[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

### 📖 📄 📘 Luómǎ‐Shū ((Luómǎ Rome 罗马 羅馬)‐(Shū Writing → [Letter] 书 書) → [The Letter to the Romans]) 1 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 1 Wǒ (I 我) shì (am 是) Bǎoluó (Paul 保罗 保羅), shì (am 是) Jīdū (Christ 基督) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) de (’ 的) núlì (slave 奴隶 奴隸), shòu ({(who) received} 受) hūzhào (hū·zhào {breathing out → [calling]} · summoning 呼召) zuò ({to be} 做) shǐtú (shǐ·tú sent · disciple → [apostle] 使徒), shòu ({(and) received} 受) wěipài (wěi·pài entrusting · {river branching → [assigning]} 委派) chuányáng (chuán·yáng {to spread} · {to raise → [to make known]} 传扬 傳揚) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) hǎo (good 好) xiāoxi (xiāo·xi disappearing · news → [news] 消息). 2 Zhè hǎo xiāoxi shì (is 是) Shàngdì cóngqián tōngguò zhòng xiānzhī zài Shèngjīng shang suǒ ({that which [he]} 所) yīngxǔ de (’s 的), 3 gēn Shàngdì Érzi de (’s 的) shì yǒuguān. Àn xuètǒng lái shuō, zhèige Érzi chūyú Dàwèi de (’s 的) miáoyì; 4 àn shèngjié de (’s 的) líng lái shuō, tā (he 他) yóuyú cóng sǐ li (inside 里 裡/裏) fùhuó, jiù píngzhe dànéng ér chēngwéi Shàngdì de (’s 的) Érzi. Tā (he 他) jiùshì wǒmen de (’s 的) Zhǔ Yēsū Jīdū. 5 Wǒmen tōngguò tā (him 他), huòdéle fènwài ēndiǎn hé (and 和) shǐtú de (’s 的) zhífèn, hǎojiào wàibāng gè guó de (’s 的) rén wèile tā (him 他) de (’s 的) míng, píngzhe xìnxīn ér fúcóng zhēndào. 6 Nǐmen yě zài wàibāngrén zhōng, méngzhào shǔyú Yēsū Jīdū. 7 Wǒ (I 我) xiěxìn gěi suǒyǒu zài Luómǎ, shòu Shàngdì suǒ ({that which [he]} 所) ài, méngzhào zuò shèngmín de (’s 的) rén.

📖 📄 📘 Yuàn wǒmen de (’s 的) Fù Shàngdì hé (and 和) Zhǔ Yēsū Jīdū, bǎ fènwài ēndiǎn yǔ píng’ān cìgěi nǐmen.

📖 📄 📘 8 Shǒuxiān, wǒ (I 我) tōngguò Yēsū Jīdū, wèi nǐmen suǒyǒu rén gǎnxiè wǒ (me 我) de (’s 的) Shàngdì, yīnwei nǐmen de (’s 的) xìnxīn yǐjing wénmíng quán shìjiè. 9 Wǒ (I 我) quánxīn jìngfèng Shàngdì, chuányáng tā (his 他) Érzi de (’s 的) hǎo xiāoxi. Shàngdì kěyǐ wèi wǒ (me 我) zuòzhèng, wǒ (I 我) chángcháng zài dǎogào zhōng tídào nǐmen, 10 kěnqiú Shàngdì ràng wǒ (me 我) zhàozhe tā (him 他) de (’s 的) zhǐyì, yěxǔ zuìzhōng néng shùnlì dào nǐmen nàli qù. 11 Yīnwei (Yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) wǒ (I 我) kěwàng (kě·wàng thirstily · {am gazing (into the distance) → [am hoping]} → [am longing] 渴望) jiàndào (jiàn·dào {to see} · {arriving at} 见到 見到) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們), xiǎng ({am wanting} 想) gēn (with 跟) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) fēnxiǎng (fēn·xiǎng {dividing → [distributing]} · {to enjoy} → [to share] 分享) láizì (lái·zì comes · from 来自 來自) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) gǔlì (gǔ·lì {drumming → [rousing]} · encouraging → [encouragement] 鼓励 鼓勵), shǐ ({to make} 使) nǐmen (nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) jiāndìng (jiān·dìng {firm} · {set → [stable]} 坚定 堅定)‐bùyí (bù·yí not · shifting → [steadfast] 不移), 12 huòzhě (huò·zhě or · [suf] 或者) yīnggāi ((I) should 应该 應該) shuō (say 说 說/説), yóuyú (yóu·yú {because of} · by 由于 由於) nǐ wǒ de ((nǐ you 你) (wǒ me 我) (de ’s 的) → [your and my]) xìnxīn (xìn·xīn believing · hearts → [faith] 信心), wǒmen (wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) dàjiā (dà·jiā big · family → [all of us] 大家) jiù (then 就) néng ({will be able} 能) hùxiāng ({each other} 互相) gǔlì (gǔ·lì {to drum → [to rouse]} · {to encourage} → [to encourage] 鼓励 鼓勵) le ([indicates a change] 了).

