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罗马书 1
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神的福音

1 我[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。 2 这福音是神先前藉着他的先知们，在圣经上所应许的， 3 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； 4 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。 5 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； 6 其中也有你们这些蒙召唤、属耶稣基督的人。

7 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

8 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。 9 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、”。
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Romans 1
New English Translation

Salutation

1 From Paul,[a] a slave[b] of Christ Jesus,[c] called to be an apostle,[d] set apart for the gospel of God.[e] 2 This gospel[f] he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, 3 concerning his Son who was a descendant[g] of David with reference to the flesh,[h] 4 who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power[i] according to the Holy Spirit[j] by the resurrection[k] from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. 5 Through him[l] we have received grace and our apostleship[m] to bring about the obedience[n] of faith[o] among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name. 6 You also are among them,[p] called to belong to Jesus Christ.[q] 7 To all those loved by God in Rome, called to be saints:[r] Grace and peace to you[s] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Paul’s Desire to Visit Rome

8 First of all,[t] I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel[u] of his Son, is my witness that[v] I continually remember you 10 and I always ask[w] in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.[x] 11 For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift[y] to strengthen you, 12 that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith,[z] both yours and mine. 13 I do not want you to be unaware,[aa] brothers and sisters,[ab] that I often intended to come to you (and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles.[ac] 14 I am a debtor[ad] both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 Thus I am eager[ae] also to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome.

The Power of the Gospel

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.[af] 17 For the righteousness[ag] of God is revealed in the gospel[ah] from faith to faith,[ai] just as it is written, “The righteous by faith will live.”[aj]

The Condemnation of the Unrighteous

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people[ak] who suppress the truth by their[al] unrighteousness,[am] 19 because what can be known about God is plain to them,[an] because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people[ao] are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts[ap] were darkened. 22 Although they claimed[aq] to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings[ar] or birds or four-footed animals[as] or reptiles.

24 Therefore God gave them over[at] in the desires of their hearts to impurity,[au] to dishonor[av] their bodies among themselves.[aw] 25 They[ax] exchanged the truth of God for a lie[ay] and worshiped and served the creation[az] rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged the natural sexual relations for unnatural ones,[ba] 27 and likewise the men also abandoned natural relations with women[bb] and were inflamed in their passions[bc] for one another. Men[bd] committed shameless acts with men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God,[be] God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done.[bf] 29 They are filled[bg] with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with[bh] envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, contrivers of all sorts of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 senseless, covenant-breakers,[bi] heartless, ruthless. 32 Although they fully know[bj] God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die,[bk] they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.[bl]

