神的福音

[a]保罗做基督耶稣的奴仆、蒙召的使徒,是为了神的福音被分别出来的。 这福音是神先前藉着他的先知们,在圣经上所应许的, 是关于他的儿子——我们的主耶稣基督的。照着肉身说,他出自大卫的后裔; 照着圣洁的灵[b]说,藉着从死人中复活,他被显明是神大能的儿子。 我们从他领受了恩典和使徒的职份,为了他名的缘故,要在万民中带来信仰上的顺从; 其中也有你们这些蒙召唤、属耶稣基督的人。

致所有在罗马、蒙神所爱、蒙召成为圣徒的人:

愿恩典与平安从神我们的父和主耶稣基督临到你们!

保罗渴望到罗马去

首先,我藉着耶稣基督,为你们各位感谢我的神,因为你们的忠信被传遍全世界。 事实上,神——就是我在他儿子的福音工作上用心灵所事奉的那一位,可以为我见证:我怎样不住地提到你们, 10 在我的祷告中总是祈求,或许可以照着神的旨意,终有一天能顺利地到你们那里去; 11 因为我切切地想见到你们,好把一些属灵的恩赐分给你们,使你们得以坚固。 12 这就是说,在你们那里,藉着你们和我里面彼此的信仰,大家可以同得鼓励。

13 弟兄们,我不愿意你们不明白:我多次计划到你们那里去,为要在你们那里也得一些果实,就像我在其他外邦人中那样,可是直到如今还受到拦阻。 14 无论是希腊人或是外族人[c],有智慧的或是无知的,我都对他们有责任[d] 15 因此,我愿意尽我所能,把福音也传给你们在罗马的人。

义人将因信而活

16 的确,我不以[e]福音为耻,因为这福音是神的大能,把救恩带给一切相信的人,先是犹太人、后是外邦人[f] 17 原来,神的义就在这福音上显明出来——本于信,以至于信,正如经上所记:“义人将因信而活。”[g]

世人的罪

18 要知道,人用不公义抵挡真理,神的震怒就从天上显明在人的一切不敬虔和不公义上。 19 实际上,有关神的事,人所能知道的,在他们里面是清清楚楚的,因为神已经向他们显明了。 20 原来,自从创世以来,神那不可见的本性,就是他永恒的大能和神性,都藉着所造之物,被人明白、被人看见,以致使人无法推诿。 21 所以人是已经知道神的,但是却不把他当做神来荣耀他,也不感谢他;相反,他们在思想上变得虚妄,他们无知的心就昏暗了。 22 他们自称是有智慧的,却成了愚拙, 23 甚至用偶像,就是会朽坏的人、飞禽、走兽、爬行动物的形像,来取代那不朽之神的荣耀。

24 因此,神任凭他们顺着心中的情欲去做污秽的事,以致彼此玷污自己的身体。 25 他们用虚假取代神的真理,去崇拜、事奉被造之物,而不事奉造物之主——主是当受颂赞的,直到永远!阿们。

人类的堕落

26 为此,神任凭他们陷入可耻的情欲,连他们的女人也把天性的功用变为违反天性的; 27 同样,男人也放弃了女人天性的功用,彼此之间欲火中烧,男人与男人做出羞耻的事,就在自己身上[h]受到他们的妄为[i]所应得的报应。

28 既然人不愿意真正认识神,神就任凭他们存败坏的理性,去做那些不该做的事。 29 他们充满了各种不义、[j]邪恶、贪心、恶毒;满心是嫉妒、凶杀、纷争、欺诈、狠毒;他们搬弄是非、 30 诽谤人、憎恨神、侮慢人、骄傲、自夸、制造恶行、悖逆父母、 31 愚昧无知、不守信用、没有亲情、[k]毫无怜悯。 32 人虽然知道神的公义规定是:行这样事的人是该死的;然而他们不仅自己去做,还赞同做这些事的人。

Footnotes

  1. 罗马书 1:1 我——辅助词语。
  2. 罗马书 1:4 圣洁的灵——或译作“圣灵”。
  3. 罗马书 1:14 外族人——或译作“非希腊人”。
  4. 罗马书 1:14 有责任——原文直译“欠债”。
  5. 罗马书 1:16 有古抄本附“基督的”。
  6. 罗马书 1:16 外邦人——原文直译“希腊人”;指“希腊文化区的非犹太人”。
  7. 罗马书 1:17 《哈巴谷书》2:4。
  8. 罗马书 1:27 在自己身上——原文直译“在自己里面”。
  9. 罗马书 1:27 妄为——或译作“迷途行为”。
  10. 罗马书 1:29 有古抄本附“淫乱、”。
  11. 罗马书 1:31 有古抄本附“不肯和解、”。

祝福

耶稣基督的仆人保罗,奉召为使徒,特派传神的福音。 这福音是神从前借众先知在圣经上所应许的, 论到他儿子我主耶稣基督。按肉体说,是从大卫后裔生的; 按圣善的灵说,因从死里复活,以大能显明是神的儿子。 我们从他受了恩惠并使徒的职分,在万国之中叫人为他的名信服真道, 其中也有你们这蒙召属耶稣基督的人。 我写信给你们在罗马、为神所爱、奉召做圣徒的众人。愿恩惠、平安从我们的父神并主耶稣基督归于你们!