📖 📄 📘 13 Dìxiongmen, wǒ (I 我) bú (not 不) yuànyì nǐmen bù (not 不) míngbai, wǒ (I 我) duō cì juéyì yào dào nǐmen nàli qù, xiǎng zài nǐmen nàli dé yìdiǎnr chéngguǒ, xiàng zài qítā wàibāngrén nàli yíyàng, búguò dào xiànzài háishi yǒu zhàng’ài. 14 Wúlùn shì (are 是) Xīlà rén, fēi Xīlà rén, yǒu zhìhuì de (’s 的) rén, háishi bùmíng-shìlǐ de (’s 的) rén, wǒ (I 我) dōu qiànle tāmen de (’s 的) zhài. 15 Suǒyǐ wǒ (I 我) rèqiè pànwàng yě néng xiàng nǐmen zài Luómǎ de (’s 的) rén xuānyáng hǎo xiāoxi. 16 Wǒ (I 我) bù (not 不) yǐ hǎo xiāoxi wéi chǐ. Hǎo xiāoxi qíshí shì (is 是) Shàngdì de (’s 的) lìliang, néng zhěngjiù yíqiè yǒu xìnxīn de (’s 的) rén, shǒuxiān shì (are 是) Yóutài rén, ránhòu hái bāokuò Xīlà rén. 17 Jièzhe hǎo xiāoxi, Shàngdì de (’s 的) zhèngyì jiù xiǎnlù chulai, jì běn yú xìnxīn, yòu zēngtiān xìnxīn, zhèngrú jīng shang jìzhe shuō: “Yìrén píng xìnxīn ér huó.”

📖 📄 📘 18 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) fènnù zhèng cóng tiānshang xiǎnlù, líndào suǒyǒu miǎoshì Shàngdì, xíngshì búyì, yòng bú zhèngyì de shǒuduàn yāzhì zhēnlǐ de (’s 的) rén (men 人), 19 yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) shì (matters 事), zhǐyào (zhǐ·yào only · {requiring that} 只要) shì ({(they) are} 是) rén (people 人) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ may · [suf] 可以) zhīdào (zhī·dào know · {(the) way (of them)} → [know] 知道) de ({’s (matters)} 的), zài (in 在) tāmen (tā·men him · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) dāngzhōng (dāng·zhōng in · among 当中 當中) dōu (all 都) qīngchu ({are clear} 清楚) kějiàn (kě·jiàn can · {be seen} 可见 可見), qíshí (qí·shí their · {being solid → [actuality]} → [actually] 其实 其實) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) yǐjing (yǐ·jing already · {has gone through} 已经 已經) ràng (making 让 讓) tāmen (tā·men him · [pl] → [them] 他们 他們) qīngchu (clearly 清楚) zhīdào (zhī·dào know · {(the) way (of them)} → [know] 知道) le ([(at the end of a phrase/sentence) indicates a change] 了). 20 Zìcóng (from 自从 自從) chuàngshì (chuàng·shì {initiating, creating of} · {generation → [world]} 创世 創世) yǐlái (yǐ·lái {from that point} · coming 以来 以來), Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor’s → [God’s]} → [God’s] 上帝) nèixiē (nèi·xiē that · {indefinite number of} → [those] 那些) kàn‐bujiàn ((kàn {looked at} 看)‐(bu·jiàn not · {are seen} 不见 不見) → [invisible]) de (’s 的) tèzhì (tè·zhì special · {substances → [qualities]} 特质 特質), jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · are 就是) tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) yǒnghéng (yǒng·héng eternal · permanent 永恒 永恆) lìliang (lì·liang power · quantity → [power] 力量) hé ({(together) with} → [and] 和 和/龢) Shénxìng (Shén·xìng God · nature 神性), yìzhí (yì·zhí one · {being straight} → [all the way] 一直) dōu ({each one} 都) qīngchu (clearly 清楚) kějiàn (kě·jiàn {is able} · {to be seen} 可见 可見), cóng (from 从 從) tā (he 他) suǒ ({those which (he)} 所) zào (made 造) de (’s 的) dōngxi (dōng·xi easts · wests → [things] 东西 東西) jiù (exactly 就) néng ({is able} 能) kàn ({to be seen} 看) chulai (chu·lai out · {to come} 出来 出來), suǒyǐ (suǒ·yǐ {that which} · {is the reason} → [so] 所以) tāmen (tā·men he · [pl] → [they] 他们 他們) shízài (shí·zài {solidly → [truly]} · presently 实在 實在) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · {do have} → [do not have] 没有 沒有) jièkǒu (jiè·kǒu {used as a pretext} · mouthful → [excuse] 借口 借/藉口) bú (not 不) xìn ({to believe in} 信) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝). 21 Yīnwei tāmen suīrán rènshi Shàngdì, què méiyǒu bǎ tā (him 他) shìwéi Shàngdì ér róngyào tā (him 他), yě méiyǒu gǎnxiè tā (him 他), fǎn’ér sīxiǎng kōngdòng, xīnzhì yúmèi hūn’àn. 22 Tāmen zìyǐwéi yǒu zhìhuì, dàotóulái quèshì yúchǔn de (’s 的), 23 jìng bǎ bùxiǔ de (’s 的) Shàngdì cái yǒu de (’s 的) róngyào huànchéng ǒuxiàng, bǐ rú bìxiǔ de (’s 的) fánrén, fēiniǎo, zǒushòu, páwù de (’s 的) xíngxiàng.

