Verse 2
Romans 1:2
New Living Translation
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God (Elohim) promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures.
Original Language Text
greek
ὃ προεπηγγείλατο διὰ τῶν προφητῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν γραφαῖς ἁγίαις
English Translation
What he promised beforehand through his prophets in holy writings.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
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This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Yashua (Jesus), chosen by God (Elohim) to be an apostle...
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God (Elohim) promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures.
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The Good News is about his Son. In his earthly life he was born into King David’s family line,
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and he was shown to be the Son of God (Elohim) when he was raised from the dead by the power of the...
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Through Christ, God (Elohim) has given us the privilege and authority as apostles to tell Gentiles e...
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And you are included among those Gentiles who have been called to belong to Yashua (Jesus) Christ.
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I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God (Elohim) and are called to be his own holy p...
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Let me say first that I thank my God (Elohim) through Yashua (Jesus) Christ for all of you, because...
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God (Elohim) knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to G...
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One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God (Elohim) willing, to come at last to see...
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For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the...
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When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by you...
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I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to visit you, but I was pre...
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For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the wor...
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So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to preach the Good News.
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For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God (Elohim) at work, saving...
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This Good News tells us how God (Elohim) makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from star...
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But God (Elohim) shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the trut...
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They know the truth about God (Elohim) because he has made it obvious to them.
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For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God (El...
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Yes, they knew God (Elohim), but they wouldn’t worship him as God (Elohim) or even give him thanks....
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Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.
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And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God (Elohim), they worshiped idols made to look...
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So God (Elohim) abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, the...
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They traded the truth about God (Elohim) for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God (Elo...
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That is why God (Elohim) abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the...
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And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other....
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Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God (Elohim), he abandoned them to their foolish thinki...
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Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, dec...
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They are backstabbers, haters of God (Elohim), insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways o...
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They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy.
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They know God (Elohim)’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do...
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