Revised Version 1895

Romans 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972, aservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401ofG2316JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,calledκλητὸςklētosG2822toG1519beG2316anG2316apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652,separatedἀφωρισμένοςaphōrismenosG873untotheG1519gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofG2316Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

2whichὃhoG3739heG846promisedπροεπηγγείλατοproepēngeilatoG4279aforebyG1722hisG846prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396inG1722theτῶνtōnG3588holyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40scripturesγραφαῖςgraphaisG1124,

3concerningπερὶperiG4012hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,whoG3588wasbornγενομένουgenomenouG1096ofG5207theG3588seedσπέρματοςspermatosG4690ofG5207DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,

4whoG3588wasdeclaredὁρισθέντοςhoristhentosG3724toG2596beG2316theG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofG5207GodθεοῦtheouG2316withG1722powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG5207holinessἁγιωσύνηςhagiōsunēsG42,byG1722theG3588resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofG5207theG3588deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498; evenJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourG2316LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,

5throughG1223whomG3739weG3739receivedἐλάβομενelabomenG2983graceχάρινcharinG5485andκαὶkaiG2532apostleshipἀποστολὴνapostolēnG651, untoobedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218ofG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102amongἐνenG1722allG3956theG3956nationsἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,forεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846name’sὀνόματοςonomatosG3686sakeG1223:

6amongἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739areG1510yealsoκαὶkaiG2532,calledκλητοὶklētoiG2822toG2532beG1510JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424Christ’sΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:

7ToG2532allG3956thatG3956areG1510inἐνenG1722RomeῬώμῃRhōmēG4516,belovedἀγαπητοῖςagapētoisG27ofG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316,calledκλητοῖςklētoisG2822toG2532beG1510saintsἁγίοις·hagioisG40:GraceχάριςcharisG5485toG2532youG5210andG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG2316FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andG2532theG3956LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

8FirstΠρῶτονPrōtonG4413,IG1473thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168myG3956GodθεῷtheōG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547forG3754youG5210allG3956,thatG3754yourG3650faithπίστιςpistisG4102isproclaimedκαταγγέλλεταιkatangelletaiG2605throughoutἐνenG1722theG3956wholeG3650worldκόσμῳ·kosmōG2889.

9ForγάρgarG1063Godθεός,theosG2316isἐστινestinG1510myG1722witnessμάρτυςmartusG3144,whomᾧhōG3739IG1473serveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000inG1722myG1722spiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151inG1722theG3588gospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098ofG5207hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,howὡςhōsG5613unceasinglyἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89IG1473makeποιοῦμαιpoioumaiG4160mentionμνείανmneianG3417ofG5207youG5210, alwaysinG1722myG1722prayers

10making request,ifεἴeiG1487byG1722anyG1909meansG1722nowἤδηēdēG2235at lengthIG1473mayG2316beG2316prosperedbyG1722theG3588willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316toπρὸςprosG4314comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064untoyouG5210.

11ForγὰρgarG1063IG2443longἐπιποθῶepipothōG1971toG1519seeG3708youG5210,thatG2443IG2443mayG2443impartμεταδῶmetadōG3330untoyouG5210someG5100spiritualπνευματικὸνpneumatikonG4152giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486,toG1519theτὸtoG3588endG1519yemayG2443beG5100establishedστηριχθῆναιstērichthēnaiG4741;

12thatG3778isG1510,thatG3778IG1473withG1722youG5210mayG2532beG1510comfortedinG1722youG5210,eachG240ofδιὰdiaG1223usG1722byG1722theτῆςtēsG3588other’sG240faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,bothτεteG5037yoursG4771andG2532mineG1473.

