1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972, bondmanofJesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, [a]calledκλητὸςklētosG2822apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652,separatedG873toGod's glad tidings, 2(whichhehadbeforepromisedbyhisprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396inholyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40writings,) 4markedoutSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inpowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,accordingκατὰkataG2596to[the]SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofholinessἁγιωσύνηςhagiōsunēsG42,byresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of[the]deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498)JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962; 5bywhomwehavereceivedG2983graceχάρινcharinG5485andapostleshipἀποστολὴνapostolēnG651inbehalfὑπὲρhuperG5228ofhisnameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686,forobedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102amongallthenationsG1484, 7toallthatareG1510inRomeῬώμῃRhōmēG4516,belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,calledκλητοῖςklētoisG2822saintsἁγίοις·hagioisG40:GraceχάριςcharisG5485toyouandpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316ourFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and[our]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547. 8FirstΠρῶτονPrōtonG4413,IthankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168myGodθεῷtheōG2316throughJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547foryouall,thatyourfaithπίστιςpistisG4102isproclaimedκαταγγέλλεταιkatangelletaiG2605inthewholeG3650worldκόσμῳ·kosmōG2889. 9ForGodθεός,theosG2316isG1510mywitnessμάρτυςmartusG3144,whomIserveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000inmyspiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151intheglad tidingsofhisSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,howὡςhōsG5613unceasinglyἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89ImakeποιοῦμαιpoioumaiG4160mentionμνείανmneianG3417ofyou, 10alwaysG3842beseechingatmyprayersG4335,ifanywaynowἤδηēdēG2235atleastImaybeprosperedbythewillofGodθεοῦtheouG2316tocomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toyou. 11ForIgreatly desiretoseeG3708you,thatImayimpartμεταδῶmetadōG3330toyousomespiritualπνευματικὸνpneumatikonG4152giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486toestablishyou; 12thatisG1510,tohavemutual comfortamongyou,eachbythefaithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102[whichisG1510]intheother,bothyoursandmineG1473. 13ButIdonotwishG2309youtobeignorantἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brethren,thatIoftenG4178proposedtocomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toyou, (andhavebeenhinderedἐκωλύθηνekōluthēnG2967untilthepresenttime,)thatImighthavesomefruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590amongyoutoo,evenG2532asamongtheotherλοιποῖςloipoisG3062nationsG1484alsoG2532. 14IamG1510adebtorbothtoGreeksἝλλησίνHellēsinG1672andbarbarians,bothtowiseσοφοῖςsophoisG4680andunintelligent: 15so,asfarasdependsonme,amIreadytoannouncetheglad tidingstoyoualsoκαὶkaiG2532who[are]inRomeῬώμῃRhōmēG4516. 17forrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isrevealedἀποκαλύπτεταιapokaluptetaiG601therein,ontheprincipleoffaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,tofaithπίστινpistinG4102: accordingasitiswrittenG1125,Butthejustshallliveζήσεται.¶zēsetaiG2198byfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102. 18ForthereisrevealedἈποκαλύπτεταιApokaluptetaiG601wrathὀργὴorgēG3709ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316fromheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772uponallimpiety,andunrighteousnessἀδικίανadikianG93ofmenG444holdingthetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225inunrighteousnessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93. 20—forfrom[the] world'screationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937theinvisibleἀόραταaorataG517thingsofhimareG1510perceived,beingG1510apprehendedbythemindthroughthethingsthatareG1510made,bothhiseternalἀΐδιοςaidiosG126powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411anddivinity, —soastorendertheminexcusable. 21Because,knowingG1097GodθεὸνtheonG2316,theyglorifiedG1392[him]notasGodθεὸνtheonG2316,neitherwerethankful;butfellintofollyintheirthoughtsG1261,andtheirheartκαρδία·kardiaG2588withoutunderstandingG801wasdarkenedἐσκοτίσθηeskotisthēG4654: 23andchangedG236thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391oftheincorruptibleGodθεοῦtheouG2316into[the]likenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667ofanimageεἰκόνοςeikonosG1504ofcorruptiblemanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444andofbirdsπετεινῶνpeteinōnG4071andquadrupedsandreptiles. 24WhereforeGodθεὸςtheosG2316gavethemup[also]inthelustsG1939oftheirheartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588touncleanness,todishonourtheirbodiesσώματαsōmataG4983betweenthemselves: 25whochangedthetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316intofalsehoodψεύδει,pseudeiG5579,andhonouredandservedG3000thecreaturemorethanhimwhohadcreated[it],whoisG1510blessedforever.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281. 26ForthisreasonGodθεὸςtheosG2316gavethemuptovile lusts;forboththeirfemales changedthenaturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446useintothatcontraryπαρὰparaG3844tonatureφύσιν,phusinG5449; 27andinlikemannerthemalesalsoG2532,leavingG863thenaturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446useofthefemaleθηλείαςthēleiasG2338,wereinflamedintheirlust towardsoneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240another; maleswithmales workingshameἀσχημοσύνηνaschēmosunēnG808,andreceivingG618inthemselvestherecompenseoftheirerrorπλάνηςplanēsG4106whichwasfit. 28Andaccordingastheydidnotthink goodtohaveGodθεὸνtheonG2316in[their]knowledgeἐπιγνώσει,epignōseiG1922,GodθεὸςtheosG2316gavethemuptoareprobatemindνοῦνnounG3563topractise unseemlythings; 29beingfilledπεπληρωμένουςpeplērōmenousG4137withallunrighteousnessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93,wickednessπονηρίᾳ,ponēriaG4189,covetousnessπλεονεξίᾳ,pleonexiaG4124,maliceκακίᾳ,kakiaG2549;fullμεστοὺςmestousG3324ofenvyφθόνου,phthonouG5355,murderφόνου,phonouG5408,strifeἔριδος,eridosG2054,deceitδόλου,dolouG1388,evilG2549dispositions; whisperers, 30back-biters, hatefultoGod,insolentὑβριστάς,hubristasG5197, proud, boasters,inventorsofevilκακῶν,kakōnG2556thingsG2556,disobedientἀπειθεῖς,apeitheisG545toparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118, 31void ofunderstandingG801, faithless,withoutnatural affection, unmerciful; 32whoknowingtherighteousδικαίωμαdikaiōmaG1345judgmentofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,thattheywhodosuchG5108thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108areG1510worthyἄξιοιaxioiG514ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288,notonlyG3440practisethem,buthavefellowdelightinthosewhodo[them]. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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