<vn='1'><sn="3972">Paul</s>, a <sn="1401">servant</s> of <sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, <sn="2822">called</s> to be an <sn="652">apostle</s>, <sn="873">separated</s><sn="1519">unto</s> the <sn="2098">gospel</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, </v>
<vn='2'>( <sn="3739">Which</s> he had promised <sn="4279">afore</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="848">his</s><sn="4396">prophets</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="40">Holy</s><sn="1124">Scriptures</s>,) </v>
<vn='3'><sn="4012">Concerning</s><sn="848">his</s><sn="5207">Son</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s>, <sn="3588">which</s> was <sn="1096">made</s><sn="1537">of</s> the <sn="4690">seed</s> of <sn="1138">David</s><sn="2596">according</s> to the <sn="4561">flesh</s>; </v>
<vn='4'>And <sn="3724">declared</s> to be the <sn="5207">Son</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="1722">with</s><sn="1411">power</s>, <sn="2596">according</s> to the <sn="4151">spirit</s> of <sn="42">holiness</s>, <sn="1537">by</s> the <sn="386">resurrection</s> from the <sn="3498">dead</s>: </v>
<vn='5'><sn="1223">By</s><sn="3739">whom</s> we have <sn="2983">received</s><sn="5485">grace</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="651">apostleship</s>, <sn="1519">for</s><sn="5218">obedience</s> to the <sn="4102">faith</s><sn="1722">among</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="1484">nations</s>, <sn="5228">for</s><sn="848">his</s><sn="3686">name</s>; </v>
<vn='6'><sn="1722">Among</s><sn="3739">whom</s><sn="2075">are</s><sn="5210">ye</s><sn="2532">also</s> the <sn="2822">called</s> of <sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>: </v>
<vn='7'>To <sn="3956">all</s> that <sn="5607">be</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="4516">Rome</s>, <sn="27">beloved</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2822">called</s> to be <sn="40">saints</s>: <sn="5485">Grace</s> to <sn="5213">you</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1515">peace</s><sn="575">from</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="3962">Father</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="4412">First</s>, <sn="*3303">I</s><sn="2168">thank</s><sn="3450">my</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="1223">through</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="5228">for</s><sn="5216">you</s><sn="3956">all</s>, <sn="3754">that</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="4102">faith</s> is spoken <sn="2605 1722">of</s> throughout <sn="3588">the</s><sn="3650">whole</s><sn="2889">world</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="3450">my</s><sn="3144">witness</s>, <sn="3739">whom</s> I <sn="3000">serve</s><sn="1722">with</s><sn="3450">my</s><sn="4151">spirit</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2098">gospel</s> of <sn="848">his</s><sn="5207">Son</s>, <sn="5613">that</s> without <sn="89">ceasing</s> I <sn="4160">make</s><sn="3417">mention</s> of <sn="5216">you</s><sn="3842">always</s><sn="1909">in</s><sn="3450">my</s><sn="4335">prayers</s>; </v>
<vn='10'>Making <sn="1189">request</s>, if by any <sn="1513">means</s><sn="2235">now</s> at <sn="4218">length</s> I might have a prosperous <sn="2137">journey</s><sn="1722">by</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2307">will</s> of <sn="2316">God</s> to <sn="2064">come</s><sn="4314">unto</s><sn="5209">you</s>. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="1063">For</s> I <sn="1971">long</s> to <sn="1492">see</s><sn="5209">you</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> I may <sn="3330">impart</s> unto <sn="5213">you</s><sn="5100">some</s><sn="4152">spiritual</s><sn="5486">gift</s>, to the end <sn="5209">ye</s> may be <sn="4741">established</s>; </v>
