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Romans 1:1-2:11 GNB
From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus and an apostle chosen and called by God to preach his Good News. (2) The Good News was promised long ago by God through his prophets, as written in the Holy Scriptures. (3) It is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: as to his humanity, he was born a descendant of David; (4) as to his divine holiness, he was shown with great power to be the Son of God by being raised from death. (5) Through him God gave me the privilege of being an apostle for the sake of Christ, in order to lead people of all nations to believe and obey. (6) This also includes you who are in Rome, whom God has called to belong to Jesus Christ. (7) And so I write to all of you in Rome whom God loves and has called to be his own people: May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. (8) First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because the whole world is hearing about your faith. (9) God is my witness that what I say is true---the God whom I serve with all my heart by preaching the Good News about his Son. God knows that I remember you (10) every time I pray. I ask that God in his good will may at last make it possible for me to visit you now. (11) For I want very much to see you, in order to share a spiritual blessing with you to make you strong. (12) What I mean is that both you and I will be helped at the same time, you by my faith and I by yours. (13) You must remember, my friends, that many times I have planned to visit you, but something has always kept me from doing so. I want to win converts among you also, as I have among other Gentiles. (14) For I have an obligation to all peoples, to the civilized and to the savage, to the educated and to the ignorant. (15) So then, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who live in Rome. (16) I have complete confidence in the gospel; it is God's power to save all who believe, first the Jews and also the Gentiles. (17) For the gospel reveals how God puts people right with himself: it is through faith from beginning to end. As the scripture says, "The person who is put right with God through faith shall live." (18) God's anger is revealed from heaven against all the sin and evil of the people whose evil ways prevent the truth from being known. (19) God punishes them, because what can be known about God is plain to them, for God himself made it plain. (20) Ever since God created the world, his invisible qualities, both his eternal power and his divine nature, have been clearly seen; they are perceived in the things that God has made. So those people have no excuse at all! (21) They know God, but they do not give him the honor that belongs to him, nor do they thank him. Instead, their thoughts have become complete nonsense, and their empty minds are filled with darkness. (22) They say they are wise, but they are fools; (23) instead of worshiping the immortal God, they worship images made to look like mortals or birds or animals or reptiles. (24) And so God has given those people over to do the filthy things their hearts desire, and they do shameful things with each other. (25) They exchange the truth about God for a lie; they worship and serve what God has created instead of the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever! Amen. (26) Because they do this, God has given them over to shameful passions. Even the women pervert the natural use of their sex by unnatural acts. (27) In the same way the men give up natural sexual relations with women and burn with passion for each other. Men do shameful things with each other, and as a result they bring upon themselves the punishment they deserve for their wrongdoing. (28) Because those people refuse to keep in mind the true knowledge about God, he has given them over to corrupted minds, so that they do the things that they should not do. (29) They are filled with all kinds of wickedness, evil, greed, and vice; they are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, deceit, and malice. They gossip (30) and speak evil of one another; they are hateful to God, insolent, proud, and boastful; they think of more ways to do evil; they disobey their parents; (31) they have no conscience; they do not keep their promises, and they show no kindness or pity for others. (32) They know that God's law says that people who live in this way deserve death. Yet, not only do they continue to do these very things, but they even approve of others who do them.
Romans 2:1-11 GNB Do you, my friend, pass judgment on others? You have no excuse at all, whoever you are. For when you judge others and then do the same things which they do, you condemn yourself. (2) We know that God is right when he judges the people who do such things as these. (3) But you, my friend, do those very things for which you pass judgment on others! Do you think you will escape God's judgment? (4) Or perhaps you despise his great kindness, tolerance, and patience. Surely you know that God is kind, because he is trying to lead you to repent. (5) But you have a hard and stubborn heart, and so you are making your own punishment even greater on the Day when God's anger and righteous judgments will be revealed. (6) For God will reward each of us according to what we have done. (7) Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life. (8) Other people are selfish and reject what is right, in order to follow what is wrong; on them God will pour out his anger and fury. (9) There will be suffering and pain for all those who do what is evil, for the Jews first and also for the Gentiles. (10) But God will give glory, honor, and peace to all who do what is good, to the Jews first and also to the Gentiles. (11) For God judges everyone by the same standard.