Footnotes

  1. Romans 1:1 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.
  2. Romans 1:1 tn Traditionally, “servant.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). One good translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος) in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force. Also, many slaves in the Roman world became slaves through Rome’s subjugation of conquered nations, kidnapping, or by being born into slave households. sn Undoubtedly the background for the concept of being the Lord’s “slave” or “servant” is to be found in the Old Testament scriptures. For someone who was Jewish this concept did not connote drudgery, but honor and privilege. It was used of national Israel at times (Isa 43:10), but was especially associated with famous OT personalities, including such great men as Moses (Josh 14:7), David (Ps 89:3; cf. 2 Sam 7:5, 8) and Elijah (2 Kgs 10:10); all these men were “servants (or slaves) of the Lord.”
  3. Romans 1:1 tc Many significant mss, as well as several others (P26 א A G Ψ 33 1739 1881 M), have a reversed order of these words and read “Jesus Christ” rather than “Christ Jesus” (P10 B 81 pc). The meaning is not affected in either case, but the reading “Christ Jesus” is preferred as slightly more difficult and thus more likely autographic (a scribe who found it would be prone to change it to the more common expression). At the same time, Paul is fond of the order “Christ Jesus,” especially in certain letters such as Romans, Galatians, and Philippians. As well, the later Pauline letters almost uniformly use this order in the salutations. A decision is difficult, but “Christ Jesus” is slightly preferred.
  4. Romans 1:1 tn Grk “a called apostle.”
  5. Romans 1:1 tn The genitive in the phrase εὐαγγέλιον θεοῦ (euangelion theou, “the gospel of God”) could be translated as (1) a subjective genitive (“the gospel which God brings”) or (2) an objective genitive (“the gospel about God”). Either is grammatically possible. This is possibly an instance of a plenary genitive (see ExSyn 119-21; M. Zerwick, Biblical Greek, §§36-39). If so, an interplay between the two concepts is intended: The gospel which God brings is in fact the gospel about himself. However, in view of God’s action in v. 2 concerning this gospel, a subjective genitive notion (“the gospel which God brings”) is slightly preferred.
  6. Romans 1:2 tn Grk “the gospel of God, which he promised.” Because of the length and complexity of this sentence in Greek, it was divided into shorter English sentences in keeping with contemporary English style. To indicate the referent of the relative pronoun (“which”), the word “gospel” was repeated at the beginning of v. 2.
  7. Romans 1:3 tn Grk “born of the seed” (an idiom).
  8. Romans 1:3 tn Grk “according to the flesh,” indicating Jesus’ earthly life, a reference to its weakness. This phrase implies that Jesus was more than human; otherwise it would have been sufficient to say that he was a descendant of David, cf. L. Morris, Romans, 44.
  9. Romans 1:4 sn Appointed the Son-of-God-in-power. Most translations render the Greek participle ὁρισθέντος (horisthentos, from ὁρίζω, horizō) “declared” or “designated” in order to avoid the possible interpretation that Jesus was appointed the Son of God by the resurrection. However, the Greek term ὁρίζω is used eight times in the NT, and it always has the meaning “to determine, appoint.” Paul is not saying that Jesus was appointed the “Son of God by the resurrection” but “Son-of-God-in-power by the resurrection,” as indicated by the hyphenation. He was born in weakness in human flesh (with respect to the flesh, v. 3) and he was raised with power. This is similar to Matt 28:18 where Jesus told his disciples after the resurrection, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”
  10. Romans 1:4 tn Grk “spirit of holiness.” Some interpreters take the phrase to refer to Christ’s own inner spirit, which was characterized by holiness.
  11. Romans 1:4 tn Or “by his resurrection.” Most interpreters see this as a reference to Jesus’ own resurrection, although some take it to refer to the general resurrection at the end of the age, of which Jesus’ resurrection is the first installment (cf. 1 Cor 15:23).
  12. Romans 1:5 tn Grk “through whom.”
  13. Romans 1:5 tn Some interpreters understand the phrase “grace and apostleship” as a hendiadys, translating “grace [i.e., gift] of apostleship.” The pronoun “our” is supplied in the translation to clarify the sense of the statement.
