Romans 1
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
3Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
6Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
7To 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.
8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
9For 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;
10Making request, if by any means now at length I might 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 gift, to the end ye may be established;
12That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
13Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you,(but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
15So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
16For 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.
17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed 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, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21Because 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.
22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27And 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.
28And 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;
29Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32Who 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.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG358872× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- ἐνenG172226× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- καίkaíG253226× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- αὐτόςautósG84622× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- θεόςtheósG231621× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- σύsýG477115× in this chapter
thou
- εἰςeisG151912× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- γάρgárG10639× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- εἰμίeimíG15109× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- τέtéG50377× in this chapter
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
- μέméG31656× in this chapter
me
- ὅςhósG37396× in this chapter
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- πᾶςpâsG39566× in this chapter
all, any, every, the whole
- πίστιςpístisG41026× in this chapter
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
- ΧριστόςChristósG55476× in this chapter
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
- διάdiáG12235× in this chapter
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- ἸησοῦςIēsoûsG24245× in this chapter
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
- οὐouG37565× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- ἐκekG15374× in this chapter
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
- δέdéG11613× in this chapter
but, and, etc.
- δύναμιςdýnamisG14113× in this chapter
force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself)
- εὐαγγέλιονeuangélionG20983× in this chapter
a good message, i.e. the gospel
- καθώςkathṓsG25313× in this chapter
just (or inasmuch) as, that
- κατάkatáG25963× in this chapter
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- κλητόςklētósG28223× in this chapter
invited, i.e. appointed, or (specially), a saint
- ὅτιhótiG37543× in this chapter
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
- παραδίδωμιparadídōmiG38603× in this chapter
to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit
- ποιέωpoiéōG41603× in this chapter
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
- υἱόςhuiósG52073× in this chapter
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
- ἀπόapóG5753× in this chapter
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
- ἄῤῥηνárrhēnG7303× in this chapter
male (as stronger for lifting)
- ἀδικίαadikíaG933× in this chapter
(legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the act); morally, wrongfulness (of character, life or act)
- διότιdiótiG13602× in this chapter
on the very account that, or inasmuch as
- ἐγώegṓG14732× in this chapter
I, me
- ἔθνοςéthnosG14842× in this chapter
a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
- εἶναιeînaiG15112× in this chapter
to exist
- ἝλληνHéllēnG16722× in this chapter
a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew
- ἐπίepíG19092× in this chapter
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ἔρχομαιérchomaiG20642× in this chapter
to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- εὐχαριστέωeucharistéōG21682× in this chapter
to be grateful, i.e. (actively) to express gratitude (towards); specially, to say grace at a meal