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 declared 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 obedience 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 with 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 with 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 among 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; 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; so 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 more 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 retain God in their knowledge, God gave
them over to a reprobate 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 natural 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 have pleasure in them that do them.
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