1 Paul, bondman of Jesus Christ, {a} called apostle, separated to God's glad tidings,2 (which he had before promised by his prophets in holy writings,)3 concerning his Son (come of David's seed according to flesh,4 marked out Son of God in power, according to {the} Spirit of holiness, by resurrection of {the} dead) Jesus Christ our Lord;5 by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations,6 among whom are *ye* also {the} called of Jesus Christ:7 to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and {our} Lord Jesus Christ.8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the glad tidings of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,10 always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.11 For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to establish you;12 that is, to have mutual comfort among you, each by the faith {which is} in the other, both yours and mine.13 But I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that I often proposed to come to you, (and have been hindered until the present time,) that I might have some fruit among you too, even as among the other nations also.14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and unintelligent:15 so, as far as depends on me, am I ready to announce the glad tidings to you also who {are} in Rome.16 For I am not ashamed of the glad tidings; for it is God's power to salvation, to every one that believes, both to Jew first and to Greek:17 for righteousness of God is revealed therein, on the principle of faith, to faith: according as it is written, But the just shall live by faith.18 For there is revealed wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety, and unrighteousness of men holding the truth in unrighteousness.19 Because what is known of God is manifest among them, for God has manifested {it} to them,20 -for from {the} world's creation the invisible things of him are perceived, being apprehended by the mind through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity, -so as to render them inexcusable.21 Because, knowing God, they glorified {him} not as God, neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts, and their heart without understanding was darkened:22 professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into {the} likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.24 Wherefore God gave them up {also} in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies between themselves:25 who changed the truth of God into falsehood, and honoured and served the creature more than him who had created {it}, who is blessed for ever. Amen.26 For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature;27 and in like manner the males also, leaving the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their lust towards one another; males with males working shame, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their error which was fit.28 And according as they did not think good to have God in {their} knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things;29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,30 back-biters, hateful to God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,31 void of understanding, faithless, without natural affection, unmerciful;32 who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do {them}.

1 Paulus, 'n dienskneg van Jesus Christus, 'n geroepe apostel, afgesonder tot die evangelie van God --2 wat Hy tevore beloof het deur sy profete in die heilige Skrifte,3 aangaande sy Seun wat gebore is na die vlees uit die geslag van Dawid4 en na die Gees van heiligheid met krag verklaar is as die Seun van God deur die opstanding uit die dode, Jesus Christus, onse Here,5 deur wie ons genade en die apostelskap ontvang het om geloofsgehoorsaamheid te verkry onder al die heidene ter wille van sy Naam,6 onder wie julle ook is, geroepenes van Jesus Christus7 aan al die geliefdes van God, geroepe heiliges wat in Rome is: Genade vir julle en vrede van God onse Vader en die Here Jesus Christus!8 In die eerste plek dank ek my God deur Jesus Christus oor julle almal dat julle geloof verkondig word in die hele wêreld.9 Want God wat ek in my gees dien in die evangelie van sy Seun, is my getuie hoe ek onophoudelik aan julle dink10 en altyd in my gebede smeek of ek tog nou eindelik 'n goeie geleentheid sal vind deur die wil van God om na julle te kom;11 want ek verlang om julle te sien, om julle een of ander geestelike genadegawe mee te deel, sodat julle versterk kan word;12 dit is, dat ek saam bemoedig kan word onder julle deur die gemeenskaplike geloof, van julle sowel as van my.13 Maar, broeders, ek wil julle nie daarvan onkundig laat dat ek my dikwels voorgeneem het om na julle te kom nie en ek is tot nog toe verhinder sodat ek ook onder julle een of ander vrug kan insamel net soos onder die ander heidene.14 Teenoor Grieke sowel as nie Grieke, teenoor wyse sowel as onverstandige mense is ek 'n skuldenaar.15 Vandaar die verlange van my kant om ook aan julle wat in Rome is, die evangelie te verkondig.16 Want ek skaam my nie oor die evangelie van Christus nie, want dit is 'n krag van God tot redding vir elkeen wat glo, eerste vir die Jood en ook vir die Griek.17 Want die geregtigheid van God word daarin geopenbaar uit geloof tot geloof, soos geskrywe is: Maar die regverdige sal uit die geloof lewe.18 Want die toorn van God word van die hemel af geopenbaar oor al die goddeloosheid en ongeregtigheid van die mense wat in ongeregtigheid die waarheid onderdruk,19 omdat wat van God geken kan word, in hulle openbaar is, want God het dit aan hulle geopenbaar.20 Want sy onsigbare dinge kan van die skepping van die wêreld af in sy werke verstaan en duidelik gesien word, naamlik sy ewige krag en goddelikheid, sodat hulle geen verontskuldiging het nie;21 omdat hulle, alhoewel hulle God geken het, Hom nie as God verheerlik of gedank het nie; maar hulle het dwaas geword in hul oorlegginge, en hul onverstandige hart is verduister.22 Terwyl hulle voorgee dat hulle wys is, het hulle dwaas geword23 en die heerlikheid van die onverganklike God verander in die gelykvormigheid van die beeld van 'n verganklike mens en van voëls en viervoetige en kruipende diere.24 Daarom het God hulle ook in die begeerlikhede van hulle harte oorgegee aan onreinheid, om hulle liggame onder mekaar te onteer25 hulle wat die waarheid van God verruil het vir die leuen en die skepsel vereer en gedien het bo die Skepper wat geprys moet word tot in ewigheid. Amen.26 Daarom het God hulle oorgegee aan skandelike hartstogte, want hulle vroue het die natuurlike verkeer verander in die wat teen die natuur is;27 en net so het ook die manne die natuurlike verkeer met die vrou laat vaar en in hulle wellus teenoor mekaar ontbrand: manne het met manne skandelikheid bedrywe en in hulleself die noodwendige vergelding van hulle dwaling ontvang.28 En omdat hulle dit nie die moeite werd geag het om God in erkentenis te hou nie, het God hulle oorgegee aan 'n slegte gesindheid, om te doen wat nie betaam nie:29 hulle is vervul met allerhande ongeregtigheid, hoerery, boosheid, hebsug, ondeug; vol nydigheid, moord, twis, bedrog, kwaadaardigheid;30 nuusdraers, kwaadsprekers, haters van God, geweldenaars, trotsaards, grootpraters, uitvinders van slegte dinge, ongehoorsaam aan die ouers;31 onverstandig, ontrou, sonder natuurlike liefde, onversoenlik, onbarmhartig,32 mense wat al ken hulle die verordening van God goed, dat die wat sulke dinge doen, die dood verdien die dinge nie alleen self doen nie, maar ook hulle goedkeuring skenk aan die wat dit doen.