<vn='12'><sn="*1161"></s><sn="5124">That</s><sn="2076">is</s>, that I may be comforted <sn="4837">together</s><sn="1722">with</s><sn="5213">you</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1722 240">mutual</s><sn="4102">faith</s><sn="5037">both</s> of <sn="5216">you</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1700">me</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="1161">Now</s> I <sn="2309">would</s><sn="3756">not</s> have you <sn="50 5209">ignorant</s>, <sn="80">brethren</s>, <sn="3754">that</s><sn="4178">oftentimes</s> I <sn="4388">purposed</s> to <sn="2064">come</s><sn="4314">unto</s><sn="5209">you</s>, ( <sn="2532">but</s> was <sn="2967">let</s><sn="891 1204">hitherto</s>,) <sn="2443">that</s> I might <sn="2192">have</s><sn="5100">some</s><sn="2590">fruit</s><sn="1722">among</s><sn="5213">you</s><sn="2532">also</s>, <sn="2532">even</s><sn="2531">as</s><sn="1722">among</s><sn="3062">other</s><sn="1484">Gentiles</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>I <sn="1510">am</s><sn="3781">debtor</s><sn="5037">both</s> to the <sn="1672">Greeks</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> to the <sn="915">Barbarians</s>; <sn="5037">both</s> to the <sn="4680">wise</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> to the <sn="453">unwise</s>. </v>
<vn='15'><sn="3779">So</s>, as much as in me <sn="2596 1691">is</s>, I am <sn="4289">ready</s> to preach the <sn="2097">gospel</s> to <sn="5213">you</s><sn="3588">that</s> are <sn="1722">at</s><sn="4516">Rome</s><sn="2532">also</s>. </v>
<vn='16'><sn="1063">For</s> I am <sn="3756">not</s><sn="1870">ashamed</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2098">gospel</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s>: <sn="1063">for</s> it <sn="2076">is</s> the <sn="1411">power</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="1519">unto</s><sn="4991">salvation</s> to every <sn="3956">one</s> that <sn="4100">believeth</s>; to the <sn="2453">Jew</s><sn="4412">first</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="5037">also</s> to the <sn="1672">Greek</s>. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="1722 846">therein</s> is the <sn="1343">righteousness</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="601">revealed</s><sn="1537">from</s><sn="4102">faith</s><sn="1519">to</s><sn="4102">faith</s>: <sn="2531">as</s> it is <sn="1125 *1161">written</s>. <sn="3588">The</s><sn="1342">just</s> shall <sn="2198">live</s><sn="1537">by</s><sn="4102">faith</s>. </v>
<vn='18'><sn="1063">For</s> the <sn="3709">wrath</s> of <sn="2316">God</s> is <sn="601">revealed</s><sn="575">from</s><sn="3772">heaven</s><sn="1909">against</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="763">ungodliness</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="93">unrighteousness</s> of <sn="444">men</s>, who <sn="2722">hold</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="225">truth</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="93">unrighteousness</s>; </v>
<vn='19'><sn="1360">Because</s> that which may be <sn="1110">known</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="5318">manifest</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="846">them</s>; <sn="1063">for</s><sn="2316">God</s> hath <sn="5319">showed</s> it unto <sn="846">them</s>. </v>
<vn='20'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="3588">the</s> invisible <sn="517">things</s> of <sn="846">him</s><sn="575">from</s> the <sn="2937">creation</s> of the <sn="2889">world</s> are clearly <sn="2529">seen</s>, being <sn="3539">understood</s> by <sn="3588">the</s> things that <sn="4161">are</s> made, <sn="*5037 3739">even</s><sn="848">his</s><sn="126">eternal</s><sn="1411">power</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2305">Godhead</s>; so that <sn="846">they</s><sn="1511">are</s> without <sn="379">excuse</s>: </v>
<vn='21'>Because <sn="1360">that</s>, when they <sn="1097">knew</s><sn="2316">God</s>, they <sn="1392">glorified</s> him <sn="3756">not</s><sn="5613">as</s><sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2228">neither</s> were <sn="2168">thankful</s>; <sn="235">but</s> became <sn="3154">vain</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="848">their</s><sn="1261">imaginations</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="848">their</s><sn="801">foolish</s><sn="2588">heart</s> was <sn="4654">darkened</s>. </v>
<vn='22'><sn="5335">Professing</s> themselves to <sn="1511">be</s><sn="4680">wise</s>, they became <sn="3471">fools</s>, </v>
<vn='23'><sn="2532">And</s><sn="236">changed</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1391">glory</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="862">incorruptible</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="1722">into</s> an <sn="1504">image</s> made like <sn="3667">to</s><sn="5349">corruptible</s><sn="444">man</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> to <sn="4071">birds</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> fourfooted <sn="5074">beasts</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> creeping <sn="2062">things</s>. </v>
