The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans

 1 Paul, a ^aservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an ^bapostle, ^cseparated unto the gospel of God,

 2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

 3 Concerning his Son ^aJesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the ^bseed of ^cDavid according to the flesh;

 4 And ^adeclared to be the ^bSon of God with ^cpower, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection ^dfrom the dead:

 5 By whom we have received ^agrace and apostleship, ^bfor ^cobedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

 6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be ^asaints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your ^afaith is ^bspoken of throughout the whole world.

 9 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;

 10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual ^agift, to the end ye may be established;

 12 That is, that I may be ^acomforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

 13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was ^alet hitherto,) that I might have some ^bfruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

 14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the ^aBarbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

 15 So, as much as in me is, I am ^aready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

 16 For I am not ^aashamed of the ^bgospel of Christ: for it is the ^cpower of God unto ^dsalvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

 17 For therein is the ^arighteousness of God revealed ^bfrom faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by ^cfaith.

 18 For the ^awrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, ^bwho ^chold the truth in ^dunrighteousness;

 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest ^ain them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

 20 For the ^ainvisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his ^beternal ^cpower and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were ^athankful; but became ^bvain in their imaginations, and their ^cfoolish heart was ^ddarkened.

 22 Professing themselves to be ^awise, they became fools,

 23 And changed the glory of the ^auncorruptible God into an ^bimage made like to ^ccorruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

 24 Wherefore God also ^agave them up to ^buncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

 25 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.

 26 For this cause God ^agave them up unto ^bvile ^caffections: for even their ^dwomen did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their ^alust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

 28 And even as they did not like to ^aretain God in their knowledge, God ^bgave them over to a ^creprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, ^awickedness, covetousness, ^bmaliciousness; full of envy, murder, ^cdebate, ^ddeceit, malignity; whisperers,

 30 ^aBackbiters, haters of God, ^bdespiteful, ^cproud, ^dboasters, inventors of evil things, ^edisobedient to parents,

 31 Without ^aunderstanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of ^adeath, not only do the same, but ^bhave ^cpleasure in them that do them.