Romans

Young's Literal Translation

Romans has 16 chapters. Read Romans in the Young's Literal Translation, chapter by chapter, free and without an account.

Romans is Paul’s letter to believers in Rome about God’s saving righteousness revealed through Jesus Christ. It addresses sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and the place of Israel and the Gentiles in God’s purposes. Its argument leads into practical teaching about love, humility, mutual welcome, and shared responsibility, followed by travel plans and personal greetings.

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Romans is one of Paul's letters of the New Testament, the same 27 books in every Christian Bible. See it on the shelf.

A teacher bringing good news to a diverse Roman household as dawn breaks beyond abandoned idols
Romans 1

Romans 1 introduces Paul’s gospel and contrasts God’s revealed righteousness with humanity’s rejection of truth.

A balanced scale among diverse people gathered under impartial light in a Roman courtyard
Romans 2

Romans 2 emphasizes God’s impartial judgment, genuine obedience, and inward faithfulness over outward identity.

Diverse people gathered around a freely offered gift and a closed accounting ledger
Romans 3

Romans 3 declares universal sin and God’s gracious justification through faith in Jesus apart from boasting.

Abraham beneath a vast field of stars with a multigenerational family gathered nearby
Romans 4

Romans 4 presents Abraham as the father of all who trust God and shows that the promise rests on grace.

Former strangers sharing a peaceful meal as a dark road gives way to a bright coastal horizon
Romans 5

Romans 5 celebrates peace with God and contrasts Adam’s reign of death with Christ’s overflowing grace and life.

Adults emerging joyfully from baptism at sunrise with empty broken shackles on the shore
Romans 6

Romans 6 explains baptismal union with Christ, freedom from sin’s rule, and a new life devoted to righteousness.

A weary man tangled in ropes and a wooden yoke while a bright path opens before him
Romans 7

Romans 7 explores the law’s goodness, sin’s deceptive power, and the divided will’s need for rescue.

A joyful diverse community welcoming children as creation opens toward a radiant dawn
Romans 8

Romans 8 celebrates life in the Spirit, adoption, creation’s hope, and the inseparable love of God in Christ.

A grieving Jewish teacher beside a potter shaping clay as a multigenerational family gathers nearby
Romans 9

Romans 9 joins Paul’s grief for Israel with God’s sovereign purpose, patient mercy, and the righteousness of faith.

A teacher speaking to an attentive household while messengers walk sunlit roads toward a coastal city
Romans 10

Romans 10 presents the nearness of the saving word and the vital movement from sending and hearing to faith.

A gardener grafting fresh shoots into an ancient olive tree as diverse believers rest beneath it
Romans 11

Romans 11 uses the olive tree to teach Gentile humility, Israel’s continuing place, and God’s encompassing mercy.

A diverse house church sharing food, teaching children, caring for an elder, and practicing skilled work
Romans 12

Romans 12 calls for transformed worship, humble use of diverse gifts, sincere love, generosity, and peace.

Neighbors fulfilling civic duties and helping one another on a sunlit first-century Roman street
Romans 13

Romans 13 connects civic responsibility with neighbor-love and an urgent call to wakeful, honorable living.

A diverse house church peacefully sharing bread, vegetables, and other foods around a common table
Romans 14

Romans 14 teaches mutual welcome across disputed practices, respect for conscience, and the pursuit of peace.

Jewish and Gentile believers helping a tired traveler as a missionary prepares to sail west
Romans 15

Romans 15 joins mutual upbuilding and united praise with Paul’s mission plans and service to Jerusalem.

Phoebe carrying a sealed letter pouch as Priscilla, Aquila, and diverse coworkers welcome her
Romans 16

Romans 16 honors Phoebe and Paul’s diverse coworkers, urges vigilance against division, and closes in praise.