New Testament · Easy read · Romans
Romans 1
1Paul, a slave of Yeshua Messiah, called as an apostle, set apart for the good news of God —
2which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy scripture —
3concerning His Son, who came from the seed of David according to the flesh,
4who was designated Son of God in power according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead — Yeshua Messiah our Lord,
5through whom we received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all the nations for the sake of His name,
6among whom you also are called ones of Yeshua Messiah —
7to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called holy ones: grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua Messiah.
8First, I give thanks to my God through Yeshua Messiah for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world.
9For God is my witness — whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of His Son — how unceasingly I make mention of you,
10always in my prayers asking if somehow now at last I may succeed, by the will of God, in coming to you.
11For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift of grace so that you may be strengthened,
12and that is, to be mutually encouraged among you through the faith that is in one another — both yours and mine.
13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often purposed to come to you — and have been hindered until now — so that I might have some fruit among you as well, just as among the rest of the nations.
14I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
15So, as far as it depends on me, I am eager to proclaim the good news to you also who are in Rome.
16For I am not ashamed of the good news of Messiah, for it is the power of God for Salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
17For the righteousness of God is revealed in it, from faith to faith, as it is written: "But the righteous one will live by faith."
18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
19because what is knowable of God is evident among them, for God has made it evident to them.
20For His invisible attributes — both His eternal power and divine nature — have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through the things made, so that they are without excuse.
21Because, having known God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks, but became futile in their reasoning and their senseless heart was darkened.
22Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
23and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image resembling corruptible humanity and birds and four-footed animals and reptiles.
24Therefore God also gave them over, in the desires of their hearts, to impurity, so that their bodies might be dishonored among themselves —
25they who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26Because of this God gave them over to dishonorable passions; for their women exchanged the natural use for that which is contrary to nature,
27and likewise the men also, having left the natural use of the woman, burned in their desire toward one another — men committing shameless acts with men — and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.
28And just as they did not approve of having God in complete knowledge, God gave them over to an unapproved intellect to do the things that are improper,
29filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, greed, malice — full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness — gossips,
30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
31without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful —
32who, clearly know the righteous act of God — that those who practice such things are worthy of death — not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.