  14. Romans 1:5 tn Grk “and apostleship for obedience.”
  15. Romans 1:5 tn The phrase ὑπακοὴν πίστεως has been variously understood as (1) an objective genitive (a reference to the Christian faith, “obedience to [the] faith”); (2) a subjective genitive (“the obedience faith produces [or requires]”); (3) an attributive genitive (“believing obedience”); or (4) as a genitive of apposition (“obedience, [namely] faith”) in which “faith” further defines “obedience.” These options are discussed by C. E. B. Cranfield, Romans (ICC), 1:66. Others take the phrase as deliberately ambiguous; see D. B. Garlington, “The Obedience of Faith in the Letter to the Romans: Part I: The Meaning of ὑπακοὴ πίστεως (Rom 1:5; 16:26),” WTJ 52 (1990): 201-24.
  16. Romans 1:6 tn Grk “among whom you also are called.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. The NIV, with its translation “And you also are among those who are called,” takes the phrase ἐν οἳς ἐστε to refer to the following clause rather than the preceding, so that the addressees of the letter (“you also”) are not connected with “all the Gentiles” mentioned at the end of v. 5. It is more likely, however, that the relative pronoun οἳς has τοῖς ἔθνεσιν as its antecedent, which would indicate that the church at Rome was predominantly Gentile.
  17. Romans 1:6 tn Grk “called of Jesus Christ.”
  18. Romans 1:7 tn Although the first part of v. 7 is not a complete English sentence, it maintains the “From…to” pattern used in all the Pauline letters to indicate the sender and the recipients. Here, however, there are several intervening verses (vv. 2-6), which makes the first half of v. 7 appear as an isolated sentence fragment.
  19. Romans 1:7 tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”
  20. Romans 1:8 tn Grk “First.” Paul never mentions a second point, so J. B. Phillips translated “I must begin by telling you….”
  21. Romans 1:9 tn Grk “whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel.”
  22. Romans 1:9 tn Grk “as.”
  23. Romans 1:10 tn Grk “remember you, always asking.”
  24. Romans 1:10 tn Grk “succeed in coming to you in the will of God.”
  25. Romans 1:11 sn Paul does not mean here that he is going to bestow upon the Roman believers what is commonly known as a “spiritual gift,” that is, a special enabling for service given to believers by the Holy Spirit. Instead, this is either a metonymy of cause for effect (Paul will use his own spiritual gifts to edify the Romans), or it simply means something akin to a blessing or benefit in the spiritual realm. It is possible that Paul uses this phrase to connote specifically the broader purpose of his letter, which is for the Romans to understand his gospel, but this seems less likely.
  26. Romans 1:12 tn Grk “that is, to be comforted together with you through the faith in one another.”
  27. Romans 1:13 sn The expression “I do not want you to be unaware [Grk ignorant]” also occurs in 1 Cor 10:1; 12:1; 1 Thess 4:13. Paul uses the phrase to signal that he is about to say something very important.
  28. Romans 1:13 tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelphoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).
  29. Romans 1:13 tn Grk “in order that I might have some fruit also among you just as also among the rest of the Gentiles.”
  30. Romans 1:14 tn Or “obligated.”
  31. Romans 1:15 tn Or “willing, ready”; Grk “so my eagerness [is] to preach…” The word πρόθυμος (prothumos, “eager, willing”) is used only elsewhere in the NT in Matt 26:41 = Mark 14:38: “the spirit indeed is willing (πρόθυμος), but the flesh is weak.”
  32. Romans 1:16 sn Here the Greek refers to anyone who is not Jewish.
  33. Romans 1:17 tn The nature of the “righteousness” described here and the force of the genitive θεοῦ (“of God”) which follows have been much debated. (1) Some (e.g. C. E. B. Cranfield, Romans [ICC], 1:98) understand “righteousness” to refer to the righteous status given to believers as a result of God’s justifying activity, and see the genitive “of God” as a genitive of source (= “from God”). (2) Others see the “righteousness” as God’s act or declaration that makes righteous (i.e., justifies) those who turn to him in faith, taking the genitive “of God” as a subjective genitive (see E. Käsemann, Romans, 25-30). (3) Still others see the “righteousness of God” mentioned here as the attribute of God himself, understanding the genitive “of God” as a possessive genitive (“God’s righteousness”).
