로마서 1
Korean Living Bible
1 그리스도 예수님의 종이 된 나 바울은 하나님의 기쁜 소식을 전하기 위해 사도 로 부르심을 받고 거룩하게 구별되었습니다.
2 이 기쁜 소식은 하나님께서 예언자들을 통해 성경에서 미리 약속하신
3 그의 아들에 관한 것입니다. 그분으로 말하면 육신으로는 다윗의 후손으로 태어나시고
4 거룩한 영으로는 죽은 사람들 가운데서 부활하여 능력으로 하나님의 아들임이 인정되신 우리 주 예수 그리스도이십니다.
5 우리가 그분을 통해 은혜와 사도의 직책을 받은 것은 모든 나라 사람들이 믿고 순종하도록 하기 위해서입니다.
6 여러분도 그들 가운데서 예수 그리스도의 부르심을 받은 사람들입니다.
7 하나님의 사랑을 받아 성도가 된 로마의 모든 사람에게 하나님 우리 아버지와 주 예수 그리스도의 은혜와 평안이 함께하기를 바랍니다.
하나님을 믿음으로 오는 생명
8 나는 무엇보다도 여러분의 믿음이 온 세상에 널리 알려지고 있기 때문에 예수 그리스도를 통해 내 하나님께 감사를 드립니다.
9 내가 그리스도에 대한 기쁜 소식을 전하며 정성껏 하나님을 섬기는 것과 또 여러분을 기억하며 쉬지 않고 기도하는 것을 하나님께서도 잘 알고 계십니다.
10 나는 하나님의 뜻 안에서 여러분에게 갈 수 있는 길이 열리기를 늘 기도하고 있습니다.
11 이처럼 내가 여러분을 간절히 만나려고 하는 것은 영적인 축복을 나눔으로써 여러분의 믿음을 강하게 하려는 것입니다.
12 다시 말해서 여러분과 내가 서로서로 믿음을 통해 힘을 얻으려는 것입니다.
13 형제 여러분, 내가 다른 이방인들 가운데서 좋은 결실을 얻은 것처럼 여러분 가운데서도 좋은 결실을 얻으려고 여러분에게 여러 번 가고자 했다는 것을 아시기 바랍니다. 그러나 지금까지 길이 막혀 뜻을 이루지 못했습니다.
14 나는 [a]문화인이건 야만인이건, 지혜로운 사람이건 어리석은 사람이건 모든 사람에게 빚진 자입니다.
15 그래서 로마에 있는 여러분에게도 기쁜 소식을 전하게 되기를 갈망하고 있습니다.
16 나는 이 기쁜 소식을 조금도 부끄러워하지 않습니다. 그것은 처음에 유대인에게만 해당되었으나 이제는 이방인에게도 전파되어 모든 믿는 사람들을 구원하는 하나님의 능력이기 때문입니다.
17 이 기쁜 소식에는 오직 믿음으로만 [b]하나님과 올바른 관계를 갖게 된다는 것이 나타나 있습니다. 이것은 성경에 [c]“의로운 사람은 믿음으로 살 것이다” 라고 쓰인 말씀과 같습니다.
불순종에서 오는 죽음
18 그러나 악한 행동으로 진리를 막는 모든 죄인들에게는 하나님이 하늘에서 노여워하십니다.
19 이것은 하나님이 자기에 대하여 알 만한 것을 그들에게 나타내셔서 그것이 그들에게 분명해졌기 때문입니다.
20 하나님이 세상을 창조하신 그때부터 보이지 않는 그의 속성, 곧 그의 영원하신 능력과 신성이 그가 만드신 만물을 통해 분명히 나타나서 알게 되었으니 이제 그들은 변명할 수가 없습니다.
21 그들은 하나님을 알면서도 그분을 하나님으로서 영광스럽게 하지 않고 감사하지도 않으며 그들의 생각은 쓸모없고 그들의 어리석은 마음은 어두워졌습니다.
22 그들은 스스로 지혜로운 체하지만 사실은 어리석어서
23 영원히 살아 계시는 하나님을 섬기지 않고 오히려 썩어 없어질 사람이나 새나 짐승이나 기어다니는 동물 형상의 우상을 섬기고 있습니다.
24 그러므로 하나님은 그들이 마음의 정욕대로 추잡하게 살도록 내버려 두셨고 그들은 서로 몸을 더럽혔습니다.
25 그들은 하나님의 진리를 거짓된 것으로 바꾸었고 창조주 하나님보다는 그분이 만드신 것들을 더 경배하며 섬겼습니다. 그러나 길이길이 찬양을 받으실 분은 하나님이십니다. 아멘.
26 이것 때문에 하나님께서는 그들을 부끄러운 정욕대로 살게 버려 두셨습니다. 그래서 여자들까지도 정상적인 성생활을 버리고 변태적인 짓을 즐기며
27 남자들도 그와 같이 여자들과의 정상적인 성생활을 버리고 자기들끼리 서로 정욕을 불태우면서 부끄러운 짓을 하여 그 잘못에 대한 마땅한 대가를 받았습니다.
