1: Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an
apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, |
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2: (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy
scriptures,) |
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Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of
the seed of David according to the flesh; |
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4: And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the
spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: |
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5: By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience
to the faith among all nations, for his name: |
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6: Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
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7: To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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8: First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that
your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. |
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9: For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the
gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in
my prayers; |
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10: Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a
prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. |
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11: For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some
spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; |
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12: That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the
mutual faith both of you and me. |
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13: Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes
I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have
some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. |
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14: I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both
to the wise, and to the unwise. |
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15: So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to
you that are at Rome also. |
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16: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the
power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew
first, and also to the Greek. |
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17: For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith
to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. |
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18: For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all
ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in
unrighteousness; |
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19: Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them;
for God hath shewed it unto them. |
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20: For the invisible things of him from the creation of the
world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made,
even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
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21: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as
God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and
their foolish heart was darkened. |
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22: Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
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23: And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image
made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and
creeping things. |
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24: Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the
lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between
themselves: |
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25: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and
served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever.
Amen. |
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26: For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for
even their women did change the natural use into that which is against
nature: |
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27: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the
woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working
that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of
their error which was meet. |
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28: And even as they did not like to retain God in their
knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things
which are not convenient; |
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29: Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication,
wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate,
deceit, malignity; whisperers, |
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30: Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters,
inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, |
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31: Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural
affection, implacable, unmerciful: |
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32: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such
things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in
them that do them. |