Berean Standard Bible

Romans 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,a servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,calledκλητὸςklētosG2822to be anapostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652, andset apartἀφωρισμένοςaphōrismenosG873forεἰςeisG1519thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316—

2the gospelὃhoG3739He promised beforehandπροεπηγγείλατοproepēngeilatoG4279throughδιὰdiaG1223HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396inἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40ScripturesγραφαῖςgraphaisG1124,

3regardingπερὶperiG4012Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,whoτοῦtouG3588was a descendantγενομένου ἐκ σπέρματοςgenomenou ek spermatosG1096 G1537 G4690of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,

4andwhoτοῦtouG3588throughκατὰkataG2596theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of holinessἁγιωσύνηςhagiōsunēsG42was declaredὁρισθέντοςhoristhentosG3724withἐνenG1722powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411to be theSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316byἐξexG1537HisresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386from thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498:JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

5Throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimοὗhouG3739andon behalf ofὑπὲρhuperG5228Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοῖςtoisG3588nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686,we receivedἐλάβομενelabomenG2983graceχάρινcharinG5485andκαὶkaiG2532apostleshipἀποστολὴνapostolēnG651to callεἰςeisG1519allπᾶσινpasinG3956thoseamongἐνenG1722theτοῦtouG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484to theobedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218that comes from faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.

6Andyouὑμεῖς,humeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532areἐστεesteG1510amongἐνenG1722those who areοἷςhoisG3739calledκλητοὶklētoiG2822to belong toJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.

7To allπᾶσινpasinG3956τοῖςtoisG3588οὖσινousinG1510inἐνenG1722RomeῬώμῃRhōmēG4516who are lovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27by GodθεοῦtheouG2316andcalled to beκλητοῖςklētoisG2822saintsἁγίοις·hagioisG40:GraceχάριςcharisG5485andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515to youὑμῖνhuminG4771fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

Unashamed of the Gospel

8FirstG4412μὲνmenG3303,I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168myG1473τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547forπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,becauseὅτιhotiG3754yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102is being proclaimedκαταγγέλλεταιkatangelletaiG2605allὅλῳholōG3650overἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳ·kosmōG2889.

9γάρgarG1063ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316,whomᾧhōG3739I serveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000withἐνenG1722myG1473τῷtōG3588spiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151in preachingἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588gospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098ofτοῦtouG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,isἐστινestinG1510myG1473witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144howὡςhōsG5613constantlyἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89I rememberμνείαν ποιοῦμαιmneian poioumaiG4160 G3417youὑμῶνhumōnG4771

10inG1909myG1473G3588prayersG4335at all timesG3842,askingδεόμενος,deomenosG1189thatεἴeiG1487 G4459nowἤδηēdēG2235at lastποτὲpoteG4218byἐνenG1722G3588G3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307I may succeedεὐοδωθήσομαιeuodōthēsomaiG2137in comingἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς·humasG4771.

11ForγὰρgarG1063I longἐπιποθῶepipothōG1971to seeG3708youὑμᾶς,humasG4771so thatἵναinaG2443I may impartμεταδῶmetadōG3330to youὑμῖνhuminG4771someτιtiG5100spiritualπνευματικὸνpneumatikonG4152giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486toεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588strengthenστηριχθῆναιstērichthēnaiG4741youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,

12δέdeG1161thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510, thatτεteG5037youὑμῖνhuminG4771andκαὶkaiG2532Iἐμοῦ.¶emouG1473may be mutually encouragedσυμπαρακληθῆναι ἐν ὑμῶνsumparaklēthēnai en humōnG4837 G1722 G4771byδιὰdiaG1223ἐνenG1722each other’sἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102.

13δὲdeG1161I do not wantΟὐ θέλωOu thelōG3756 G2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to be unawareἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,howὅτιhotiG3754oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178I plannedπροεθέμηνproethemēnG4388to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771(butκαὶkaiG2532have been preventedἐκωλύθηνekōluthēnG2967from visitinguntilἄχριachriG891nowτοῦ δεῦρο,tou deuroG3588 G1204),in order thatἵναinaG2443I might haveσχῶschōG2192aτινὰtinaG5100harvestκαρπὸνkarponG2590amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771καὶkaiG2532,justκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I have hadamongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588otherλοιποῖςloipoisG3062Gentilesἔθνεσιν.ethnesinG1484.

14I amεἰμί·eimiG1510obligatedὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsG3781bothτεteG5037to GreeksἝλλησίνHellēsinG1672andκαὶkaiG2532non-Greeksβαρβάροις,barbaroisG915,bothτεteG5037to the wiseσοφοῖςsophoisG4680andκαὶkaiG2532thefoolishἀνοήτοιςanoētoisG453.

