羅馬書 1

問安

1 基督耶穌的僕人保羅，蒙召作使徒，奉派傳　神的福音。2 這福音是　神藉著眾先知在聖經上預先所應許的，3 就是論到他的兒子我們的主耶穌基督：按肉身說，他是從大衛的後裔生的；4 按聖潔的靈說，因為從死人中復活，顯明他是大有能力的、　神的兒子。5 我們從他領受了恩典和使徒的職分，在萬族中使人因他的名相信而順服，6 其中也有你們這蒙耶穌基督所召的人。

7 我寫信給各位住在羅馬，為　神所愛，蒙召為聖徒的人。願恩惠平安從我們的父　神和主耶穌基督臨到你們。
保羅渴想到羅馬去
8 首先，我靠著耶穌基督，為你們大家感謝我的　神，因為你們的信心傳遍天下。9 我在傳揚他兒子福音的事上，用心靈事奉的　神，可以作證我是怎樣不斷地記念你們，10 常常在禱告中懇切祈求，也許我可以照著他的旨意，終於能夠順利地到你們那裡去。11 因為我很想見你們，好把一些屬靈的恩賜分給你們，使你們可以堅定；12 也使我在你們中間，藉著你我彼此的信心，大家一同得到安慰。13 弟兄們，我不願意你們不知道，我好幾次預先定好了要到你們那裡去，為了要在你們中間也得一些果子，像在其他的民族中間一樣，可是直到現在還有阻礙。14 無論是希臘人或是未開化的人，聰明的人或是愚笨的人，我都欠他們的債。

15 所以，對我來說，我隨時都願意把福音也傳給你們在羅馬的人。
福音是　神的大能
16 我不以福音為恥；這福音是　神的大能，要救所有相信的，先是猶太人，後是希臘人。

17 　神的義就是藉著這福音顯明出來，本於信而歸於信，正如經上所記：“義人必因信得生。”
人類不尊　神為　神
18 　神的震怒，從天上向所有不虔不義的人顯露出來，就是向那些以不義壓制真理的人顯露出來。19 　神的事情，人所能知道的，在他們裡面原是明顯的，因為　神已經向他們顯明了。20 其實自從創世以來，　神那看不見的事，就如他永恆的大能和神性，都是看得見的，就是從他所造的萬物中可以領悟，叫人沒有辦法推諉。21 因為他們雖然知道　神，卻不尊他為　神，也不感謝他，反而心思變為虛妄，愚頑的心就迷糊了。22 他們自以為是聰明的，卻成了愚蠢的。

23 他們用必朽壞的人、飛禽、走獸和昆蟲的形象，取代了永不朽壞的　神的榮耀。
人類種種的罪惡
24 因此，　神就任憑他們順著心中的私慾去作污穢的事，以致羞辱自己的身體。25 他們用虛謊取代了　神的真理，敬拜事奉受造之物，卻不敬拜事奉造物的主。他是永遠可稱頌的，阿們。26 因此，　神就任憑他們放縱可恥的情慾：他們的女人把原來的性的功能，變成違反自然的功能；27 同樣地，男人也捨棄了女人原來的性功能，彼此慾火攻心，男人與男人作出可恥的事。他們這樣妄為，就在自己身上受到應該受的報應。28 他們既然故意不認識　神，　神就任憑他們存著敗壞的心，去作那些不正當的事。29 這些人充滿了各樣的不義、邪惡、貪心、陰險；滿懷嫉妒、兇殺、好鬥、欺詐、幸災樂禍；又是好說讒言的、30 毀謗人的、憎恨　神的、凌辱人的、傲慢的、自誇的、製造惡事的、忤逆父母的、31 冥頑不靈的、不守信用的、冷酷無情的、沒有惻隱之心的。

32 他們雖然明明知道行這些事的人，　神判定他們是該死的，然而他們不單自己去行，也喜歡別人去行。

Romans 1

Salutation

1 From Paul,t a slavets of Christ Jesus,s called to be an apostle,t set apart for the gospel of God.t2 This gospelt he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures,3 concerning his Son who was a descendantt of David with reference to the flesh,t4 who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-powers according to the Holy Spiritt by the resurrectiont from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.5 Through himt we have received grace and our apostleshipt to bring about the obediencet of faitht among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.6 You also are among them,t called to belong to Jesus Christ.t

7 To all those loved by God in Rome,s called to be saints:t Grace and peace to yout from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Paul’s Desire to Visit Rome

8 First of all,t I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospelt of his Son, is my witness thatt I continually remember you10 and I always askt in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.t11 For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gifts to strengthen you,12 that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith,t both yours and mine.13 I do not want you to be unaware,s brothers and sisters,t that I often intended to come to you (and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles.t14 I am a debtort both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

15 Thus I am eagert also to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome.s

The Power of the Gospel

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.s

17 For the righteousnesst of God is revealed in the gospelt from faith to faith,t just as it is written, “The righteous by faith will live.”s

The Condemnation of the Unrighteous

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of peoplet who suppress the truth by theirt unrighteousness,t19 because what can be known about God is plain to them,t because God has made it plain to them.20 For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So peoplet are without excuse.21 For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless heartst were darkened.22 Although they claimedt to be wise, they became fools

23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beingst or birds or four-footed animalss or reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them overs in the desires of their hearts to impurity, to dishonort their bodies among themselves.t

25 Theyt exchanged the truth of God for a liet and worshiped and served the creationt rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged the natural sexual relations for unnatural ones,t

27 and likewise the men also abandoned natural relations with woment and were inflamed in their passionst for one another. Ment committed shameless acts with men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God,t God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done.t29 They are filledt with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife witht envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips,30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, contrivers of all sorts of evil, disobedient to parents,31 senseless, covenant-breakers,t heartless, ruthless.

32 Although they fully knowt God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die,t they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.s