New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 1

The Gospel Exalted

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,a bond-servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,calledκλητὸςklētosG2822asan apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652,setἀφωρισμένοςaphōrismenosG873apartG873forthe gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

2whichὃhoG3739HepromisedG4279beforehandG4279throughδιὰdiaG1223HisprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396in the holyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40ScripturesγραφαῖςgraphaisG1124,

3concerningπερὶperiG4012His SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,who was bornγενομένουgenomenouG1096of adescendantσπέρματοςspermatosG4690of DavidG1160accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,

4who was declaredὁρισθέντοςhoristhentosG3724the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316with powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411by the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,accordingκατὰkataG2596to theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of holinessἁγιωσύνηςhagiōsunēsG42,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,

5throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὗhouG3739we have receivedἐλάβομενelabomenG2983graceχάρινcharinG5485andapostleshipἀποστολὴνapostolēnG651to bringG1519aboutG1519theobedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102amongἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484for His name’sὀνόματοςonomatosG3686sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228,

6amongἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739you alsoκαὶkaiG2532are thecalledκλητοὶklētoiG2822of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547;

7to allπᾶσινpasinG3956who arebelovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in RomeῬώμῃRhōmēG4516,calledκλητοῖςklētoisG2822assaintsἁγίοις·hagioisG40:GraceχάριςcharisG5485to you and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515from GodθεοῦtheouG2316our FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

8FirstΠρῶτονPrōtonG4413,I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168my GodθεῷtheōG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547for you allπάντωνpantōnG3956,becauseὅτιhotiG3754your faithπίστιςpistisG4102is being proclaimedκαταγγέλλεταιkatangelletaiG2605throughoutἐνenG1722the wholeὅλῳholōG3650worldκόσμῳ·kosmōG2889.

9ForGodθεός,theosG2316,whomᾧhōG3739IserveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000in my spiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151in the preaching of thegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098of His SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,is my witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144as tohowὡςhōsG5613unceasinglyἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89I makeποιοῦμαιpoioumaiG4160mentionμνείανmneianG3417of you,

10alwaysG3842in my prayersG4335makingG1189requestG1189,ifεἴeiG1487perhapsπωςpōsG4458nowἤδηēdēG2235at lastποτὲpoteG4218bythe willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316I may succeedεὐοδωθήσομαιeuodōthēsomaiG2137in comingἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you.

11ForI longἐπιποθῶepipothōG1971to seeG3708you soἵναinaG2443that I may impartμεταδῶmetadōG3330someτιtiG5100spiritualπνευματικὸνpneumatikonG4152giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486to you, that you may beestablishedστηριχθῆναιstērichthēnaiG4741;

12that is, that I may be encouragedG4837togetherG4837with you whileamongG1722you, eachG240of us by the other’sG240faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,bothτεteG5037yoursG4771and mineἐμοῦ.¶emouG1473.

13I do not wantθέλωthelōG2309you to be unawareἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,that oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178Ihave plannedπροεθέμηνproethemēnG4388to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you (and have been preventedἐκωλύθηνekōluthēnG2967soG2443farἄχριachriG891)soG2443that I may obtainσχῶschōG2192someτινὰtinaG5100fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590amongἐνenG1722you alsoG2532,evenκαθὼςkathōsG2531as amongἐνenG1722the restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062of the Gentilesἔθνεσιν.ethnesinG1484.

14I amεἰμί·eimiG1510underG3781obligationG3781bothτεteG5037to GreeksἝλλησίνHellēsinG1672and tobarbariansβαρβάροις,barbaroisG915,bothτεteG5037to the wiseσοφοῖςsophoisG4680and to the foolishἀνοήτοιςanoētoisG453.

15SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,for my partἐμὲemeG1473,I am eagerπρόθυμονprothumonG4289topreachG2097the gospelG2097to you alsoκαὶkaiG2532whoG3588are in RomeῬώμῃRhōmēG4516.

16For I amG1870notashamedἐπαισχύνομαιepaischunomaiG1870of the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098, forit is the powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991to everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956who believesπιστεύοντι,pisteuontiG4100, to theJewἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413and alsoτεteG5037tothe GreekἝλληνι.HellēniG1672.

17For in it therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is revealedἀποκαλύπτεταιapokaluptetaiG601from faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102to faithπίστινpistinG4102;as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “But the righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342manshall liveζήσεται.¶zēsetaiG2198by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.”

Unbelief and Its Consequences

18Forthe wrathὀργὴorgēG3709of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is revealedἈποκαλύπτεταιApokaluptetaiG601from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772againstἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσανpasanG3956ungodlinessἀσέβειανasebeianG763and unrighteousnessἀδικίανadikianG93of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444whosuppressκατεχόντων,katechontōnG2722the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225in unrighteousnessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93,

19becauseδιότιdiotiG1360that whichG1110is knownG1110about GodθεοῦtheouG2316is evidentφανερόνphaneronG5318withinἐνenG1722them; for GodθεὸςtheosG2316madeG5319it evidentG5319to them.