13AndG2532IG2532wouldG5100notΟὐOuG3756haveyouG5210ignorantἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatG3754oftentimesIG2532purposedθέλωthelōG2309toπρὸςprosG4314comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064untoyouG5210(andG2532washinderedἐκωλύθηνekōluthēnG2967hitherto),thatG3754IG2532mightG2532havesomeG5100fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590inἐνenG1722youG5210alsoG2532,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531inἐνenG1722theτοῦtouG3588restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062ofG5100theτοῖςtoisG3588Gentilesἔθνεσιν.ethnesinG1484.

14IG2532amεἰμί·eimiG1510debtorbothτεteG5037toG2532GreeksἝλλησίνHellēsinG1672andG2532toG2532Barbariansβαρβάροις,barbaroisG915,bothτεteG5037toG2532theG2532wiseσοφοῖςsophoisG4680andG2532toG2532theG2532foolishἀνοήτοιςanoētoisG453.

15SoG2532,asG1722muchasG1722inG1722meG1473is,IG1473amG1473readytoG2596preachG2097theG3588gospelG2097toG2596youG5210alsoκαὶkaiG2532thatG2596areinG1722RomeῬώμῃRhōmēG4516.

16ForγὰρgarG1063IG2532amG1510notοὐouG3756ashamedἐπαισχύνομαιepaischunomaiG1870ofG2316theG3956gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098:forγὰρgarG1063itG1510isG1510theG3956powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316untosalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991toG1519everyG3956oneG3588thatπιστεύοντι,pisteuontiG4100believeth;toG1519theG3956JewἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,andG2532alsoG2532toG1519theG3956GreekἝλληνι.HellēniG1672.

17ForγὰρgarG1063therein isrevealedἀποκαλύπτεταιapokaluptetaiG601arighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316byG1722faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102untofaithπίστινpistinG4102:asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itαὐτῷautōG846iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342shallG1342liveζήσεται.¶zēsetaiG2198byG1722faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102.

18ForγὰρgarG1063theG3956wrathὀργὴorgēG3709ofG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316isrevealedἈποκαλύπτεταιApokaluptetaiG601fromG575heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772againstἐπὶepiG1909allG3956ungodlinessἀσέβειανasebeianG763andκαὶkaiG2532unrighteousnessἀδικίανadikianG93ofG575menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,whoG3588holdκατεχόντων,katechontōnG2722downtheG3956truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225inἐνenG1722unrighteousnessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93;

19becauseG1063thatG846whichG3588mayG2316beG1510knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510manifestG5319inἐνenG1722themG846;forG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316manifestedG5319itG846untothemG846.

20ForγὰρgarG1063theτὰtaG3588invisibleἀόραταaorataG517thingsG846ofG575himG846sinceG575theτοῖςtoisG3588creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937ofG575theἥhēG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889areG1510clearlyG2529seenG2529,beingG1510perceivedthroughνοούμεναnooumenaG3539theτὸtoG3588thingsG846thatG846areG1510madeποιήμασινpoiēmasinG4161,evenG2532hisG846everlastingpowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411andG2532divinity;thatG846theyG846mayG2532beG1510withoutG2532excuseἀναπολογήτους.anapologētousG379:

21becauseδιότιdiotiG1360thatG1097,knowingG1097GodθεὸνtheonG2316,theyG846glorifiedἐδόξασανedoxasanG1392himG846notG3756asὡςhōsG5613GodθεὸνtheonG2316,neitherG3756gaveG2168thanksG2168;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235becameἐματαιώθησανemataiōthēsanG3154vaininἐνenG1722theirG846reasoningsδιαλογισμοῖςdialogismoisG1261,andκαὶkaiG2532theirG846senselessἀσύνετοςasunetosG801heartκαρδία·kardiaG2588wasdarkenedἐσκοτίσθηeskotisthēG4654.

