Romans

祝福

1耶穌基督的僕人保羅，奉召為使徒，特派傳上帝的福音。

2這福音是上帝從前藉眾先知在聖經上所應許的，

3論到他兒子－我主耶穌基督。按肉體說，是從大衛後裔生的；

4按聖善的靈說，因從死裏復活，以大能顯明是上帝的兒子。

5我們從他受了恩惠並使徒的職分，在萬國之中叫人為他的名信服真道；

6其中也有你們這蒙召屬耶穌基督的人。

7我寫信給你們在羅馬、為上帝所愛、奉召作聖徒的眾人。願恩惠、平安從我們的父上帝並主耶穌基督歸與你們！

保羅有意訪問羅馬

8第一，我靠着耶穌基督，為你們眾人感謝我的上帝，因你們的信德傳遍了天下。

9我在他兒子福音上，用心靈所事奉的上帝可以見證，我怎樣不住地提到你們；

10在禱告之間常常懇求，或者照上帝的旨意，終能得平坦的道路往你們那裏去。

11因為我切切地想見你們，要把些屬靈的恩賜分給你們，使你們可以堅固；

12這樣，我在你們中間，因你與我彼此的信心，就可以同得安慰。

13弟兄們，我不願意你們不知道，我屢次定意往你們那裏去，要在你們中間得些果子，如同在其餘的外邦人中一樣；只是到如今仍有阻隔。

14無論是希臘人、化外人、聰明人、愚拙人，我都欠他們的債，

15所以情願盡我的力量，將福音也傳給你們在羅馬的人。

福音是上帝的大能

16我不以福音為恥；這福音本是上帝的大能，要救一切相信的，先是猶太人，後是希臘人。

17因為上帝的義正在這福音上顯明出來；這義是本於信，以至於信。如經上所記：「義人必因信得生。」

人類的罪惡

18原來，上帝的忿怒從天上顯明在一切不虔不義的人身上，就是那些行不義阻擋真理的人。

19上帝的事情，人所能知道的，原顯明在人心裏，因為上帝已經給他們顯明。

20自從造天地以來，上帝的永能和神性是明明可知的，雖是眼不能見，但藉着所造之物就可以曉得，叫人無可推諉。

21因為，他們雖然知道上帝，卻不當作上帝榮耀他，也不感謝他。他們的思念變為虛妄，無知的心就昏暗了。

22自稱為聰明，反成了愚拙，

23將不能朽壞之上帝的榮耀變為偶像，彷彿必朽壞的人和飛禽、走獸、昆蟲的樣式。

24所以，上帝任憑他們逞着心裏的情慾行污穢的事，以致彼此玷辱自己的身體。

25他們將上帝的真實變為虛謊，去敬拜事奉受造之物，不敬奉那造物的主－主乃是可稱頌的，直到永遠。阿們！

26因此，上帝任憑他們放縱可羞恥的情慾。他們的女人把順性的用處變為逆性的用處；

27男人也是如此，棄了女人順性的用處，慾火攻心，彼此貪戀，男和男行可羞恥的事，就在自己身上受這妄為當得的報應。

28他們既然故意不認識上帝，上帝就任憑他們存邪僻的心，行那些不合理的事；

29裝滿了各樣不義、邪惡、貪婪、惡毒；滿心是嫉妒、凶殺、爭競、詭詐、毒恨；

30又是讒毀的、背後說人的、怨恨上帝的、侮慢人的、狂傲的、自誇的、捏造惡事的、違背父母的、

31無知的、背約的、無親情的、不憐憫人的。

32他們雖知道上帝判定行這樣事的人是當死的，然而他們不但自己去行，還喜歡別人去行。

1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ,called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

2which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

3concerning his Son, who was born of the offspringof David according to the flesh,

4who was declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

5through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for his name’s sake;

6among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;

7to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is 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 always in my prayers,

10requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.

11For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;

12that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

13Now I don’t desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (and was hindered so far), that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

14I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.

15So as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

16For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

17For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”

18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

19because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.

20For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse.

21Because knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, and didn’t give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, four-footed animals, and creeping things.

24Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves;

25who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

26For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

27Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.

28Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

29being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

30backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

32who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.