Romans 1
Salutation |
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Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
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(which he had promised afore by his
prophets in the holy Scriptures,)
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concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
which was made of the seed of David according to the
flesh;
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and declared to be the Son of God
with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection
from the dead:
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by whom we have received grace and
apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his
name:
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among whom are ye also the called of
Jesus Christ:
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To all that be in Rome, beloved of God,
called to be saints:
Grace to you, and peace, from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Paul's Desire to Visit
Rome |
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First, I thank my God through Jesus
Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the
whole world.
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For God is my witness, whom I serve with
my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make
mention of you always in my prayers;
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making request, if by any means now at
length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come
unto you.
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For I long to see you, that I may impart
unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be
established;
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that is, that I may be comforted together
with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
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Now I would not have you ignorant,
brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, Acts
19.21 (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some
fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
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I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to
the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
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So, as much as in me is, I am ready to
preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
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The Power of the
Gospel |
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For I am not ashamed of the gospel of
Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that
believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
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For therein is the righteousness of God
revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live
by faith. Hab. 2.4
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The Guilt of
Mankind |
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For the wrath of God is revealed from
heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold
the truth in unrighteousness;
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because that which may be known of God is
manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them.
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For the invisible things of him from the
creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the
things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so
that they are without excuse:
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because that, when they knew God, they
glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became
vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was
darkened.
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Professing themselves to be wise, they
became fools,
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and changed the glory of the
uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to
birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
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Wherefore God also gave them up to
uncleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor
their own bodies between themselves:
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who changed the truth of God into a lie,
and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is
blessed for ever. Amen.
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For this cause God gave them up unto
vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use
into that which is against nature:
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and likewise also the men, leaving the
natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another;
men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in
themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
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And even as they did not like to retain
God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate
mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
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being filled with all unrighteousness,
fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy,
murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
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backbiters, haters of God, despiteful,
proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to
parents,
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without understanding, covenant-breakers,
without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
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who, knowing the judgment of God, that
they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the
same, but have pleasure in them that do
them.
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