Romans 1:16-2

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶ For I am not ^(A)ashamed of the gospel, for ^(B)it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the ^(C)Jew first and also to ^(D)the Greek. ¹⁷ For in it ^(E)the righteousness of God is revealed ^[a]from faith to faith; as it is written: “^[b](F)But the righteous one will live by faith.”

Unbelief and Its Consequences

¹⁸ For ^(G)the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who ^(H)suppress the truth ^[c]in unrighteousness, ¹⁹ because ^(I)that which is known about God is evident ^[d]within them; for God made it evident to them. ²⁰ For ^(J)since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ^(K)being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse. ²¹ For even though they knew God, they did not ^[e]honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became ^(L)futile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened. ^22 (M)Claiming to be wise, they became fools, ²³ and they ^(N)exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible mankind, of birds, four-footed animals, and ^[f]crawling creatures.

²⁴ Therefore ^(O)God gave them up to vile impurity in the lusts of their hearts, so that their bodies would be ^(P)dishonored among them. ²⁵ For they exchanged the truth of God for ^[g](Q)falsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^(R)who is blessed ^[h]forever. Amen.

²⁶ For this reason ^(S)God gave them over to ^(T)degrading passions; for their women exchanged natural relations for that which is contrary to nature, ²⁷ and likewise the men, too, abandoned natural relations ^[i]with women and burned in their desire toward one another, ^(U)males with males committing ^[j]shameful acts and receiving in ^[k]their own persons the due penalty of their error.

²⁸ And just as they did not see fit ^[l]to acknowledge God, ^(V)God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper, ²⁹ people having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice; they are ^(W)gossips, ³⁰ slanderers, ^[m](X)haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, ^(Y)disobedient to parents, ³¹ without understanding, untrustworthy, ^(Z)unfeeling, and unmerciful; ³² and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of ^(AA)death, they not only do the same, but also ^(AB)approve of those who practice them.

The Impartiality of God

2 Therefore you have ^(AC)no excuse, ^[n]you foolish person, ^(AD)everyone of you who passes judgment; for ^[o]in that matter in which ^(AE)you judge someone else, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. ² And we know that the judgment of God ^[p]rightly falls upon those who practice such things. ³ But do you suppose this, ^[q](AF)you foolish person who passes judgment on those who practice such things, and yet does them as well, that you will escape the judgment of God? ⁴ Or do you think lightly of ^(AG)the riches of His ^(AH)kindness and ^[r](AI)restraint and ^(AJ)patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? ⁵ But ^[s]because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart ^(AK)you are storing up wrath for yourself ^(AL)on the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, ^6 (AM)who will repay each person according to his deeds: ⁷ to those who by ^(AN)perseverance in doing good seek ^(AO)glory, honor, and ^(AP)immortality, He will give ^(AQ)eternal life; ⁸ but to those who are ^(AR)self-serving and ^(AS)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, He will give wrath and indignation. ⁹ There will be ^(AT)tribulation and distress ^[t]for every soul of mankind who does evil, ^[u]for the Jew ^(AU)first and also ^[v]for the Greek, ¹⁰ but ^(AV)glory, honor, and peace to everyone who does what is good, to the Jew ^(AW)first and also to the Greek. ¹¹ For ^(AX)there is no partiality with God.

¹² For all who have sinned ^[w](AY)without the Law will also perish ^[x]without the Law, and all who have sinned ^[y]under the Law will be judged ^[z]by the Law; ¹³ for it is ^(AZ)not the hearers ^[aa]of the Law who are ^[ab]righteous before God, but the doers ^[ac]of the Law who will be justified. ¹⁴ For when Gentiles who do not have ^[ad]the Law ^[ae](BA)instinctively perform the requirements of the Law, these, though not having ^[af]the Law, are a law to themselves, ¹⁵ in that they show ^(BB)the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, ¹⁶ on the day when, ^(BC)according to my gospel, ^(BD)God will judge the secrets of mankind through Christ Jesus.