New American Standard Bible 2020

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 powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411accordingκατὰkataG2596to theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of holinessἁγιωσύνηςhagiōsunēsG42by the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,

5throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὗhouG3739we have receivedἐλάβομενelabomenG2983graceχάρινcharinG5485andapostleshipἀποστολὴνapostolēnG651to bringG1519aboutG1519theobedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102amongἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484inG5228behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228of His nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686,

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 proclaimedκαταγγέλλεταιkatangelletaiG2605throughoutἐν ὅλῳen holōG1722 G3650the worldκόσμῳ·kosmōG2889.

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

10alwaysG3842in my prayersG4335requestingδεόμενος,deomenosG1189ifεἴeiG1487perhapsπωςpōsG4458nowἤδηēdēG2235,at lastποτὲpoteG4218bythe willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,I will succeedεὐοδωθήσομαιeuodōthēsomaiG2137in comingἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you.

11ForI longἐπιποθῶepipothōG1971to seeG3708you soG2443thatG2443I may impartμεταδῶmetadōG3330someτιtiG5100spiritualπνευματικὸνpneumatikonG4152giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486to you, that you may beestablishedστηριχθῆναιstērichthēnaiG4741;

12that is, that I may be encouragedG4837togetherG4837with you whileamongG1722you, eachG240ofG240usG240by theG240other’sG240faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,bothτεteG5037yoursG4771and mineἐμοῦ.¶emouG1473.

13I do not wantθέλωthelōG2309you to be unawareἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,that oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178Ihave plannedπροεθέμηνproethemēnG4388to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you (and have been preventedἐκωλύθηνekōluthēnG2967soG2443farἄχριachriG891)soG2443thatG2443I may obtainσχῶschōG2192someτινὰtinaG5100fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590amongἐνenG1722you alsoG2532justG2531asG2531amongἐνenG1722the restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062of the Gentilesἔθνεσιν.ethnesinG1484.

14I amεἰμί·eimiG1510underG3781obligationG3781bothτεteG5037to GreeksἝλλησίνHellēsinG1672and to theunculturedβαρβάροις,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 righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342onewill liveζήσεται.¶zēsetaiG2198by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.”

Unbelief and Its Consequences

18Forthe wrathὀργὴorgēG3709of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is revealedἈποκαλύπτεταιApokaluptetaiG601from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772againstἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσανpasanG3956ungodlinessἀσέβειανasebeianG763and unrighteousnessἀδικίανadikianG93of peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444whosuppressκατεχόντων,katechontōnG2722the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225in unrighteousnessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93,

19becauseδιότιdiotiG1360that whichG1110isG1110knownG1110about GodθεοῦtheouG2316is evidentφανερόνphaneronG5318withinἐνenG1722them; for GodθεὸςtheosG2316madeG5319it evidentG5319to them.

20ForsinceἀπὸapoG575the creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889His invisibleἀόραταaorataG517attributes, that is,His eternalἀΐδιοςaidiosG126powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411and divineG2305natureG2305,have been clearlyG2529perceivedG2529,being understoodνοούμεναnooumenaG3539by whatG4161hasG4161beenG4161madeG4161,soG1519thatG1519they are withoutG379excuseG379.

21For even though they knewγνόντεςgnontesG1097GodθεὸνtheonG2316, they did nothonorἐδόξασανedoxasanG1392Him as GodθεὸνtheonG2316orἢēG2228giveG2168thanksG2168,but they becameG3154futileG3154in their reasoningsδιαλογισμοῖςdialogismoisG1261,and their senselessἀσύνετοςasunetosG801heartsκαρδία·kardiaG2588were darkenedἐσκοτίσθηeskotisthēG4654.

22ClaimingφάσκοντεςphaskontesG5335to be wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680,they becameG3471foolsG3471,

23and theyexchangedἤλλαξανēllaxanG236the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of the incorruptibleἀφθάρτουaphthartouG862GodθεοῦtheouG2316for an imageεἰκόνοςeikonosG1504in the formὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667of corruptibleφθαρτοῦphthartouG5349mankindἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,of birdsπετεινῶνpeteinōnG4071,four-footedG5074animalsG5074, andcrawlingG2062creaturesG2062.

24ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG3860them upG3860to vileG167impurityἀκαθαρσίανakatharsianG167in the lustsἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939of their heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588,so that their bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983would bedishonoredἀτιμάζεσθαιatimazesthaiG818amongG1722them.

25For they exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225of GodθεοῦtheouG2316forfalsehoodψεύδει,pseudeiG5579,and worshipedἐσεβάσθησανesebasthēsanG4573and servedἐλάτρευσανelatreusanG3000the creatureκτίσειktiseiG2937ratherG3844thanG3844the Creatorκτίσαντα,ktisantaG2936,whoὅςhosG3739is blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128foreverαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

26For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonΔιὰDiaG1223GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG3860them overG3860todegradingἀτιμίας·atimiasG819passionsπάθηpathēG3806;for their womenθήλειαιthēleiaiG2338exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446relationsχρῆσινchrēsinG5540for that which is contraryπαρὰparaG3844to natureφύσιν,phusinG5449,

27and likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668the menG733,tooG2532,abandonedἀφέντεςaphentesG863naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446relationsχρῆσινchrēsinG5540with womenθηλείαςthēleiasG2338and burnedἐξεκαύθησανexekauthēsanG1572in their desireὀρέξειorexeiG3715towardεἰςeisG1519oneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240anotherG240,malesG733with malesG733committingκατεργαζόμενοι,katergazomenoiG2716shamefulG808actsG808and receivingἀπολαμβάνοντες.¶apolambanontesG618intheir ownG1438personsG1438the dueἔδειedeiG1163penaltyἀντιμισθίανantimisthianG489of their errorπλάνηςplanēsG4106.

28And justG2531asG2531they did not seeG1381fitG1381to acknowledgeἔχειν ἐπιγνώσει,echein epignōseiG2192 G1922GodθεὸνtheonG2316,GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveG3860them upG3860to a depravedἀδόκιμονadokimonG96mindνοῦνnounG3563,to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160thoseG3588things that areG2520not properκαθήκοντα,kathēkontaG2520,

29peoplehaving been filledπεπληρωμένουςpeplērōmenousG4137with allπάσῃpasēG3956unrighteousnessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93,wickednessπονηρίᾳ,ponēriaG4189,greedπλεονεξίᾳ,pleonexiaG4124, andevilκακίᾳ,kakiaG2549;fullμεστοὺςmestousG3324of envyφθόνου,phthonouG5355,murderφόνου,phonouG5408,strifeἔριδος,eridosG2054,deceitδόλου,dolouG1388, andmaliceκακοηθείας,kakoētheiasG2550; they aregossipsψιθυριστάς,psithuristasG5588,

30slanderersκαταλάλους,katalalousG2637,hatersG2319ofG2319GodG2319,insolentὑβριστάς,hubristasG5197,arrogantὑπερηφάνους,huperēphanousG5244,boastfulἀλαζόνας,alazonasG213,inventorsἐφευρετὰςepheuretasG2182of evilκακῶν,kakōnG2556,disobedientἀπειθεῖς,apeitheisG545to parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118,

31withoutG801understandingG801,untrustworthyἀσυνθέτους,asunthetousG802,unfeelingἀστόργουςastorgousG794, andunmercifulἀνελεήμονας,aneleēmonasG415;

32and although they knowἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921the ordinanceδικαίωμαdikaiōmaG1345of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,that thoseG3588who practiceπράσσοντεςprassontesG4238suchG5108thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108are worthyἄξιοιaxioiG514ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288,they not onlyG3440doποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160the sameαὐτὰautaG846,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532approveσυνευδοκοῦσινsuneudokousinG4909of thoseG3588who practiceπράσσουσιν.¶prassousinG4238them.

The Gospel Exalted

Unbelief and Its Consequences

Commentaries on Romans 1