  34. Romans 1:17 tn Grk “in it”; the referent (the gospel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  35. Romans 1:17 tn Or “by faith for faith,” or “by faith to faith.” There are many interpretations of the phrase ἐκ πίστεως εἰς πίστιν (ek pisteōs eis pistin). It may have the idea that this righteousness is obtained by faith (ἐκ πίστεως) because it was designed for faith (εἰς πίστιν). For a summary see J. Murray, Romans (NICNT), 1:363-74.
  36. Romans 1:17 sn A quotation from Hab 2:4.
  37. Romans 1:18 tn The genitive ἀνθρώπων could be taken as an attributed genitive, in which case the phrase should be translated “against all ungodly and unrighteous people” (cf. “the truth of God” in v. 25 which is also probably an attributed genitive). C. E. B. Cranfield takes the section 1:18-32 to refer to all people (not just Gentiles), while 2:1-3:20 points out that the Jew is no exception (Romans [ICC], 1:104-6; 1:137-38).
  38. Romans 1:18 tn “Their” is implied in the Greek, but is supplied because of English style.
  39. Romans 1:18 tn Or “by means of unrighteousness.” Grk “in (by) unrighteousness.”
  40. Romans 1:19 tn Grk “is manifest to/in them.”
  41. Romans 1:20 tn Grk “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  42. Romans 1:21 tn Grk “heart.”
  43. Romans 1:22 tn The participle φάσκοντες (phaskontes) is used concessively here.
  44. Romans 1:23 tn Grk “exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God in likeness of an image of corruptible man.” Here there is a wordplay on the Greek terms ἄφθαρτος (aphthartos, “immortal, imperishable, incorruptible”) and φθαρτός (phthartos, “mortal, corruptible, subject to decay”).
  45. Romans 1:23 sn Possibly an allusion to Ps 106:19-20.
  46. Romans 1:24 sn Possibly an allusion to Ps 81:12.
  47. Romans 1:24 tn Or “God delivered them up to the desires of their hearts for impurity.” It is possible that a technical, legal idiom is used here; if so, it would describe God delivering sinners up to a custodian for punishment (see R. Jewett, Romans [Hermeneia], 166-67). In this instance, then, sinners would be given over to their own desires for the express purpose of working more impurity.
  48. Romans 1:24 tn The genitive articular infinitive τοῦ ἀτιμάζεσθαι (tou atimazesthai, “to dishonor”) has been taken as (1) an infinitive of purpose; (2) an infinitive of result; or (3) an epexegetical (i.e., explanatory) infinitive, expanding the previous clause.
  49. Romans 1:24 tn Grk “among them.”
  50. Romans 1:25 tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  51. Romans 1:25 tn Grk “the lie.”
  52. Romans 1:25 tn Or “creature, created things.”
  53. Romans 1:26 tn Grk “for their females exchanged the natural function for that which is contrary to nature.” The term χρῆσις (chrēsis) has the force of “sexual relations” here (L&N 23.65).
  54. Romans 1:27 tn Grk “likewise so also the males abandoning the natural function of the female.”
  55. Romans 1:27 tn Grk “burned with intense desire” (L&N 25.16).
  56. Romans 1:27 tn Grk “another, men committing…and receiving,” continuing the description of their deeds. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  57. Romans 1:28 tn Grk “and just as they did not approve to have God in knowledge.”
  58. Romans 1:28 tn Grk “the things that are improper.”
  59. Romans 1:29 tn Grk “being filled” or “having been filled,” referring to those described in v. 28. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  60. Romans 1:29 tn Grk “malice, full of,” continuing the description. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  61. Romans 1:31 tn Or “promise-breakers.”
  62. Romans 1:32 tn Grk “who, knowing…, not only do them but also approve…” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  63. Romans 1:32 tn Grk “are worthy of death.”
  64. Romans 1:32 sn “Vice lists” like vv. 28-32 can be found elsewhere in the NT in Matt 15:19; Gal 5:19-21; 1 Tim 1:9-10; and 1 Pet 4:3. An example from the intertestamental period can be found in Wis 14:25-26.
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Romans 1
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1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle(A) and set apart(B) for the gospel of God(C)— 2 the gospel he promised beforehand(D) through his prophets(E) in the Holy Scriptures(F) 3 regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life[a](G) was a descendant of David,(H) 4 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) 5 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. 6 And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.(O)

