Romans 1:13-23

English Standard Version

¹³ I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,^[a] that ^(A)I have often intended to come to you (but ^(B)thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some ^(C)harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. ^14 (D)I am under obligation both to Greeks and to ^(E)barbarians,^[b] both to the wise and to the foolish. ¹⁵ So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

¹⁶ For ^(F)I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is ^(G)the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew ^(H)first and also to ^(I)the Greek. ¹⁷ For in it ^(J)the righteousness of God is revealed ^(K)from faith for faith,^{[c] (L)}as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”^[d]

God's Wrath on Unrighteousness

¹⁸ For ^(M)the wrath of God ^(N)is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. ¹⁹ For what can be ^(O)known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. ²⁰ For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, ^(P)have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,^[e] in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. ²¹ For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they ^(Q)became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. ^22 (R)Claiming to be wise, they became fools, ²³ and ^(S)exchanged the glory of ^(T)the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.