| 1 ¶ Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
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| 2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
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| 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
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| 4 And declared1 to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
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| 5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience2 to the faith among all nations, for his name:
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| 6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
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| 7 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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| 8 ¶ 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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| 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with3 my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
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| 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.
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| 11 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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| 12 That is, that I may be comforted together with4 you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
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| 13 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 among5 you also, even as among other Gentiles.
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| 14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
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| 15 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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| 16 ¶ 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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| 17 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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| 18 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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| 19 ¶ Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them;6 for God hath shewed it unto them.
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| 20 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; so7 that they are without excuse:
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| 21 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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| 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
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| 23 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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| 24 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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| 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more8 than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
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| 26 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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| 27 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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| 28 And even as they did not like to retain9 God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate10 mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
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| 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
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| 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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| 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural11 affection, implacable, unmerciful:
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| 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have12 pleasure in them that do them.
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