7 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

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you,(S) because your faith is being reported all over the world.(T) 9 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
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Romans 1
New King James Version

Greeting

1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, (A)called to be an apostle, (B)separated to the gospel of God 2 (C)which He promised before (D)through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, 3 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who [a]was (E)born of the seed of David according to the flesh, 4 and (F)declared to be the Son of God with power according (G)to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. 5 Through Him (H)we have received grace and apostleship for (I)obedience to the faith among all nations (J)for His name, 6 among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;

7 To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, (K)called to be saints:

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

Desire to Visit Rome

8 First, (M)I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that (N)your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9 For (O)God is my witness, (P)whom I serve [b]with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that (Q)without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers, 10 making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you. 11 For I long to see you, that (R)I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established— 12 that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by (S)the mutual faith both of you and me.

13 Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but (T)was hindered until now), that I might have some (U)fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles. 14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise. 15 So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.

The Just Live by Faith

16 For (V)I am not ashamed of the gospel [c]of Christ, for (W)it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, (X)for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For (Y)in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, (Z)“The just shall live by faith.”

God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness

18 (AA)For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and (AB)unrighteousness of men, who [d]suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because (AC)what may be known of God is [e]manifest [f]in them, for (AD)God has shown it to them. 20 For since the creation of the world (AE)His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and [g]Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but (AF)became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 (AG)Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the (AH)incorruptible (AI)God into an image made like [h]corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

24 (AJ)Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, (AK)to dishonor their bodies (AL)among themselves, 25 who exchanged (AM)the truth of God (AN)for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

26 For this reason God gave them up to (AO)vile passions. For even their [i]women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the [j]men, leaving the natural use of the [k]woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things (AP)which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, [l]sexual immorality, wickedness, [m]covetousness, [n]maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 [o]undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, [p]unforgiving, unmerciful; 32 who, (AQ)knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things (AR)are deserving of death, not only do the same but also (AS)approve of those who practice them.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 1:3 came
  2. Romans 1:9 Or in
  3. Romans 1:16 NU omits of Christ
  4. Romans 1:18 hold down
  5. Romans 1:19 evident
  6. Romans 1:19 among
  7. Romans 1:20 divine nature, deity
  8. Romans 1:23 perishable
  9. Romans 1:26 Lit. females
  10. Romans 1:27 Lit. males
  11. Romans 1:27 Lit. female
  12. Romans 1:29 NU omits sexual immorality
  13. Romans 1:29 greed
  14. Romans 1:29 malice
  15. Romans 1:31 without understanding
  16. Romans 1:31 NU omits unforgiving
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Romanos 1
Palabra de Dios para Todos

1 Esta carta la escribo yo, Pablo, siervo de Jesucristo, quien me designó para ser apóstol. Me designó para anunciar a todos las buenas noticias de Dios.

2 Las buenas noticias fueron prometidas hace mucho tiempo, por medio de los profetas en las Sagradas Escrituras. 3 Las buenas noticias anuncian la venida del Hijo, nuestro Señor Jesucristo. Como ser humano, nació de la familia de David. 4 Mas cuando fue resucitado de entre los muertos por el Espíritu Santo[a], se le dio plena autoridad para reinar como Hijo de Dios.

5 Por medio de Cristo, Dios me dio el privilegio de ser apóstol para que la gente de todas las naciones crea y obedezca; hago este trabajo para honrar a Cristo. 6 A ustedes también Dios los ha llamado para pertenecer a Jesucristo.

7 Esta carta la escribo para toda la gente de Roma que Dios ama y ha llamado para ser su pueblo santo.

Que la paz y el generoso amor de Dios Padre y de nuestro Señor Jesucristo estén siempre con ustedes.

Oración de agradecimiento

8 Ante todo, le doy gracias a Dios por todos ustedes por medio de Jesucristo. Todo el mundo habla de la fe que ustedes tienen. 9 Dios sabe que siempre los tengo presentes en mis oraciones. Le sirvo a él de todo corazón anunciando las buenas noticias sobre su Hijo. 10 Siempre le pido que pueda ir a verlos y esto será posible si Dios lo quiere. 11 Quiero verlos para poder darles un don espiritual que les ayudará a ser fuertes. 12 Mejor dicho, espero poder estar con ustedes para que juntos podamos apoyarnos con la fe que tenemos. Su fe me ayudará a mí y mi fe los ayudará a ustedes.

13 Hermanos, quiero que sepan que me he propuesto muchas veces ir a visitarlos, pero siempre se me ha presentado algo que me ha hecho cambiar de planes. He querido ir a visitarlos para conseguir de ustedes los mismos buenos frutos que he obtenido en mi trabajo con otros que no son judíos.

