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1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle,
 separated unto the gospel of God,
1:2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy
 scriptures,)
1:3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of
 the seed of David according to the flesh;
1:4 And declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to
 the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
1:5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for
 obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
1:6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
1:7 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.
1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that
 your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
1:9 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;
1:10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have
 a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
1:11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some
 spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
1:12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the
 mutual faith both of you and me.
1:13 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.
1:14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both
 to the wise, and to the unwise.
1:15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to
 you that are at Rome also.
1:16 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.
1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith
 to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all
 ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in
 unrighteousness;
1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them;
 for God hath shewed [it] unto them.
1:20 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:
1:21 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.
1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
1:23 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.
1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the
 lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies
 between themselves:
1:25 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.
1:26 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:
1:27 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.
1:28 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;
1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication,
 wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder,
 debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters,
 inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural
 affection, implacable, unmerciful:
1:32 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.
2:1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art
 that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest
 thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
2:2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to
 truth against them which commit such things.
2:3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do
 such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the
 judgment of God?
2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance
 and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth
 thee to repentance?
2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up
 unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of
 the righteous judgment of God;
2:6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
2:7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for
 glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
2:8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the
 truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
2:9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth
 evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
2:10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh
 good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
2:12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish
 without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be
 judged by the 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 the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature
 the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are
 a law unto themselves:
2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts,
 their conscience also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the
 mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
2:16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus
 Christ according to my gospel.
2:17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and
 makest thy boast of God,
2:18 And knowest [his] will, and approvest the things that are
 more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
2:19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the
 blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
2:20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which
 hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
2:21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not
 thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou
 steal?
2:22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost
 thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou
 commit sacrilege?
2:23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the
 law dishonourest thou God?
2:24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles
 through you, as it is written.
2:25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law:
 but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made
 uncircumcision.
2:26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of
 the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for
 circumcision?
2:27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it
 fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision
 dost transgress the law?
2:28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is
 that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
2:29 But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision
 [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter;
 whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.
3:1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit [is there]
 of circumcision?
3:2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were
 committed the oracles of God.
3:3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make
 the faith of God without effect?
3:4 God forbid: yea, le