Romans 1:1-2:11 NWT
. . .Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ and called to be an apostle, separated to God's good news, 2 which he promised aforetime through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who sprang from the seed of David according to the flesh, 4 but who with power was declared God's Son according to the spirit of holiness by means of resurrection from the dead-yes, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we received undeserved kindness and an apostleship in order that there might be obedience of faith among all the nations respecting his name, 6 among which [nations] YOU also are those called to belong to Jesus Christ- 7 to all those who are in Rome as God's beloved ones, called to be holy ones: May YOU have undeserved kindness and peace from God our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ. 8 First of all, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ concerning all of YOU, because YOUR faith is talked about throughout the whole world. 9 For God, to whom I render sacred service with my spirit in connection with the good news about his Son, is my witness of how without ceasing I always make mention of YOU in my prayers, 10 begging that if at all possible I may now at last be prospered in the will of God so as to come to YOU. 11 For I am longing to see YOU, that I may impart some spiritual gift to YOU in order for YOU to be made firm; 12 or, rather, that there may be an interchange of encouragement among YOU, by each one through the other's faith, both YOURS and mine. 13 But I do not want YOU to fail to know, brothers, that I many times purposed to come to YOU, but I have been hindered until now, in order that I might acquire some fruitage also among YOU even as among the rest of the nations. 14 Both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to wise and to senseless ones I am a debtor: 15 so there is eagerness on my part to declare the good news also to YOU there in Rome. 16 For I am not ashamed of the good news; it is, in fact, God's power for salvation to everyone having faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek; 17 for in it God's righteousness is being revealed by reason of faith and toward faith, just as it is written: "But the righteous one-by means of faith he will live." 18 For God's wrath is being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who are suppressing the truth in an unrighteous way, 19 because what may be known about God is manifest among them, for God made it manifest to them. 20 For his invisible [qualities] are clearly seen from the world's creation onward, because they are perceived by the things made, even his eternal power and Godship, so that they are inexcusable; 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God nor did they thank him, but they became empty-headed in their reasonings and their unintelligent heart became darkened. 22 Although asserting they were wise, they became foolish 23 and turned the glory of the incorruptible God into something like the image of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed creatures and creeping things. 24 Therefore God, in keeping with the desires of their hearts, gave them up to uncleanness, that their bodies might be dishonored among them, 25 even those who exchanged the truth of God for the lie and venerated and rendered sacred service to the creation rather than the One who created, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26 That is why God gave them up to disgraceful sexual appetites, for both their females changed the natural use of themselves into one contrary to nature; 27 and likewise even the males left the natural use of the female and became violently inflamed in their lust toward one another, males with males, working what is obscene and receiving in themselves the full recompense, which was due for their error. 28 And just as they did not approve of holding God in accurate knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mental state, to do the things not fitting, 29 filled as they were with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, badness, being full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malicious disposition, being whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, insolent, haughty, self-assuming, inventors of injurious things, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, false to agreements, having no natural affection, merciless. 32 Although these know full well the righteous decree of God, that those practicing such things are deserving of death, they not only keep on doing them but also consent with those practicing them. 2:1 Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are, if you judge; for in the thing in which you judge another, you condemn yourself, inasmuch as you that judge practice the same things. 2 Now we know that the judgment of God is, in accord with truth, against those who practice such things. 3 But do you have this idea, O man, while you judge those who practice such things and yet you do them, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and long-suffering, because you do not know that the kindly [quality] of God is trying to lead you to repentance? 5 But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath and of the revealing of God's righteous judgment. 6 And he will render to each one according to his works: 7 everlasting life to those who are seeking glory and honor and incorruptibleness by endurance in work that is good; 8 however, for those who are contentious and who disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness there will be wrath and anger, 9 tribulation and distress, upon the soul of every man who works what is injurious, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; 10 but glory and honor and peace for everyone who works what is good, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God.