14 Tengo que servir a todos: a los cultos e incultos,[b] a los sabios y a los ignorantes. 15 De ahí mi gran deseo de ir a anunciarles las buenas noticias también a ustedes que están en Roma.

16 Pues no siento vergüenza de la buena noticia acerca de Cristo porque es el poder que Dios usa para salvar a todos los que creen en él. Se anunció primero a los judíos, pero ahora también se anuncia a los que no son judíos[c]. 17 (A)La buena noticia acerca de Cristo revela el plan de Dios para traer justicia al mundo entero.[d] Se está extendiendo de los que creen a los que van a creer,[e] como está escrito: «El aprobado por Dios,[f] por la fe vivirá».[g]

Toda la humanidad ha obrado mal

18 ¡Pues lo que se conoce Dios está revelando desde el cielo es su ira! Está en contra de los que se rebelan contra él y cometen injusticias contra otros. Ellos conocen la verdad pero la ocultan con la maldad que practican. 19 Lo que se conoce sobre Dios, ellos lo saben muy bien porque Dios mismo se lo ha mostrado. 20 Porque lo que de Dios es invisible, o sea su poder eterno y todo aquello que lo hace ser Dios, se ha hecho claramente visible desde la creación del mundo. El ser humano ha podido entender todo eso con facilidad al observar la creación de Dios. Así que la humanidad no tiene excusa alguna para hacer todo el mal que hace. 21 Aunque los seres humanos conocían a Dios, no lo respetaron como él merece ni le dieron gracias. Terminaron pensando bobadas y se cerraron al entendimiento. 22 Se creían sabios, pero sólo eran unos tontos, 23 y cambiaron la grandeza del Dios inmortal para adorar ídolos, hechos con forma de simples hombres mortales, aves, cuadrúpedos y serpientes.

24 La gente estaba llena de pecado y quería hacer solamente el mal, por eso Dios permitió que fueran esclavizados por los pecados sexuales que cometían y deshonraron su cuerpo unos con otros. 25 Cambiaron al verdadero Dios por uno de mentira. Adoraron y sirvieron a la creación en lugar de adorar y servir a Dios, el Creador, a quien sea la honra para siempre. Así sea.

26 Por eso Dios los dejó seguir sus pasiones vergonzosas. Sus mujeres dejaron de tener relaciones sexuales con los hombres, que es lo natural, y empezaron a tener relaciones sexuales con otras mujeres. 27 De la misma forma, los hombres dejaron de tener relaciones sexuales con las mujeres, que es lo natural, y empezaron a desearse entre ellos. Los hombres hicieron cosas vergonzosas con otros hombres, y recibieron en sí mismos el pago merecido por su desviación.

28 Ya que la gente creyó que no era importante conocer a Dios, él los dejó que siguieran pervirtiendo su mente y terminaron haciendo lo que no deben. 29 Esta gente se mantiene haciendo toda clase de injusticia, corrupción, codicia y maldad. Viven llenos de envidia, asesinatos, peleas y fraudes. Siempre están pensando mal de los demás. Son unos chismosos; 30 hablan mal de los demás. Odian a Dios, son insolentes, orgullosos, vanidosos, no obedecen a sus padres e inventan maldades. 31 Son insensatos, no cumplen sus promesas, son insensibles y no tienen piedad de nadie. 32 Aunque saben que la ley de Dios dice que quienes hacen esto merecen morir, no les importa y siguen haciéndolo. Además afirman que están en lo correcto los que hacen todo eso.

Footnotes

  1. 1:4 Espíritu Santo Textualmente espíritu de santidad.
  2. 1:14 cultos e incultos Textualmente griegos y bárbaros. Ver Griego en el vocabulario.
  3. 1:16 los que no son judíos Textualmente los griegos. Ver también 2:9-10; 3:9. Ver Griego en el vocabulario.
  4. 1:17 el plan […] al mundo entero Textualmente la justicia de Dios.
  5. 1:17 Se está extendiendo […] a creer Textualmente por fe y para fe.
  6. 1:17 El aprobado por Dios Textualmente El justo.
  7. 1:17 Cita de Hab 2:4.
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