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1  Paul, a ( a ) servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2 (Which he had promised afore ( b ) by his prophets in the ( c ) holy scriptures,) 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, ( d ) which was made of the ( e ) seed of David according to the flesh; 4 And declared to be the ( f ) Son of God with power, according to the ( g ) spirit of holiness, by the resurrection ( h ) from the dead: 5 ( i ) By whom we have received grace and apostleship, ( j ) for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: 6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ: 7 To all that be 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, ( k ) that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole ( l ) world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; 10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey ( m ) 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 may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. 13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was ( n ) let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. 14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. 15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. 16 For I am not ashamed of the ( a ) gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto ( 1 ) salvation to every one that ( b ) believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is ( c ) the righteousness of God revealed from faith to ( d ) faith: as it is written, ( e ) The just shall live by faith. |
| 18 For ( f ) the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who ( g ) hold the ( h ) truth in unrighteousness; |
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19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him ( i ) from the creation of the ( j ) world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, ( 20FF ) even his eternal power and ( k ) Godhead; so that they are ( l ) without ( J3V ) excuse: |
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21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their ( m ) imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. (21ff)
22 Professing themselves to be ( n ) wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the ( o ) uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. |
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24 Wherefore ( p ) God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 ( q ) Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature (22ff) more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change 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 that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error (9ph) which was meet. (24ff) 28 And even as they ( r ) did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things ( s ) which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, ( t ) despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who ( u ) knowing the ( j3u ) judgment of God, that ( j3r ) they which commit such things are ( j3u ) worthy of death, not only do the same, but ( v ) have pleasure in them that do them. |
SRB = Introduction JFB = Jamieson, Fausset, Brown Commentary JFB = Introduction AC = Adam Clarke Comentary AC = Chronology by Adam Clarke
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