Romans 1

Desire to Visit Rome Romans 1:8–15

⁸Verse 8. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world. ⁹Verse 9. For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers, ¹⁰Verse 10. requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you. ¹¹Verse 11. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established; ¹²Verse 12. that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

¹³Verse 13. Now I don’t desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles. ¹⁴Verse 14. I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish. ¹⁵Verse 15. So, as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

The Power of the Gospel Romans 1:16–17

¹⁶Verse 16. For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek. ¹⁷Verse 17. For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”

God's Wrath Against Ungodliness Romans 1:18–23

¹⁸Verse 18. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, ¹⁹Verse 19. because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them. ²⁰Verse 20. For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse. ²¹Verse 21. Because, knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened. ²²Verse 22. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

²³Verse 23. and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.

Consequences of Rebellion Romans 1:24–32

²⁴Verse 24. Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves; ²⁵Verse 25. who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. ²⁶Verse 26. For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature. ²⁷Verse 27. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.

²⁸Verse 28. Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; ²⁹Verse 29. being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers, ³⁰Verse 30. backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, ³¹Verse 31. without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful; ³²Verse 32. who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.