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Romans 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,aservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401ofJesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,calledκλητὸςklētosG2822tobeanapostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652,separatedG873untothegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,

2whichhepromisedaforethroughhisprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396intheholyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40scripturesG1124,

3concerningπερὶperiG4012hisSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,whowasbornoftheseedσπέρματοςspermatosG4690ofDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138accordingκατὰkataG2596tothefleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,

4whowasdeclaredtobetheSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316withpowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofholinessἁγιωσύνηςhagiōsunēsG42,bytheresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386fromthedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498; evenJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,

5throughwhomwereceivedG2983graceχάρινcharinG5485andapostleshipἀποστολὴνapostolēnG651, untoobedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102amongallthenationsG1484,forhisname’sὀνόματοςonomatosG3686sakeG1223;

6amongwhomareG1510yealsoκαὶkaiG2532,calledκλητοὶklētoiG2822tobeG1510JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424Christ’s:

7toallthatareG1510inRomeῬώμῃRhōmēG4516,belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,calledκλητοῖςklētoisG2822tobeG1510saintsἁγίοις·hagioisG40:GraceχάριςcharisG5485toyouandpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316ourFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andtheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

8FirstΠρῶτονPrōtonG4413,IthankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168myGodθεῷtheōG2316throughJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547foryouall,thatyourfaithπίστιςpistisG4102isproclaimedκαταγγέλλεταιkatangelletaiG2605throughoutthewholeG3650worldκόσμῳ·kosmōG2889.

9ForGodθεός,theosG2316isG1510mywitnessμάρτυςmartusG3144,whomIserveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000inmyspiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151inthegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098ofhisSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,howὡςhōsG5613unceasinglyἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89ImakeποιοῦμαιpoioumaiG4160mentionμνείανmneianG3417ofyou, alwaysinmyprayers

10making request,ifbyanymeansnowἤδηēdēG2235atlengthImaybeprosperedbythewillofGodθεοῦtheouG2316tocomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064untoyou.

11ForIlongἐπιποθῶepipothōG1971toseeG3708you,thatImayimpartμεταδῶmetadōG3330untoyousomespiritualπνευματικὸνpneumatikonG4152giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486,totheendyemaybeestablished;

12thatisG1510,thatIwithyoumaybeG1510comfortedinyou,eachofusbytheother’sfaithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,bothyoursandmineG1473.

13AndIwouldnothaveyouignorantἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brethren,thatoftentimesIpurposedtocomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064untoyou(andwashinderedἐκωλύθηνekōluthēnG2967hitherto),thatImighthavesomefruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590inyoualsoG2532,evenG2532asintherestG3062oftheGentilesἔθνεσιν.ethnesinG1484.

14IamG1510debtorbothtoGreeksἝλλησίνHellēsinG1672andtoBarbarians,bothtothewiseσοφοῖςsophoisG4680andtothefoolishἀνοήτοιςanoētoisG453.

15So,asmuchasinmeis,IamreadytopreachthegospeltoyoualsoκαὶkaiG2532thatareinRomeῬώμῃRhōmēG4516.

16ForIamG1510notashamedἐπαισχύνομαιepaischunomaiG1870ofthegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098:foritisG1510thepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316untosalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991toeveryoneG3588thatbelieveth;totheJewἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,andalsoG2532totheGreekἝλληνι.HellēniG1672.

17ForthereinisrevealedἀποκαλύπτεταιapokaluptetaiG601arighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316fromfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102untofaithπίστινpistinG4102:asitiswrittenG1125,ButtherighteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342shallliveζήσεται.¶zēsetaiG2198byfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.

18ForthewrathὀργὴorgēG3709ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isrevealedἈποκαλύπτεταιApokaluptetaiG601fromheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772againstallungodlinessἀσέβειανasebeianG763andunrighteousnessἀδικίανadikianG93ofmenG444,whohinderthetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225inunrighteousnessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93;

19becausethatwhichisG1510knownofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510manifestG5319inthem;forGodθεὸςtheosG2316manifestedG5319ituntothem.

20FortheinvisibleἀόραταaorataG517thingsofhimsincethecreationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889areG1510clearlyseen,beingG1510perceivedthroughthethingsthatareG1510made,evenG2532hiseverlastingpowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411anddivinity;thattheymaybeG1510withoutexcuse:

21becausethat,knowingG1097GodθεὸνtheonG2316,theyglorifiedG1392himnotasGodθεὸνtheonG2316,neithergaveG2168thanksG2168;butbecamevainintheirreasonings,andtheirsenselessheartκαρδία·kardiaG2588wasdarkenedἐσκοτίσθηeskotisthēG4654.

22ProfessingthemselvestobeG1510wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680,theybecameG3471fools,

23andchangedG236thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391oftheincorruptibleGodθεοῦtheouG2316forthelikenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667ofanimageεἰκόνοςeikonosG1504ofcorruptiblemanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,andofbirdsπετεινῶνpeteinōnG4071,andfour-footedbeasts,andcreepingthings.

24WhereforeGodθεὸςtheosG2316gavethemupinthelustsG1939oftheirheartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588untouncleanness,thattheirbodiesσώματαsōmataG4983shouldbedishonoredἀτιμάζεσθαιatimazesthaiG818amongthemselves:

25forthattheyexchangedthetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316foralieG5579,andworshippedandservedG3000thecreatureratherthantheCreator,whoisG1510blessedforever.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

26ForthiscauseGodθεὸςtheosG2316gavethemupunto vilepassionsG3806:fortheirwomenchangedthenaturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446useintothatwhichisagainstnatureφύσιν,phusinG5449:

27andlikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoG2532themen,leavingG863thenaturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446useofthewoman,burnedintheirlustoneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240towardanother,menwithmenworking unseemliness,andreceivingG618inthemselvesthatrecompenseoftheirerrorπλάνηςplanēsG4106whichwasdue.

28AndevenG2532astheyrefusedtohaveGodθεὸνtheonG2316intheirknowledgeἐπιγνώσει,epignōseiG1922,GodθεὸςtheosG2316gavethemupuntoareprobatemindνοῦνnounG3563,todothosethingswhicharenotfitting;

29beingfilledπεπληρωμένουςpeplērōmenousG4137withallunrighteousnessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93,wickednessπονηρίᾳ,ponēriaG4189,covetousnessπλεονεξίᾳ,pleonexiaG4124, maliciousness;fullμεστοὺςmestousG3324ofenvyφθόνου,phthonouG5355,murderφόνου,phonouG5408,strifeἔριδος,eridosG2054,deceitδόλου,dolouG1388, malignity; whisperers,

30backbiters, hatefultoGod,insolentὑβριστάς,hubristasG5197, haughty,boastfulἀλαζόνας,alazonasG213,inventorsofevilκακῶν,kakōnG2556thingsG2556,disobedientἀπειθεῖς,apeitheisG545toparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118,

31withoutunderstandingG801,covenant-breakers,withoutnatural affection, unmerciful:

32who, knowingtheordinanceofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,thattheythatpractisesuchG5108thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108areG1510worthyἄξιοιaxioiG514ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288,notonlyG3440dothesameG846,butalsoκαὶkaiG2532consentwiththemthatpractisethem.

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