Romans 1:1-2:11 BBE
(1) Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, an Apostle by the selection of God, given authority as a preacher of the good news,
(2) Of which God had given word before by his prophets in the holy Writings,
(3) About his Son who, in the flesh, came from the family of David,
(4) But was marked out as Son of God in power by the Holy Spirit through the coming to life again of the dead; Jesus Christ our Lord,
(5) Through whom grace has been given to us, sending us out to make disciples to the faith among all nations, for his name:
(6) Among whom you in the same way have been marked out to be disciples of Jesus Christ:
(7) To all those who are in Rome, loved by God, marked out as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
(8) First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.
(9) For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,
(10) And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.
(11) For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;
(12) That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.
(13) You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you but till now I was kept from it, so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.
(14) I have a debt to Greeks and to the nations outside; to the wise and to those who have no learning.
(15) For which reason I have the desire, as far as I am able, to give the knowledge of the good news to you who are in Rome.
(16) For I have no feeling of shame about the good news, because it is the power of God giving salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first, and then to the Greek.
(17) For in it there is the revelation of the righteousness of God from faith to faith: as it is said in the holy Writings, The man who does righteousness will be living by his faith.
(18) For there is a revelation of the wrath of God from heaven against all the wrongdoing and evil thoughts of men who keep down what is true by wrongdoing;
(19) Because the knowledge of God may be seen in them, God having made it clear to them.
(20) For from the first making of the world, those things of God which the eye is unable to see, that is, his eternal power and existence, are fully made clear, he having given the knowledge of them through the things which he has made, so that men have no reason for wrongdoing:
(21) Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.
(22) Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,
(23) And by them the glory of the eternal God was changed and made into the image of man who is not eternal, and of birds and beasts and things which go on the earth.
(24) For this reason God gave them up to the evil desires of their hearts, working shame in their bodies with one another:
(25) Because by them the true word of God was changed into that which is false, and they gave worship and honour to the thing which is made, and not to him who made it, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.
(26) For this reason God gave them up to evil passions, and their women were changing the natural use into one which is unnatural:
(27) And in the same way the men gave up the natural use of the woman and were burning in their desire for one another, men doing shame with men, and getting in their bodies the right reward of their evil-doing.
(28) And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;
(29) Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;
(30) Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother,
(31) Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy:
(32) Who, though they have knowledge of the law of God, that the fate of those who do these things is death, not only go on doing these things themselves, but give approval to those who do them.
Romans 2:1-11 BBE
(1) So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.
(2) And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.
(3) But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you?
(4) Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?
(5) But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;
(6) Who will give to every man his right reward:
(7) To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:
(8) But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath,
(9) Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek;
(10) But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek:
(11) For one man is not different from another before God.
Romans 1:1-2:11 ALT
(1) Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated [or, appointed] to the Gospel of God,
(2) which He promised beforehand through His prophets in [the] Holy Scriptures,
(3) concerning His Son, the One having come from [the] seed of David according to the flesh,
(4) the [One] having been designated Son of God with power according to [the] Spirit of holiness, by [the] resurrection from [the] dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
(5) through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations on behalf of His name,
(6) among whom _you*_ also are called of Jesus Christ;
(7) to all the ones being in Rome, beloved of God, called holy ones [or, saints, and throughout epistle]: Grace to you* and peace from God our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ!
(8) First indeed I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you*, that your* faith is being proclaimed in the whole world.
(9) For God is my witness, whom I sacredly serve in my spirit in the Gospel of His Son, how I constantly make mention of you*,
(10) always imploring in my prayers, if in some way now at last I will succeed, by the will of God, to come to you*.
(11) For I long to see you*, so that I should impart some spiritual gift to you*, for you* to be established,
(12) now that is [for me] to be comforted [or, encouraged] together among you*, through faith in one another, both yours* and mine.
