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hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
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I am debtor
both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
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So, as much as in
me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
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For I am not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew
first, and also to the Greek.
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For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith:
as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of
men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
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Because that which may be known of God is manifest
in them; for God hath shewed
it
unto them.
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For the invisible things of him from the creation of
the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made,
even
his eternal power
and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
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Because that, when they knew God, they glorified
him
not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish
heart was darkened.
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Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
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And changed the
glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and
fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
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Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to
dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
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Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and
worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
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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:
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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 which was meet.
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And even as they did not like to
retain God in
their
knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which
are not convenient;
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Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
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Backbiters, haters of
God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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Without
understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
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Who knowing
the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the
same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
CHAPTER 2
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest
another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
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But we are sure
that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
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And
thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou
shalt escape the judgment of God?
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Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance
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