Romanos 1

1Pablo, siervo de Cristo Jesús, llamado a ser apóstol, separado para el Evangelio de Dios

2—que Él había prometido antes por sus profetas en las Escrituras santas—

3( Evangelio que trata) del Hijo suyo, del nacido de la semilla de David según la carne,

4de Jesucristo Señor nuestro, destinado ( para ser manifestado) Hijo de Dios en poder, conforme al Espíritu de santidad, desde la resurrección de los muertos,

5por Quien hemos recibido gracia y apostolado para obediencia fiel, por razón de su Nombre, entre todos los gentiles,

6de los cuales sois también vosotros, llamados de Jesucristo.

7A todos los que os halláis en Roma, amados de Dios, llamados santos: gracia a vosotros y paz, de parte de Dios nuestro Padre y del Señor Jesucristo.

8Ante todo doy gracias a mi Dios, mediante Jesucristo, por todos vosotros, porque vuestra fe es celebrada en todo el mundo.

9Pues testigo me es Dios, a quien sirvo en mi espíritu en el Evangelio de su Hijo, de que sin cesar os recuerdo,

10rogando siempre en mis oraciones, que de cualquier modo encuentre al fin, por la voluntad de Dios, allanado el camino para ir a vosotros.

11Porque anhelo veros, a fin de comunicaros algún don espiritual, para que seáis confirmados,

12esto es, para que yo, entre vosotros, sea junto con vosotros consolado, por la mutua comunicación de la fe, vuestra y mía.

13Pues no quiero ignoréis, hermanos, que muchas veces me he propuesto ir a vosotros —pero he sido impedido hasta el presente— para que tenga algún fruto también entre vosotros, así como entre los demás gentiles.

14A griegos y a bárbaros, a sabios y a ignorantes, soy deudor.

15Así, pues, cuanto de mí depende, pronto estoy a predicar el Evangelio también a vosotros los que os halláis en Roma.

16Pues no me avergüenzo del Evangelio; porque es fuerza de Dios para salvación de todo el que cree, del judío primeramente, y también del griego.

17Porque en él se revela la justicia que es de Dios, mediante fe para fe, según está escrito: “El justo vivirá por la fe”.

18Pues la ira de Dios se manifiesta desde el cielo contra toda impiedad e injusticia de los hombres, que injustamente cohíben la verdad;

19puesto que lo que es dable conocer de Dios está manifiesto en ellos, ya que Dios se lo manifestó.

20Porque lo invisible de Él, su eterno poder y su divinidad, se hacen notorios desde la creación del mundo, siendo percibidos por sus obras, de manera que no tienen excusa;

21por cuanto conocieron a Dios y no lo glorificaron como a Dios, ni le dieron gracias, sino que se envanecieron en sus razonamientos, y su insensato corazón fue oscurecido.

22Diciendo ser sabios, se tornaron necios,

23y trocaron la gloria del Dios incorruptible en imágenes que representan al hombre corruptible, aves, cuadrúpedos y reptiles.

24Por lo cual los entregó Dios a la inmundicia en las concupiscencias de su corazón, de modo que entre ellos afrentasen sus propios cuerpos.

25Ellos trocaron la verdad de Dios por la mentira, y adoraron y dieron culto a la creatura antes que al Creador, el cual es bendito por los siglos. Amén.

26Por esto los entregó Dios a pasiones vergonzosas, pues hasta sus mujeres cambiaron el uso natural por el que es contra naturaleza.

27E igualmente los varones, dejando el uso natural de la mujer, se abrazaron en mutua concupiscencia, cometiendo cosas ignominiosas varones con varones, y recibiendo en sí mismos la paga merecida de sus extravíos.

28Y como no estimaron el conocimiento de Dios, los entregó Dios a una mente depravada para hacer lo indebido,

29henchidos de toda injusticia, malicia, codicia, maldad, llenos de envidia, homicidio, riña, dolos, malignidad; murmuradores,

30calumniadores, aborrecedores de Dios, indolentes, soberbios, fanfarrones, inventores de maldades, desobedientes a sus padres;

31insensatos, desleales, hombres sin amor y sin misericordia.

32Y si bien conocen que según lo establecido por Dios los que practican tales cosas son dignos de muerte, no solo las hacen, sino que también se complacen en los que las practican.

1Paulus, servus Jesu Christi, vocatus Apostolus, segregatus in Evangelium Dei,

2quod ante promiserat per prophetas suos in Scripturis sanctis

3de Filio suo, qui factus est ei ex semine David secundum carnem,

4qui prædestinatus est Filius Dei in virtute secundum spiritum sanctificationis ex resurrectione mortuorum Jesu Christi Domini nostri:

5per quem accepimus gratiam, et apostolatum ad obediendum fidei in omnibus gentibus pro nomine ejus,

6in quibus estis et vos vocati Jesu Christi:

7omnibus qui sunt Romæ, dilectis Dei, vocatis sanctis. Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Jesu Christo.