20ForsinceἀπὸapoG575the creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889His invisibleἀόραταaorataG517attributes, His eternalἀΐδιοςaidiosG126powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411and divineG2305natureG2305,have been clearlyG2529seenG2529,being understoodνοούμεναnooumenaG3539through whatG4161hasG4161beenG4161madeG4161,soεἰςeisG1519that they are withoutG379excuseG379.

21For even though they knewγνόντεςgnontesG1097GodθεὸνtheonG2316, they did nothonorἐδόξασανedoxasanG1392Him as GodθεὸνtheonG2316orἢēG2228giveG2168thanksG2168,but they becameG3154futileG3154in their speculationsδιαλογισμοῖςdialogismoisG1261,and their foolishἀσύνετοςasunetosG801heartκαρδία·kardiaG2588was darkenedἐσκοτίσθηeskotisthēG4654.

22ProfessingφάσκοντεςphaskontesG5335to be wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680,they becameG3471foolsG3471,

23andexchangedἤλλαξανēllaxanG236the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of the incorruptibleἀφθάρτουaphthartouG862GodθεοῦtheouG2316for an imageεἰκόνοςeikonosG1504in the formὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667of corruptibleφθαρτοῦphthartouG5349manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444and of birdsπετεινῶνpeteinōnG4071and four-footedG5074animalsG5074andcrawlingG2062creaturesG2062.

24ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG3860them overG3860in the lustsἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939of their heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588to impurityἀκαθαρσίανakatharsianG167,soεἰςeisG1519that their bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983would bedishonoredἀτιμάζεσθαιatimazesthaiG818amongG1722them.

25For they exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for alieψεύδει,pseudeiG5579,and worshipedἐσεβάσθησανesebasthēsanG4573and servedἐλάτρευσανelatreusanG3000the creatureκτίσειktiseiG2937ratherG3844thanG3844the Creatorκτίσαντα,ktisantaG2936,whoὅςhosG3739is blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128foreverαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

26For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonΔιὰDiaG1223GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG3860them overG3860todegradingἀτιμίας·atimiasG819passionsπάθηpathēG3806;for their womenθήλειαιthēleiaiG2338exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337the naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446functionχρῆσινchrēsinG5540for that which isunnaturalπαρὰ φύσιν,para phusinG3844 G5449,

27and in the sameG3668wayG3668alsoG2532the menG733abandonedἀφέντεςaphentesG863the naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446functionχρῆσινchrēsinG5540of the womanθηλείαςthēleiasG2338and burnedἐξεκαύθησανexekauthēsanG1572in their desireὀρέξειorexeiG3715towardεἰςeisG1519oneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240anotherG240,menG733with menG733committingκατεργαζόμενοι,katergazomenoiG2716indecentG808actsG808and receivingἀπολαμβάνοντες.¶apolambanontesG618intheir ownG1438personsG1438the dueἔδειedeiG1163penaltyἀντιμισθίανantimisthianG489of their errorπλάνηςplanēsG4106.

28And justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as they did not seeG1381fitG1381to acknowledgeἔχειν ἐπιγνώσει,echein epignōseiG2192 G1922GodθεὸνtheonG2316any longer,GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG3860them overG3860to a depravedἀδόκιμονadokimonG96mindνοῦνnounG3563,to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160thoseG3588things which are not properκαθήκοντα,kathēkontaG2520,

29being filledπεπληρωμένουςpeplērōmenousG4137with allπάσῃpasēG3956unrighteousnessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93,wickednessπονηρίᾳ,ponēriaG4189,greedπλεονεξίᾳ,pleonexiaG4124,evilκακίᾳ,kakiaG2549;fullμεστοὺςmestousG3324of envyφθόνου,phthonouG5355,murderφόνου,phonouG5408,strifeἔριδος,eridosG2054,deceitδόλου,dolouG1388,maliceκακοηθείας,kakoētheiasG2550; they aregossipsψιθυριστάς,psithuristasG5588,

30slanderersκαταλάλους,katalalousG2637,hatersG2319of GodG2319,insolentὑβριστάς,hubristasG5197,arrogantὑπερηφάνους,huperēphanousG5244,boastfulἀλαζόνας,alazonasG213,inventorsἐφευρετὰςepheuretasG2182of evilκακῶν,kakōnG2556,disobedientἀπειθεῖς,apeitheisG545to parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118,

31withoutG801understandingG801,untrustworthyἀσυνθέτους,asunthetousG802,unlovingἀστόργουςastorgousG794,unmercifulἀνελεήμονας,aneleēmonasG415;

32and although they knowἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921the ordinanceδικαίωμαdikaiōmaG1345of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,that thoseG3588who practiceπράσσοντεςprassontesG4238suchG5108thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108are worthyἄξιοιaxioiG514ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288,they not onlyG3440doποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160the sameαὐτὰautaG846,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532giveG4909heartyG4909approvalG4909to thoseG3588who practiceπράσσουσιν.¶prassousinG4238them.

The Gospel Exalted

Unbelief and Its Consequences

Commentaries on Romans 1