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Chapter 1
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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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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, (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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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. |
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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 shewed 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 fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. |
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Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through
the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour 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 recompence 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, covenantbreakers, 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. |