22ProfessingφάσκοντεςphaskontesG5335themselvesG1510toG1510beG1510wiseσοφοὶsophoiG4680,theyG1510becameG3471foolsG3471,

23andG2532changedἤλλαξανēllaxanG236theG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG2316theG3588incorruptibleGodθεοῦtheouG2316forἐνenG1722theG3588likenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667ofG2316anG2532imageεἰκόνοςeikonosG1504ofG2316corruptibleφθαρτοῦphthartouG5349manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,andG2532ofG2316birdsπετεινῶνpeteinōnG4071,andG2532four-footedτετραπόδωνtetrapodōnG5074beasts,andG2532creepingthingsG3588.

24WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860themαὐτοὺςautousG846upεἰςeisG1519inἐνenG1722theG3588lustsἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939ofG2316theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588untouncleannessἀκαθαρσίανakatharsianG167,thatαὐτῶνautōnG846theirαὐτοῖς,autoisG846bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983shouldG2316beG2316dishonouredamongἐνenG1722themselvesG1438:

25forG1519thatG3739theyG3739exchangedμετήλλαξανmetēllaxanG3337theG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316forG1519aG1510lieψεύδει,pseudeiG5579,andκαὶkaiG2532worshippedandκαὶkaiG2532servedἐλάτρευσανelatreusanG3000theG3588creatureκτίσειktiseiG2937ratherG3844thanG3844theG3588Creatorκτίσαντα,ktisantaG2936,whoG3739isG1510blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128forG1519everαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

26ForG1063thisG3778causeGodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860themG846upG1519unto vilepassionsπάθηpathēG3806:forG1063theirG846womenG846changedtheG3588naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446useἀτιμίας·atimiasG819intoG1519thatG3778whichG3588isagainstG1519natureφύσιν,phusinG5449:

27andG2532likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoG2532theG3588menἄρσενεςarsenesG730,leavingἀφέντεςaphentesG863theG3588naturalφυσικὴνphusikēnG5446useofG1722theG3588womanθηλείαςthēleiasG2338,burnedἐξεκαύθησανexekauthēsanG1572inG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846lustoneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240towardεἰςeisG1519anotherG240,menἄρσενεςarsenesG730withG1722menἄρσεσινarsesinG730working unseemliness,andG2532receivingἀπολαμβάνοντες.¶apolambanontesG618inG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438thatG3739recompenseofG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846errorπλάνηςplanēsG4106whichG3739wasdueἔδειedeiG1163.

28AndG2532evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theyG846refusedG3756toG1519haveGodθεὸνtheonG2316inἐνenG1722theirG846knowledgeἐπιγνώσει,epignōseiG1922,GodθεὸςtheosG2316gaveπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860themG846upG1519unto a reprobatemindνοῦνnounG3563,toG1519doποιεῖνpoieinG4160thoseG3588thingsG846whichG3588arenotG3756fitting;

29beingfilledπεπληρωμένουςpeplērōmenousG4137withG4137allG3956unrighteousnessἀδικίᾳadikiaG93,wickednessπονηρίᾳ,ponēriaG4189,covetousnessπλεονεξίᾳ,pleonexiaG4124, maliciousness;fullμεστοὺςmestousG3324ofG3956envyφθόνου,phthonouG5355,murderφόνου,phonouG5408,strifeἔριδος,eridosG2054,deceitδόλου,dolouG1388, malignity; whisperers,

30backbiters, hatefultoG545GodG2319,insolentὑβριστάς,hubristasG5197, haughty,boastfulἀλαζόνας,alazonasG213,inventorsἐφευρετὰςepheuretasG2182ofG2319evilκακῶν,kakōnG2556thingsG2556,disobedientἀπειθεῖς,apeitheisG545toG545parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118,

31withoutG801understandingG801,covenant-breakersἀσυνθέτους,asunthetousG802,withoutG801natural affection, unmerciful:

32whoG3588, knowingtheG3588ordinanceδικαίωμαdikaiōmaG1345ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thatG3754theyG846whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748practisesuchG5108thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108areεἰσίν,eisinG1510worthyἄξιοιaxioiG514ofG2316deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440doποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160theG3588sameG846,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532consentwithG2316themG846thatG3754practisethemG846.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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