Romans 1 - Revised Standard Version(RSVCI)

1 of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God

2which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

3the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh

4and designated Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

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18 Eph 5.6; Col 3.6. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of men who by their wickedness suppress the truth.

19For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.

20Ps 19.1-4. Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse;

21Eph 4.17-18. for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking and their senseless minds were darkened.

22Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

23Acts 17.29. and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles.

24Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,

25because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever! Amen.

26For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural,

27and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their error.

28And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a base mind and to improper conduct.

29They were filled with all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, malice. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity, they are gossips,

30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,

31foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.

32Though they know God's decree that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them but approve those who practice them.