1 Paulo, servo de Jesus Cristo, chamado para ser apóstolo, separado para o evangelho de Deus, 2 o qual foi por Deus, outrora, prometido por intermédio dos seus profetas nas Sagradas Escrituras, 3 com respeito a seu Filho, o qual, segundo a carne, veio da descendência de Davi 4 e foi designado Filho de Deus com poder, segundo o espírito de santidade pela ressurreição dos mortos, a saber, Jesus Cristo, nosso Senhor, 5 por intermédio de quem viemos a receber graça e apostolado por amor do seu nome, para a obediência por fé, entre todos os gentios, 6 de cujo número sois também vós, chamados para serdes de Jesus Cristo. 7 A todos os amados de Deus, que estais em Roma, chamados para serdes santos, graça a vós outros e paz, da parte de Deus, nosso Pai, e do Senhor Jesus Cristo.

8 Primeiramente, dou graças a meu Deus, mediante Jesus Cristo, no tocante a todos vós, porque, em todo o mundo, é proclamada a vossa fé. 9 Porque Deus, a quem sirvo em meu espírito, no evangelho de seu Filho, é minha testemunha de como incessantemente faço menção de vós 10 em todas as minhas orações, suplicando que, nalgum tempo, pela vontade de Deus, se me ofereça boa ocasião de visitar-vos. 11 Porque muito desejo ver-vos, a fim de repartir convosco algum dom espiritual, para que sejais confirmados, 12 isto é, para que, em vossa companhia, reciprocamente nos confortemos por intermédio da fé mútua, vossa e minha. 13 Porque não quero, irmãos, que ignoreis que, muitas vezes, me propus ir ter convosco (no que tenho sido, até agora, impedido), para conseguir igualmente entre vós algum fruto, como também entre os outros gentios. 14 Pois sou devedor tanto a gregos como a bárbaros, tanto a sábios como a ignorantes; 15 por isso, quanto está em mim, estou pronto a anunciar o evangelho também a vós outros, em Roma.

16 Pois não me envergonho do evangelho, porque é o poder de Deus para a salvação de todo aquele que crê, primeiro do judeu e também do grego; 17 visto que a justiça de Deus se revela no evangelho, de fé em fé, como está escrito:

O justo viverá por fé.

18 A ira de Deus se revela do céu contra toda impiedade e perversão dos homens que detêm a verdade pela injustiça; 19 porquanto o que de Deus se pode conhecer é manifesto entre eles, porque Deus lhes manifestou. 20 Porque os atributos invisíveis de Deus, assim o seu eterno poder, como também a sua própria divindade, claramente se reconhecem, desde o princípio do mundo, sendo percebidos por meio das coisas que foram criadas. Tais homens são, por isso, indesculpáveis; 21 porquanto, tendo conhecimento de Deus, não o glorificaram como Deus, nem lhe deram graças; antes, se tornaram nulos em seus próprios raciocínios, obscurecendo-se-lhes o coração insensato. 22 Inculcando-se por sábios, tornaram-se loucos 23 e mudaram a glória do Deus incorruptível em semelhança da imagem de homem corruptível, bem como de aves, quadrúpedes e répteis.

24 Por isso, Deus entregou tais homens à imundícia, pelas concupiscências de seu próprio coração, para desonrarem o seu corpo entre si; 25 pois eles mudaram a verdade de Deus em mentira, adorando e servindo a criatura em lugar do Criador, o qual é bendito eternamente. Amém!

26 Por causa disso, os entregou Deus a paixões infames; porque até as mulheres mudaram o modo natural de suas relações íntimas por outro, contrário à natureza; 27 semelhantemente, os homens também, deixando o contato natural da mulher, se inflamaram mutuamente em sua sensualidade, cometendo torpeza, homens com homens, e recebendo, em si mesmos, a merecida punição do seu erro.

28 E, por haverem desprezado o conhecimento de Deus, o próprio Deus os entregou a uma disposição mental reprovável, para praticarem coisas inconvenientes, 29 cheios de toda injustiça, malícia, avareza e maldade; possuídos de inveja, homicídio, contenda, dolo e malignidade; sendo difamadores, 30 caluniadores, aborrecidos de Deus, insolentes, soberbos, presunçosos, inventores de males, desobedientes aos pais, 31 insensatos, pérfidos, sem afeição natural e sem misericórdia. 32 Ora, conhecendo eles a sentença de Deus, de que são passíveis de morte os que tais coisas praticam, não somente as fazem, mas também aprovam os que assim procedem.

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 2 which he promised afore through his prophets in the holy scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, 4 who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead; even Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name’s sake; 6 among whom are ye also, called to be Jesus Christ’s: 7 to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers 10 making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come unto you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; 12 that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine. 13 And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles. 14 I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are in Rome.

16 For 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 also to the Greek. 17 For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness; 19 because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it unto them. 20 For 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: 21 because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

24 Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: 25 for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.

28 And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful: 32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.

1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God —

2 the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures

3 regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life "was a descendant of David,

4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power "by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

5 Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from "faith for his name's sake.

6 And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.

7 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.

9 God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

10 in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God's will the way may be opened for me to come to you.

11 I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong —

12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith.

13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, "that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

14 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.

17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed —a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, "just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." [^6]

18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,

19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities —his eternal power and divine nature —have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.

22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.

25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator —who is forever praised. Amen.

26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones.

27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.

29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,

30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;

31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.

32 Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.