8Primum quidem gratias ago Deo meo per Jesum Christum pro omnibus vobis: quia fides vestra annuntiatur in universo mundo.

9Testis enim mihi est Deus, cui servio in spiritu meo in Evangelio Filii ejus, quod sine intermissione memoriam vestri facio

10semper in orationibus meis: obsecrans, si quomodo tandem aliquando prosperum iter habeam in voluntate Dei veniendi ad vos.

11Desidero enim videre vos, ut aliquid impertiar vobis gratiæ spiritualis ad confirmandos vos:

12id est, simul consolari in vobis per eam quæ invicem est, fidem vestram atque meam.

13Nolo autem vos ignorare fratres: quia sæpe proposui venire ad vos (et prohibitus sum usque adhuc) ut aliquem fructum habeam et in vobis, sicut et in ceteris gentibus.

14Græcis ac barbaris, sapientibus, et insipientibus debitor sum:

15ita (quod in me) promptum est et vobis, qui Romæ estis, evangelizare.

16Non enim erubesco Evangelium. Virtus enim Dei est in salutem omni credenti, Judæo primum, et Græco.

17Justitia enim Dei in eo revelatur ex fide in fidem: sicut scriptum est: Justus autem ex fide vivit.

18Revelatur enim ira Dei de cælo super omnem impietatem, et injustitiam hominum eorum, qui veritatem Dei in injustitia detinent:

19quia quod notum est Dei, manifestum est in illis. Deus enim illis manifestavit.

20Invisibilia enim ipsius, a creatura mundi, per ea quæ facta sunt, intellecta, conspiciuntur: sempiterna quoque ejus virtus, et divinitas: ita ut sint inexcusabiles.

21Quia cum cognovissent Deum, non sicut Deum glorificaverunt, aut gratias egerunt: sed evanuerunt in cogitationibus suis, et obscuratum est insipiens cor eorum:

22dicentes enim se esse sapientes, stulti facti sunt.

23Et mutaverunt gloriam incorruptibilis Dei in similitudinem imaginis corruptibilis hominis, et volucrum, et quadrupedum, et serpentium.

24Propter quod tradidit illos Deus in desideria cordis eorum, in immunditiam, ut contumeliis afficiant corpora sua in semetipsis:

25qui commutaverunt veritatem Dei in mendacium: et coluerunt, et servierunt creaturæ potius quam Creatori, qui est benedictus in sæcula. Amen.

26Propterea tradidit illos Deus in passiones ignominiæ: nam feminæ eorum immutaverunt naturalem usum in eum usum qui est contra naturam.

27Similiter autem et masculi, relicto naturali usu feminæ, exarserunt in desideriis suis in invicem, masculi in masculos turpitudinem operantes, et mercedem, quam oportuit, erroris sui in semetipsis recipientes.

28Et sicut non probaverunt Deum habere in notitia, tradidit illos Deus in reprobum sensum, ut faciant ea quæ non conveniunt,

29repletos omni iniquitate, malitia, fornicatione, avaritia, nequitia, plenos invidia, homicidio, contentione, dolo, malignitate: susurrones,

30detractores, Deo odibiles, contumeliosos, superbos, elatos, inventores malorum, parentibus non obedientes,

31insipientes, incompositos, sine affectione, absque fœdere, sine misericordia.

32Qui cum justitiam Dei cognovissent, non intellexerunt quoniam qui talia agunt, digni sunt morte: et non solum qui ea faciunt, sed etiam qui consentiunt facientibus.

1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

2Which he had promised before, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures,

3Concerning his Son, who was made to him of the seed of David, according to the flesh,

4Who was predestinated the Son of God in power, according to the spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead;

5By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith, in all nations, for his name;

6Among whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ:

7To all that are at Rome, the beloved of God, called to be saints. Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

8First I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is spoken of in the whole world.

9For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make a commemoration of you;

10Always in my prayers making request, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you.

11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual grace, to strengthen you:

12That is to say, that I may be comforted together in you, by that which is common to us both, your faith and mine.

13And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come unto you, (and have been hindered hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

14To the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the wise and to the unwise, I am a debtor;

15So (as much as is in me) I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are at Rome.

16For I am not ashamed of the gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, to the Jew first, and to the Greek.

17For the justice of God is revealed therein, from faith unto faith, as it is written: The just man liveth by faith.

18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in injustice:

19Because that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto them.

20For the invisible things of him, from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made; his eternal power also, and divinity: so that they are inexcusable.

21Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God, or given thanks; but became vain in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22For professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.

23And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man, and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts, and of creeping things.

24Wherefore God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves.

25Who changed the truth of God into a lie; and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26For this cause God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature.

27And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts one towards another, men with men working that which is filthy, and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error.

28And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient;

29Being filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness, full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity, whisperers,

30Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31Foolish, dissolute, without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.

32Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death; and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them.