Romans

祝福

1耶稣基督的仆人保罗，奉召为使徒，特派传 神的福音。

2这福音是 神从前借众先知在圣经上所应许的，

3论到他儿子—我主耶稣基督。按肉体说，是从大卫后裔生的；

4按圣善的灵说，因从死里复活，以大能显明是 神的儿子。

5我们从他受了恩惠并使徒的职分，在万国之中叫人为他的名信服真道；

6其中也有你们这蒙召属耶稣基督的人。

7我写信给你们在罗马、为 神所爱、奉召作圣徒的众人。愿恩惠、平安从我们的父 神并主耶稣基督归与你们！

保罗有意访问罗马

8第一，我靠着耶稣基督，为你们众人感谢我的 神，因你们的信德传遍了天下。

9我在他儿子福音上，用心灵所事奉的 神可以见证，我怎样不住地提到你们；

10在祷告之间常常恳求，或者照 神的旨意，终能得平坦的道路往你们那里去。

11因为我切切地想见你们，要把些属灵的恩赐分给你们，使你们可以坚固；

12这样，我在你们中间，因你与我彼此的信心，就可以同得安慰。

13弟兄们，我不愿意你们不知道，我屡次定意往你们那里去，要在你们中间得些果子，如同在其余的外邦人中一样；只是到如今仍有阻隔。

14无论是希腊人、化外人、聪明人、愚拙人，我都欠他们的债，

15所以情愿尽我的力量，将福音也传给你们在罗马的人。

福音是 神的大能

16我不以福音为耻；这福音本是 神的大能，要救一切相信的，先是犹太人，后是希腊人。

17因为 神的义正在这福音上显明出来；这义是本于信，以至于信。如经上所记：「义人必因信得生。」

人类的罪恶

18原来， 神的忿怒从天上显明在一切不虔不义的人身上，就是那些行不义阻挡真理的人。

19神的事情，人所能知道的，原显明在人心里，因为 神已经给他们显明。

20自从造天地以来， 神的永能和神性是明明可知的，虽是眼不能见，但借着所造之物就可以晓得，叫人无可推诿。

21因为，他们虽然知道 神，却不当作 神荣耀他，也不感谢他。他们的思念变为虚妄，无知的心就昏暗了。

22自称为聪明，反成了愚拙，

23将不能朽坏之 神的荣耀变为偶像，仿佛必朽坏的人和飞禽、走兽、昆虫的样式。

24所以， 神任凭他们逞着心里的情欲行污秽的事，以致彼此玷辱自己的身体。

25他们将 神的真实变为虚谎，去敬拜事奉受造之物，不敬奉那造物的主—主乃是可称颂的，直到永远。阿们！

26因此， 神任凭他们放纵可羞耻的情欲。他们的女人把顺性的用处变为逆性的用处；

27男人也是如此，弃了女人顺性的用处，欲火攻心，彼此贪恋，男和男行可羞耻的事，就在自己身上受这妄为当得的报应。

28他们既然故意不认识 神， 神就任凭他们存邪僻的心，行那些不合理的事；

29装满了各样不义、邪恶、贪婪、恶毒；满心是嫉妒、凶杀、争竞、诡诈、毒恨；

30又是谗毁的、背后说人的、怨恨 神的、侮慢人的、狂傲的、自夸的、捏造恶事的、违背父母的、

31无知的、背约的、无亲情的、不怜悯人的。

32他们虽知道 神判定行这样事的人是当死的，然而他们不但自己去行，还喜欢别人去行。

1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

2Which he had promised before, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures,

3Concerning his Son, who was made to him of the seed of David, according to the flesh,

4Who was predestinated the Son of God in power, according to the spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead;

5By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith, in all nations, for his name;

6Among whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ:

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

8First I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is spoken of in the whole world.

9For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make a commemoration of you;

10Always in my prayers making request, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you.

11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual grace, to strengthen you:

12That is to say, that I may be comforted together in you, by that which is common to us both, your faith and mine.

13And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come unto you, (and have been hindered hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

14To the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the wise and to the unwise, I am a debtor;

15So (as much as is in me) I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are at Rome.

16For I am not ashamed of the gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, to the Jew first, and to the Greek.

17For the justice of God is revealed therein, from faith unto faith, as it is written: The just man liveth by faith.

18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in injustice:

19Because that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto them.

20For the invisible things of him, from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made; his eternal power also, and divinity: so that they are inexcusable.

21Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God, or given thanks; but became vain in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22For professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.

23And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man, and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts, and of creeping things.

24Wherefore God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves.

25Who changed the truth of God into a lie; and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26For this cause God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature.

27And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts one towards another, men with men working that which is filthy, and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error.

28And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient;

29Being filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness, full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity, whisperers,

30Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31Foolish, dissolute, without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.

32Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death; and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them.