述说自己的景况

第一,我靠着耶稣基督,为你们众人感谢我的神,因你们的信德传遍了天下。 我在他儿子福音上用心灵所侍奉的神,可以见证我怎样不住地提到你们, 10 在祷告之间常常恳求,或者照神的旨意,终能得平坦的道路往你们那里去。 11 因为我切切地想见你们,要把些属灵的恩赐分给你们,使你们可以坚固; 12 这样,我在你们中间,因你与我彼此的信心就可以同得安慰。

情愿尽力传福音

13 弟兄们,我不愿意你们不知道,我屡次定意往你们那里去,要在你们中间得些果子,如同在其余的外邦人中一样,只是到如今仍有阻隔。 14 无论是希腊人、化外人、聪明人、愚拙人,我都欠他们的债, 15 所以情愿尽我的力量,将福音也传给你们在罗马的人。

福音是神的大能

16 我不以福音为耻,这福音本是神的大能,要救一切相信的,先是犹太人,后是希腊人。 17 因为神的义正在这福音上显明出来,这义是本于信以至于信,如经上所记:“义人必因信得生。”

18 原来,神的愤怒从天上显明在一切不虔不义的人身上,就是那些行不义阻挡真理的人。 19 神的事情人所能知道的,原显明在人心里,因为神已经给他们显明。 20 自从造天地以来,神的永能和神性是明明可知的,虽是眼不能见,但借着所造之物就可以晓得,叫人无可推诿。 21 因为他们虽然知道神,却不当做神荣耀他,也不感谢他,他们的思念变为虚妄,无知的心就昏暗了。 22 自称为聪明,反成了愚拙, 23 将不能朽坏之神的荣耀变为偶像,仿佛必朽坏的人和飞禽、走兽、昆虫的样式。

24 所以,神任凭他们逞着心里的情欲行污秽的事,以致彼此玷辱自己的身体。 25 他们将神的真实变为虚谎,去敬拜侍奉受造之物,不敬奉那造物的主——主乃是可称颂的,直到永远!阿门。

外邦种种罪恶

26 因此,神任凭他们放纵可羞耻的情欲。他们的女人把顺性的用处变为逆性的用处。 27 男人也是如此,弃了女人顺性的用处,欲火攻心,彼此贪恋,男和男行可羞耻的事,就在自己身上受这妄为当得的报应。

28 他们既然故意不认识神,神就任凭他们存邪僻的心,行那些不合理的事: 29 装满了各样不义、邪恶、贪婪、恶毒[a];满心是嫉妒、凶杀、争竞、诡诈、毒恨; 30 又是谗毁的、背后说人的、怨恨神的[b]、侮慢人的、狂傲的、自夸的、捏造恶事的、违背父母的、 31 无知的、背约的、无亲情的、不怜悯人的。 32 他们虽知道神判定行这样事的人是当死的,然而他们不但自己去行,还喜欢别人去行。

Footnotes

  1. 罗马书 1:29 或作:阴毒。
  2. 罗马书 1:30 或作:被神所憎恶的。

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle(A) and set apart(B) for the gospel of God(C) the gospel he promised beforehand(D) through his prophets(E) in the Holy Scriptures(F) regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life[a](G) was a descendant of David,(H) and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power[b](I) by his resurrection from the dead:(J) Jesus Christ our Lord.(K) Through him we received grace(L) and apostleship to call all the Gentiles(M) to the obedience that comes from[c] faith(N) for his name’s sake. And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.(O)

To all in Rome who are loved by God(P) and called to be his holy people:(Q)

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.(R)

Paul’s Longing to Visit Rome

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you,(S) because your faith is being reported all over the world.(T) God, whom I serve(U) in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness(V) how constantly I remember you 10 in my prayers at all times;(W) and I pray that now at last by God’s will(X) the way may be opened for me to come to you.(Y)

11 I long to see you(Z) so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift(AA) to make you strong— 12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. 13 I do not want you to be unaware,(AB) brothers and sisters,[d](AC) that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now)(AD) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

14 I am obligated(AE) both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. 15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.(AF)

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel,(AG) because it is the power of God(AH) that brings salvation to everyone who believes:(AI) first to the Jew,(AJ) then to the Gentile.(AK) 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed(AL)—a righteousness that is by faith(AM) from first to last,[e] just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”[f](AN)

God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity

18 The wrath of God(AO) is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.(AP) 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,(AQ) so that people are without excuse.(AR)

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.(AS) 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools(AT) 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images(AU) made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

24 Therefore God gave them over(AV) in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.(AW) 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie,(AX) and worshiped and served created things(AY) rather than the Creator—who is forever praised.(AZ) Amen.(BA)

26 Because of this, God gave them over(BB) to shameful lusts.(BC) Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones.(BD) 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.(BE)

28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over(BF) to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 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,(BG) 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;(BH) 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love,(BI) no mercy. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death,(BJ) they not only continue to do these very things but also approve(BK) of those who practice them.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 1:3 Or who according to the flesh
  2. Romans 1:4 Or was declared with power to be the Son of God
  3. Romans 1:5 Or that is
  4. Romans 1:13 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 7:1, 4; 8:12, 29; 10:1; 11:25; 12:1; 15:14, 30; 16:14, 17.
  5. Romans 1:17 Or is from faith to faith
  6. Romans 1:17 Hab. 2:4