The Just Live by Faith

¹⁶ For ^(A)I am not ashamed of the gospel ^[a]of Christ, for ^(B)it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, ^(C)for the Jew first and also for the Greek. ¹⁷ For ^(D)in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ^(E)“The just shall live by faith.”

God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness

^18 (F)For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and ^(G)unrighteousness of men, who ^[b]suppress the truth in unrighteousness, ¹⁹ because ^(H)what may be known of God is ^[c]manifest ^[d]in them, for ^(I)God has shown it to them. ²⁰ For since the creation of the world ^(J)His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and ^[e]Godhead, so that they are without excuse, ²¹ because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but ^(K)became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. ^22 (L)Professing to be wise, they became fools, ²³ and changed the glory of the ^(M)incorruptible ^(N)God into an image made like ^[f]corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

^24 (O)Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, ^(P)to dishonor their bodies ^(Q)among themselves, ²⁵ who exchanged ^(R)the truth of God ^(S)for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

²⁶ For this reason God gave them up to ^(T)vile passions. For even their ^[g]women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. ²⁷ Likewise also the ^[h]men, leaving the natural use of the ^[i]woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

²⁸ And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things ^(U)which are not fitting; ²⁹ being filled with all unrighteousness, ^[j]sexual immorality, wickedness, ^[k]covetousness, ^[l]maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, ³⁰ backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, ^31 [m]undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, ^[n]unforgiving, unmerciful; ³² who, ^(V)knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things ^(W)are deserving of death, not only do the same but also ^(X)approve of those who practice them.

^13 (A)But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.