(13) But I do not want you* to be unaware, brothers [and sisters], that frequently I myself intended to come to you* (and was prevented until the present), so that I should have some fruit also among you*, just as also among the other Gentiles.
(14) I am a debtor [fig., under obligation] both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to foolish.
(15) So the [situation] concerning me [is this: I am] eager to proclaim the Gospel also to you*, the [ones] in Rome.
(16) For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is [the] power of God to salvation to every [one] believing, both to [the] Jew first and to [the] Greek.
(17) For [the] righteousness of God is revealed in it from faith to faith, just as it has been written, "But the [one] righteous by faith will live [or, the righteous will live by faith]." [Hab 2:4]
(18) For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven upon all impiety [or, ungodliness] and unrighteousness of people, [upon] the ones suppressing the truth in unrighteousness.
(19) For this reason, the [thing] known of God is revealed among [or, within] them, for God revealed [it] to them.
(20) For from [the] creation of [the] world His invisible [attributes] are plainly seen, being understood by the [things] made, both His eternal power and divinity, so that they are without excuse.
(21) For this reason, having known God, they did not glorify [Him] as God nor did they give thanks, _but_ they were given over to deception in their thought processes [or, they became futile in their speculations], and their foolish heart [fig., inner self, and throughout book] was darkened.
(22) Professing to be wise, they were made fools,
(23) and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for a likeness of an image of corruptible people and of birds and of four-footed animals and of reptiles.
(24) And so God also gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity [or, immorality], to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves;
(25) who exchanged the truth of God for the lie [or, changed the truth of God into a lie], and worshipped and sacredly served the creation rather than the One having created, who is blessed into the ages [fig., forever]. So be it!
(26) For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable, lustful passions, for even their females exchanged the natural use for the [use] against nature,
(27) and likewise also the males having left the natural use of the female were inflamed in their craving for one another; males with males committing shameful behavior and receiving back in themselves the penalty which was fitting [for] their deception [or, perversion].
(28) And just as they did not think it was worthwhile to be having [or, keeping] God in [their] true knowledge [or, consciousness], God gave them over to a disapproved [fig., debased] mind to be doing the [things] not proper,
(29) having been filled with all unrighteousness, sexual sin, wickedness, covetous desire [or, greed], malice; full of envy, murder, bitter conflict, deceit [or, treachery], maliciousness; gossips,
(30) back-biters, God-haters, insolent persons, arrogant boasters, schemers of evil [things], disobedient to parents,
(31) foolish, untrustworthy, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;
(32) who having known the righteous judgment of God, that the ones practicing such things are deserving of death, not only are doing them, _but_ they are also approving of the ones practicing [them].
Romans 2:1-11 ALT
(1) For this reason, you are without excuse [or, defense], O person, every [one] judging, for in what you judge [or, pass sentence on] the other, you condemn yourself, for the same [things] you, the one judging, are practicing!
(2) But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth upon the ones practicing such [things].
(3) But do you think this, O person (the one judging the ones practicing such things yet doing them), that _you_ will escape the judgment of God?
(4) Or do you despise [or, think lightly of] the riches of His goodness and tolerance and patience, failing to understand [or, disregarding] that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
(5) But according to your hardness [fig., obstinacy] and impenitent heart, you are storing up for yourself wrath in [the] day of wrath and of revelation and of [the] righteous judgment of God,
(6) who 'will render to each [person] according to his works,' [Psalm 62:12; Prov 24:12]
(7) to the [ones] on the one hand [who] by perseverance of good work seek glory and honor and incorruptibility [or, immortality], eternal life;
(8) but on the other hand to the [ones who are] selfishly ambitious and [who are] refusing to believe the truth, but obey unrighteousness, anger and wrath,
(9) affliction and distress upon every soul of a person, the one working the evil, both of Jew first and of Greek;
(10) but glory and honor and peace to every [one who] works the good, both to Jew first and to Greek.
(11) For [there] is no accepting of faces [fig., prejudice] with God.
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