15That is whyοὕτωςhoutōsG3779τὸtoG3588κατ᾽kat᾽G2596IἐμὲemeG1473am so eagerπρόθυμονprothumonG4289to preach the gospelεὐαγγελίσασθαι.euangelisasthaiG2097alsoκαὶkaiG2532to youὑμῖνhuminG4771whoτοῖςtoisG3588areinἐνenG1722RomeῬώμῃRhōmēG4516.

16γὰρgarG1063I am not ashamed ofοὐ ἐπαισχύνομαιou epaischunomaiG3756 G1870theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098,becauseγὰρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510thepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316forεἰςeisG1519salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991to everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956whoτῷtōG3588believesπιστεύοντι,pisteuontiG4100τεteG5037,firstG4412to the JewἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453,thenκαὶkaiG2532to the GreekἝλληνι.HellēniG1672.

17ForγὰρgarG1063ἐνenG1722the gospelαὐτῷautōG846revealsἀποκαλύπτεταιapokaluptetaiG601therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316that comesbyἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102from starttoεἰςeisG1519finishπίστινpistinG4102,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125δὲdeG1161: “TheὁhoG3588righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342will liveζήσεται.¶zēsetaiG2198byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.”

God’s Wrath against Sin

18γὰρgarG1063ThewrathὀργὴorgēG3709of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is being revealedἈποκαλύπτεταιApokaluptetaiG601fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772againstἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσανpasanG3956thegodlessnessἀσέβειανasebeianG763andκαὶkaiG2532wickednessἀδικίανadikianG93of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444whoτῶνtōnG3588suppressκατεχόντων,katechontōnG2722theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225byἐνenG1722theirwickednessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93.

19ForδιότιdiotiG1360what may beτὸtoG3588knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110τοῦtouG3588aboutGodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστινestinG1510plainφανερόνphaneronG5318toἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,becauseγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has made it plainἐφανέρωσεν.ephanerōsenG5319to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

20ForγὰρgarG1063sinceἀπὸapoG575thecreationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889God’sαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588invisible qualitiesἀόραταaorataG517τεteG5037τοῖςtoisG3588,HisαὐτοῦautouG846eternalἀΐδιοςaidiosG126powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411andκαὶkaiG2532divine natureθειότης,theiotēsG2305,have been clearly seenκαθορᾶται,kathorataiG2529,being understoodνοούμεναnooumenaG3539fromἥhēG3588His workmanshipποιήμασινpoiēmasinG4161,so thatεἰςeisG1519menαὐτοὺςautousG846τὸtoG3588areG1510without excuseἀναπολογήτους.anapologētousG379.

21ForδιότιdiotiG1360although they knewγνόντεςgnontesG1097τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,they neither glorifiedοὐχ ἐδόξασανouch edoxasanG1392 G3756HimasὡςhōsG5613GodθεὸνtheonG2316norἢēG2228gave thanksηὐχαρίστησαν,ēucharistēsanG2168to Him,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235they became futileἐματαιώθησανemataiōthēsanG3154inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τοῖςtoisG3588thinkingδιαλογισμοῖςdialogismoisG1261andκαὶkaiG2532darkenedἐσκοτίσθηeskotisthēG4654in theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588foolishἀσύνετοςasunetosG801heartsκαρδία·kardiaG2588.

22Although they claimedφάσκοντεςphaskontesG5335to beG1510wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680,they became foolsἐμωράνθησανemōranthēsanG3471,

23andκαὶkaiG2532exchangedἤλλαξανēllaxanG236theτὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of theτοῦtouG3588immortalἀφθάρτουaphthartouG862GodθεοῦtheouG2316forἐνenG1722imagesὁμοιώματι εἰκόνοςhomoiōmati eikonosG3667 G1504of mortalφθαρτοῦphthartouG5349manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444andκαὶkaiG2532birdsπετεινῶνpeteinōnG4071andκαὶkaiG2532animalsτετραπόδωνtetrapodōnG5074andκαὶkaiG2532reptilesἑρπετῶν.¶herpetōnG2062.

24ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316gave them overπαρέδωκεν αὐτοὺςparedōken autousG3860 G846inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588desiresἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939ofτῶνtōnG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588toεἰςeisG1519impurityἀκαθαρσίανakatharsianG167for theτοῦtouG3588dishonoringἀτιμάζεσθαιatimazesthaiG818of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983withἐνenG1722one anotherαὐτοῖς,autoisG846.

25TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316forἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588a lieψεύδει,pseudeiG5579,andκαὶkaiG2532worshipedἐσεβάσθησανesebasthēsanG4573andκαὶkaiG2532servedἐλάτρευσανelatreusanG3000theτῇtēaG3588creatureκτίσειktiseiG2937rather thanπαρὰparaG3844theτὸνtonG3588Creatorκτίσαντα,ktisantaG2936,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας,eis tous aiōnasG1519 G3588 G165worthy of praiseεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128!Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

26For this reasonΔιὰ τοῦτοDia toutoG1223 G3778ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316gave them overπαρέδωκεν αὐτοὺςparedōken autousG3860 G846toεἰςeisG1519dishonorableἀτιμίας·atimiasG819passionsπάθηpathēG3806.EvenτεteG5037γὰρgarG1063theirαὐτῶνautōnG846αἵaiG3588womenθήλειαιthēleiaiG2338exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337τὴνtēnG3588naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446relationsχρῆσινchrēsinG5540forεἰςeisG1519unnaturalπαρὰ φύσιν,para phusinG3844 G5449onesτὴνtēnG3588.

27τεteG5037LikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668,theοἱhoiG3588menἄρσενεςarsenesG730καὶkaiG2532abandonedἀφέντεςaphentesG863τὴνtēnG3588naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446relationsχρῆσινchrēsinG5540withτῆςtēsG3588womenθηλείαςthēleiasG2338andburnedἐξεκαύθησανexekauthēsanG1572withἐνenG1722αὐτῶνautōnG846τῇtēaG3588lustὀρέξειorexeiG3715forεἰςeisG1519one anotherἀλλήλους,allēlousG240.MenἄρσενεςarsenesG730committedκατεργαζόμενοι,katergazomenoiG2716τὴνtēnG3588indecentἀσχημοσύνηνaschēmosunēnG808actswithἐνenG1722othermenἄρσεσινarsesinG730andκαὶkaiG2532receivedἀπολαμβάνοντες.¶apolambanontesG618inἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438theτὴνtēnG3588dueἔδειedeiG1163penaltyἀντιμισθίανantimisthianG489ἣνhēnG3739forτῆςtēsG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846errorπλάνηςplanēsG4106.

28FurthermoreΚαὶKaiG2532,sinceκαθὼςkathōsG2531they did not see fitοὐκ ἐδοκίμασανouk edokimasanG3756 G1381to acknowledgeἔχειν ἐν ἐπιγνώσει,echein en epignōseiG2192 G1722 G1922τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316ὁhoG3588, HeθεὸςtheosG2316gave them upπαρέδωκεν αὐτοὺςparedōken autousG3860 G846toεἰςeisG1519a depravedἀδόκιμονadokimonG96mindνοῦνnounG3563,to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160whatτὰtaG3588ought not to be doneμὴ καθήκοντα,mē kathēkontaG3361 G2520.

29They have become filled withπεπληρωμένουςpeplērōmenousG4137every kind ofπάσῃpasēG3956wickednessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93,evilπονηρίᾳ,ponēriaG4189,greedπλεονεξίᾳ,pleonexiaG4124, anddepravityκακίᾳ,kakiaG2549. They arefullμεστοὺςmestousG3324of envyφθόνου,phthonouG5355,murderφόνου,phonouG5408,strifeἔριδος,eridosG2054,deceitδόλου,dolouG1388, andmaliceκακοηθείας,kakoētheiasG2550. They aregossipsψιθυριστάς,psithuristasG5588,

30slanderersκαταλάλους,katalalousG2637,God-hatersθεοστυγεῖς,theostugeisG2319,insolentὑβριστάς,hubristasG5197,arrogantὑπερηφάνους,huperēphanousG5244, andboastfulἀλαζόνας,alazonasG213. TheyinventἐφευρετὰςepheuretasG2182newforms of evilκακῶν,kakōnG2556;they disobeyἀπειθεῖς,apeitheisG545theirparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118.

31They aresenselessἀσυνέτους,asunetousG801,faithlessἀσυνθέτους,asunthetousG802,heartlessἀστόργουςastorgousG794,mercilessἀνελεήμονας,aneleēmonasG415.

32Although theyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748knowἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316righteous decreeδικαίωμαdikaiōmaG1345thatὅτιhotiG3754those whoοἱhoiG3588doπράσσοντεςprassontesG4238suchτὰtaG3588thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108areεἰσίν,eisinG1510worthyἄξιοιaxioiG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,they notοὐouG3756onlyG3440continue to doποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160these thingsαὐτὰautaG846,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532approve ofσυνευδοκοῦσινsuneudokousinG4909those whoτοῖςtoisG3588practiceπράσσουσιν.¶prassousinG4238them.

Unashamed of the Gospel

God’s Wrath against Sin

Commentaries on Romans 1