as <2531> it is written <1125>, “The righteous <1342> by <1537> faith <4102> will live <2198>.”
18For <1063> the wrath <3709> of God <2316> is revealed <601> from <575> heaven <3772> against <1909> all <3956> ungodliness <763> and <2532> unrighteousness <93> of people <444> who suppress <2722> the truth <225> by <1722> their unrighteousness <93>,
19because <1360> what can be known <1110> about God <2316> is <1510> plain <5318> to <1722> them <846>, because <1063> God <2316> has made <5319> it plain <5319> to them <846>.
20For <1063> since <575> the creation <2937> of the world <2889> his <846> invisible attributes <517>– his <846> eternal <126> power <1411> and <2532> divine <2305> nature– have been clearly seen <2529>, because they are understood <3539> through what has been made <4161>. So people <846> are <1510> without excuse <379>.
21For <1360> although they knew <1097> God <2316>, they did <1392> not <3756> glorify <1392> him as <5613> God <2316> or <2228> give <2168> him thanks <2168>, but <235> they became futile <3154> in <1722> their <846> thoughts <1261> and <2532> their <846> senseless <801> hearts <2588> were darkened <4654>.
22Although they claimed <5335> to be <1510> wise <4680>, they became fools <3471>
23and <2532> exchanged <236> the glory <1391> of the immortal <862> God <2316> for <1722> an image <1504> resembling <3667> mortal <5349> human beings <444> or <2532> birds <4071> or <2532> four-footed animals <5074> or <2532> reptiles <2062>.
24Therefore <1352> God <2316> gave <3860> them <846> over <3860> in <1722> the desires <1939> of their <846> hearts <2588> to <1519> impurity <167>, to dishonor <818> their <846> bodies <4983> among <1722> themselves <846>.
25They <3748> exchanged <3337> the truth <225> of God <2316> for <1722> a lie <5579> and <2532> worshiped <4573> and <2532> served <3000> the creation <2937> rather than <3844> the Creator <2936>, who <3739> is <1510> blessed <2128> forever <1519> <165>! Amen <281>.
26For <1223> this reason <5124> God <2316> gave <3860> them <846> over <3860> to <1519> dishonorable <819> passions <3806>. For <1063> their <846> women <2338> exchanged <3337> the natural <5446> sexual relations <5540> for <1519> unnatural ones <5449>,
27and <5037> likewise <3668> the men <730> also <2532> abandoned <863> natural <5446> relations <5540> with women <2338> and were inflamed <1572> in <1722> their <846> passions <3715> for one another <240>. Men <730> committed <2716> shameless acts <808> with <1722> men <730> and <2532> received <618> in <1722> themselves <1438> the due penalty <489> for their <846> error <4106>.
28And <2532> just as <2531> they did <1381> not <3756> see <1381> fit <2192> to <1722> acknowledge <1922> God <2316>, God <2316> gave <3860> them <846> over <3860> to <1519> a depraved <96> mind <3563>, to do <4160> what should <2520> not <3361> be done <2520>.
29They are filled <4137> with every kind <3956> of unrighteousness <93>, wickedness <4189>, covetousness <4124>, malice <2549>. They are rife <3324> with envy <5355>, murder <5408>, strife <2054>, deceit <1388>, hostility <2550>. They are gossips <5588>,
30slanderers <2637>, haters of God <2319>, insolent <5197>, arrogant <5244>, boastful <213>, contrivers <2182> of all sorts of evil <2556>, disobedient <545> to parents <1118>,
31senseless <801>, covenant-breakers <802>, heartless <794>, ruthless <415>.
32Although <3748> they fully know <1921> God’s <2316> righteous decree <1345> that <3754> those who practice <4238> such things <5108> deserve <514> to die <2288>, they <1510> not <3756> only <3440> do <4160> them <846> but <235> also <2532> approve <4909> of those who practice <4238> them.