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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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