<vn='24'><sn="1352">Wherefore</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="2532">also</s> gave them <sn="3860 846">up</s><sn="1519">to</s><sn="167">uncleanness</s><sn="1722">through</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1939">lusts</s> of their <sn="848">own</s><sn="2588">hearts</s>, to <sn="818">dishonor</s> their <sn="848">own</s><sn="4983">bodies</s><sn="1722">between</s><sn="1438">themselves</s>: </v>
<vn='25'><sn="3748">Who</s><sn="3337">changed</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="225">truth</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="1722">into</s> a <sn="5579">lie</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="4573">worshiped</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="3000">served</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2937">creature</s> more <sn="3844">than</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2936">Creator</s>, <sn="3739">who</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="2128">blessed</s><sn="1519 165">forever</s>. <sn="281">Amen</s>. </v>
<vn='26'>For this <sn="1223 5124">cause</s><sn="2316">God</s> gave them <sn="3860 846">up</s><sn="1519">unto</s><sn="819">vile</s><sn="3806">affections</s>: <sn="1063">for</s><sn="5037 *3739">even</s><sn="848">their</s><sn="2338">women</s> did <sn="3337">change</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5446">natural</s><sn="5540">use</s><sn="1519">into</s><sn="3588">that</s> which is <sn="3844">against</s><sn="5449">nature</s>: </v>
<vn='27'><sn="5037">And</s><sn="3668">likewise</s><sn="2532">also</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="730">men</s>, <sn="863">leaving</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5446">natural</s><sn="5540">use</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2338">woman</s>, <sn="1572">burned</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="848">their</s><sn="3715">lust</s> one toward <sn="240 1519">another</s>; <sn="730">men</s><sn="1722">with</s><sn="730">men</s><sn="2716">working</s> that which is <sn="808">unseemly</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="618">receiving</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="1438">themselves</s> that <sn="489">recompense</s> of <sn="848">their</s><sn="4106">error</s><sn="3739">which</s> was <sn="1163">meet</s>. </v>
<vn='28'><sn="2532">And</s> even <sn="2531">as</s> they did <sn="3756">not</s><sn="1381">like</s> to <sn="2192">retain</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="1722">in</s> their <sn="1922">knowledge</s>, <sn="2316">God</s> gave them <sn="3860 846">over</s><sn="1519">to</s> a <sn="96">reprobate</s><sn="3563">mind</s>, to <sn="4160">do</s> those things which are not <sn="2520 3361">convenient</s>; </v>
<vn='29'>Being <sn="4137">filled</s> with <sn="3956">all</s><sn="93">unrighteousness</s>, <sn="4202">fornication</s>, <sn="4189">wickedness</s>, <sn="4124">covetousness</s>, <sn="2549">maliciousness</s>; <sn="3324">full</s> of <sn="5355">envy</s>, <sn="5408">murder</s>, <sn="2054">debate</s>, <sn="1388">deceit</s>, <sn="2550">malignity</s>; <sn="5588">whisperers</s>, </v>
<vn='30'><sn="2637">Backbiters</s>, haters of <sn="2319">God</s>, <sn="5197">despiteful</s>, <sn="5244">proud</s>, <sn="213">boasters</s>, <sn="2182">inventors</s> of evil <sn="2556">things</s>, <sn="545">disobedient</s> to <sn="1118">parents</s>, </v>
<vn='31'>Without <sn="801">understanding</s>, covenant <sn="802">breakers</s>, without natural <sn="794">affection</s>, <sn="786">implacable</s>, <sn="415">unmerciful</s>: </v>
<vn='32'><sn="3748">Who</s><sn="1921">knowing</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1345">judgment</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="3754">that</s> they which <sn="4238">commit</s> such <sn="5108">things</s><sn="1526">are</s><sn="514">worthy</s> of <sn="2288">death</s>, <sn="3756">not</s><sn="3440">only</s><sn="4160">do</s> the <sn="846">same</s>, <sn="235">but</s> have <sn="4909">pleasure</s> in them that <sn="4238">do</s> them. </v>