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1:1 Paul, bondman of Jesus Christ, [a] called apostle, separated
 to God's glad tidings,
1:2 (which he had before promised by his prophets in holy
 writings,)
1:3 concerning his Son (come of David's seed according to flesh,
1:4 marked out Son of God in power, according to [the] Spirit of
 holiness, by resurrection of [the] dead) Jesus Christ our Lord;
1:5 by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of
 his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations,
1:6 among whom are *ye* also [the] called of Jesus Christ:
1:7 to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints:
 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and [our] Lord Jesus
 Christ.
1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that
 your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.
1:9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the glad
 tidings of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,
1:10 always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I
 may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
1:11 For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you
 some spiritual gift to establish you;
1:12 that is, to have mutual comfort among you, each by the
 faith [which is] in the other, both yours and mine.
1:13 But I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that I
 often proposed to come to you, (and have been hindered until
 the present time,) that I might have some fruit among you too,
 even as among the other nations also.
1:14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise
 and unintelligent:
1:15 so, as far as depends on me, am I ready to announce the
 glad tidings to you also who [are] in Rome.
1:16 For I am not ashamed of the glad tidings; for it is God's
 power to salvation, to every one that believes, both to Jew
 first and to Greek:
1:17 for righteousness of God is revealed therein, on the
 principle of faith, to faith: according as it is written, But
 the just shall live by faith.
1:18 For there is revealed wrath of God from heaven upon all
 impiety, and unrighteousness of men holding the truth in
 unrighteousness.
1:19 Because what is known of God is manifest among them, for
 God has manifested [it] to them,
1:20 -- for from [the] world's creation the invisible things of
 him are perceived, being apprehended by the mind through the
 things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity, --
 so as to render them inexcusable.
1:21 Because, knowing God, they glorified [him] not as God,
 neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts,
 and their heart without understanding was darkened:
1:22 professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
1:23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into [the]
 likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and
 quadrupeds and reptiles.
1:24 Wherefore God gave them up [also] in the lusts of their
 hearts to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies between
 themselves:
1:25 who changed the truth of God into falsehood, and honoured
 and served the creature more than him who had created [it], who
 is blessed for ever. Amen.
1:26 For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both
 their females changed the natural use into that contrary to
 nature;
1:27 and in like manner the males also, leaving the natural use
 of the female, were inflamed in their lust towards one another;
 males with males working shame, and receiving in themselves the
 recompense of their error which was fit.
1:28 And according as they did not think good to have God in
 [their] knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to
 practise unseemly things;
1:29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness,
 covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit,
 evil dispositions; whisperers,
1:30 back-biters, hateful to God, insolent, proud, boasters,
 inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
1:31 void of understanding, faithless, without natural
 affection, unmerciful;
1:32 who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do
 such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but
 have fellow delight in those who do [them].
2:1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, every one who
 judgest, for in that in which thou judgest another, thou
 condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same
 things.
2:2 But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth
 upon those who do such things.
2:3 And thinkest thou this, O man, who judgest those that do
 such things, and practisest them [thyself], that *thou* shalt
 escape the judgment of God?
2:4 or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and
 forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness
 of God leads thee to repentance?
2:5 but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart,
 treasurest up to thyself wrath, in [the] day of wrath and
 revelation of [the] righteous judgment of God,
2:6 who shall render to each according to his works:
2:7 to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for
 glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.
2:8 But to those that are contentious, and are disobedient to
 the truth, but obey unrighteousness, [there shall be] wrath and
 indignation,
2:9 tribulation and distress, on every soul of man that works
 evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;
2:10 but glory and honour and peace to every one that works
 good, both to Jew first and to Greek:
2:11 for there is no acceptance of persons with God.
2:12 For as many as have sinned without law shall perish also
 without law; and as many as have sinned under law shall be
 judged by law,
2:13 (for not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but
 the doers of the law shall be justified.
2:14 For when [those of the] nations, which have no law,
 practise by nature the things of the law, these, having no law,
 are a law to themselves;
2:15 who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their
 conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing or
 else excusing themselves between themselves;)
2:16 in [the] day when God shall judge the secrets of men,
 according to my glad tidings, by Jesus Christ.
2:17 But if *thou* art named a Jew, and restest in the law, and
 makest thy boast in God,
2:18 and knowest the will, and discerningly approvest the things
 that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
2:19 and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the
 blind, a light of those who [are] in darkness,
2:20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having
 the form of knowledge and of truth in the law:
2:21 thou then that teachest another, dost thou not teach
 thyself? thou that preachest not to steal, dost thou steal?
2:22 thou that sayest [man should] not commit adultery, dost
 thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou
 commit sacrilege?
2:23 thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the
 law dishonour God?
2:24 For the name of God is blasphemed on your account among the
 nations, according as it is written.
2:25 For circumcision indeed profits if thou keep [the] law; but
 if thou be a law-transgressor, thy circumcision is become
 uncircumcision.
2:26 If therefore the uncircumcision keep the requirements of
 the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for
 circumcision,
2:27 and uncircumcision by nature, fulfilling the law, judge
 thee, who, with letter and circumcision, [art] a
 law-transgressor?
2:28 For he is not a Jew who [is] one outwardly, neither that
 circumcision which is outward in flesh;
2:29 but he [is] a Jew [who is so] inwardly; and circumcision,
 of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise [is] not
 of men, but of God.
3:1 What then [is] the superiority of the Jew? or what the
 profit of circumcision?
3:2 Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were
 entrusted the oracles of God.
3:3 For what? if some have not believed, shall their unbelief
 make the faith of God of none effect?
3:4 Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man
 false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be
 justified in thy