28 사람들이 [d]하나님을 알려고 하지 않으므로 하나님께서도 그들이 부패한 마음으로 악한 일을 하도록 내버려 두셨습니다.
29 그들은 온갖 부정, 추악, 욕심, 악한 생각, 시기, 살인, 다툼, 사기, 악으로 가득 차 있습니다. 그리고 그들은 수군거리며
30 서로 헐뜯고 [e]하나님을 미워하고 건방지고 교만하며 자랑하고 악한 일을 꾸며내고 부모에게 불순종하고
31 미련하며 신의도 인정도 없고 무자비합니다.
32 이런 식으로 사는 사람은 죽음을 당한다는 하나님의 법을 알면서도 그들은 자기들만 이런 짓을 하는 것이 아니라 이렇게 하는 사람들을 옳다고 두둔까지 하고 있습니다.
Romans 1
King James Version
1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
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.
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
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;
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.
11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
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.
14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
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.
17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
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:
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.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
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.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
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.
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:
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.
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;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
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.
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
- Romans 1:3 came
- Romans 1:9 Or in
- Romans 1:16 NU omits of Christ
- Romans 1:18 hold down
- Romans 1:19 evident
- Romans 1:19 among
- Romans 1:20 divine nature, deity
- Romans 1:23 perishable
- Romans 1:26 Lit. females
- Romans 1:27 Lit. males
- Romans 1:27 Lit. female
- Romans 1:29 NU omits sexual immorality
- Romans 1:29 greed
- Romans 1:29 malice
- Romans 1:31 without understanding
- Romans 1:31 NU omits unforgiving
Romans 1
International Children’s Bible
A Prayer of Thanks
1 From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus. God called me to be an apostle and chose me to tell the Good News.
2 God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets. That promise is written in the Holy Scriptures. 3-4 The Good News is about God’s Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. As a man, he was born from the family of David. But through the Spirit of holiness he was declared to be God’s Son with great power by rising from death. 5 Through Christ, God gave me the special work of an apostle. This was to lead people of all nations to believe and obey. I do this work for Christ. 6 And you who are in Rome are also called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7 This letter is to all of you in Rome whom God loves and has called to be his holy people.
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ show you kindness and give you peace.
8 First I want to say that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you. I thank God because people everywhere in the world are talking about your great faith. 9-10 God knows that every time I pray I always mention you. God is the One I serve with my whole heart by telling the Good News about his Son. I pray that I will be allowed to come to you, and this will happen if God wants it. 11 I want very much to see you, to give you some spiritual gift to make you strong. 12 I mean that I want us to help each other with the faith that we have. Your faith will help me, and my faith will help you. 13 Brothers, I want you to know that I planned many times to come to you. But this has not been possible. I wanted to come so that I could help you grow spiritually. I wanted to help you as I have helped the other non-Jewish people.
14 I must serve all people—Greeks and non-Greeks, the wise and the foolish. 15 That is why I want so much to preach the Good News to you in Rome.
16 I am not ashamed of the Good News. It is the power God uses to save everyone who believes—to save the Jews first, and then to save the non-Jews. 17 The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself. God’s way of making people right with him begins and ends with faith. As the Scripture says, “The person who is made right with God by faith will live forever.”[a]
All People Have Done Wrong
18 God’s anger is shown from heaven against all the evil and wrong things that people do. By their own evil lives they hide the truth. 19 God shows his anger because everything that may be known about God has been made clear. Yes, God has clearly shown them everything that may be known about him. 20 There are things about God that people cannot see—his eternal power and all the things that make him God. But since the beginning of the world those things have been easy to understand. They are made clear by what God has made. So people have no excuse for the bad things they do. 21 They knew God. But they did not give glory to God, and they did not thank him. Their thinking became useless. Their foolish minds were filled with darkness. 22 They said they were wise, but they became fools. 23 They gave up the glory of God who lives forever. They traded that glory for the worship of idols made to look like earthly people. They traded God’s glory for things that look like birds, animals, and snakes.
24 People were full of sin, wanting only to do evil. So God left them to follow their evil desires, and they made one another’s bodies impure by what they did. 25 They traded the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served things that were made by man. But they did not worship and serve the God who made those things. God should be praised forever. Amen.
26 Because people did those things, God left them and let them do the shameful things they wanted to do. Women stopped having natural physical relations with men for what is unnatural. 27 In the same way, men stopped having natural physical relations with women and began wanting each other. Men did shameful things with other men. And in their bodies they received the punishment for those wrongs.
28 People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed them to have their own worthless thinking. And so those people do the things that they should not do. 29 They are filled with every kind of sin, evil, selfishness, and hatred. They are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, lying, and thinking the worst about each other. They gossip 30 and say evil things about each other. They hate God. They are rude and conceited and brag about themselves. They invent ways of doing evil. They do not obey their parents. 31 They are foolish, they do not keep their promises, and they show no kindness or mercy to other people. 32 They know God’s law says that those who live like this should die. But they continue to do these evil things. And they also feel that those who do these things are doing right.
Footnotes
- 1:17 “The person . . . forever.” Quotation from Habakkuk 2:4.
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