Berean Standard Bible

Romans 1:1-15

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.

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.

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