Romans 1

1^*Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, ^acalled to be an apostle, ^bseparated unto the gospel of God, ^2c(Which he had promised afore ^dby his prophets in the holy scriptures,) ³Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, ^ewhich was ^fmade of the seed of David according to the flesh; ⁴And ^†declared to be ^gthe Son of God with power, according ^hto the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: ⁵By whom ⁱwe have received grace and ^japostleship, ^||for ^kobedience to the faith ^lamong all nations, ^lfor his name: ⁶Among whom are ye also the ^mcalled of Jesus Christ: ⁷To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, ^mcalled to be saints: ⁿGrace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸First, ^oI thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that ^pyour faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. ⁹For ^qGod is my witness, ^rwhom I serve ^||with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that ^swithout ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; ^10tMaking request, if by any means now at length I might ^uhave a prosperous journey ^vby the will of God to come unto you. ¹¹For I long to see you, that ^wI may impart unto you ^xsome spiritual gift, to the end you may be established; ¹²That is, that I may be comforted together ^||with you by ^ythe mutual faith both of you and me. ¹³Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that ^zoftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but ^awas let hitherto,) that I might have ^bsome ^cfruit ^||among you also, even as among other Gentiles. ^14dI am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the ^eBarbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. ¹⁵So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. ¹⁶For ^fI am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for ^git is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to ^hthe Jew ⁱfirst, and also to ^hthe ^jGreek. ¹⁷For therein ^kis the righteousness of God revealed from ^kkfaith to faith: as it is written, ^lThe just shall live by faith.

¹⁸For ^mthe wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; ¹⁹ⁿBecause ^othat which may be known of God is manifest ^||in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. ²⁰For ^othe invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, ^pbeing understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; ^||so that they are ^qwithout excuse: ²¹Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but ^rbecame ^svain in their imaginations, and their ^tfoolish heart ^swas darkened. ^22uProfessing themselves to be wise, they became fools, ²³And ^vchanged the glory of the uncorruptible God into ^wan image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and ^wfourfooted beasts, and creeping things. ²⁴Wherefore ^xGod also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, ^yto dishonour their own bodies between themselves: ²⁵Who changed ^zthe truth of God into ^aa lie, and worshipped and served the creature ^||more than the Creator, who is ^bblessed for ever. Amen.

²⁶For this cause ^xGod gave them up unto ^cvile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: ²⁷And likewise also ^dthe men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their ^elust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. ²⁸And even as they did not ^flike ^||to retain God in their knowledge, ^xGod gave them over to ^||a reprobate mind, to do those things ^gwhich are not convenient; ²⁹Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, ^hiwickedness, ^hcovetousness, ^ijkmaliciousness; full of ^kenvy, murder, debate, deceit, ^lmalignity; ^mwhisperers, ^30mBackbiters, ⁿhaters of God, ^odespiteful, ^hpproud, ^pboasters, ^qinventors of evil things, ^pdisobedient to parents, ^31rWithout understanding, covenantbreakers, ^||swithout natural affection, ^simplacable, unmerciful: ³²Who knowing ^tthe judgment of God, that they which commit such things ^uare worthy of death, not only do the same, but ^||xhave pleasure in them that do them.