📖 📄 📘 24 Suǒyǐ, Shàngdì rènpíng tāmen shùnzhe xīnli de (’s 的) yùwàng zuò bùjié de (’s 的) shì, bǐcǐ diànrǔ shēntǐ. 25 Tāmen (Tā·men he · [pl] → [they] 他们 他們) nìngyuàn (nìng·yuàn {would rather} · {be willing to} 宁愿 寧願) xiāngxìn (xiāng·xìn {each other → [it]} · believe → [believe] 相信) huǎngyán (huǎng·yán lying · speech → [lie] 谎言 謊言) yě (also 也) bù (not 不) xiāngxìn (xiāng·xìn {each other → [it]} · believe → [believe] 相信) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) zhēnlǐ (zhēn·lǐ true · reasoning → [truth] 真理), zūnchóng (zūn·chóng honour · esteem 尊崇), jìngfèng (jìng·fèng respect · {attend to} → [render sacred service to] 敬奉) shòuzào (shòu·zào received · creating 受造)‐wù (things 物) ér (and 而) bú shì ((bú not 不) (shì is 是) → [not]) Chuàngzào‐Zhǔ ((Chuàng·zào Initiated · {Made, Created} → [Created] (Everything) 创造 創造)‐(Zhǔ Master 主) → [Creator]). Chuàngzào‐Zhǔ ((Chuàng·zào Initiated · {Made, Created} → [Created] (Everything) 创造 創造)‐(Zhǔ Master 主) → [Creator]) yīngdāng ({ought to} 应当 應當) yǒngyuǎn (yǒng·yuǎn eternally · {far (in time)} 永远 永遠) shòudào (shòu·dào receive · {arriving at} 受到) zànměi (zàn·měi {supporting → [praising]} · {to be beautiful} → [praise] 赞美 贊/讚美). Āmen (Amen 阿们 阿們). 26 Yīncǐ, Shàngdì rènpíng tāmen fàngzòng kěchǐ de (’s 的) ròuyù. Tāmen nǚ de (’s 的) gǎibiànle shēntǐ de (’s 的) zìrán gōngyòng, zuòchū wéifǎn zìrán de (’s 的) shì, 27 nán de (’s 的) yě wúshì nǚrén de (’s 的) zìrán gōngyòng, nánrén hé (with 和) nánrén bǐcǐ tānliàn, yùhuǒ-fénshēn, zuòchū wěixiè de (’s 的) shì, jiéguǒ zài zìjǐ shēnshang shòujìn zhèi zhǒng bàixíng suǒ ({that which [it]} 所) dāng dé de (’s 的) bàoyìng.

📖 📄 📘 28 Tāmen jìrán bùkěn quèqiè rènshi Shàngdì, Shàngdì jiù rènpíng tāmen cúnzhe bù (not 不) méng yuènà de (’s 的) sīxiǎng, zuò bùgāi zuò de (’s 的) shì, 29 mǎnhuái gè yàng búyì, xié’è, tānlán, èniàn, mǎnxīn dùjì, xiōngshā, zhēngzhí, qīzhà, xìngqíng èdú, yòu shuōcháng-dàoduǎn, 30 bèihòu zhòngshāng rén, zēnghèn Shàngdì, língrǔ rén, gāo’ào, zìfù, móuhài rén, wǔnì fùmǔ, 31 bùmíng-shìlǐ, wéibèi xiéyì, méiyǒu qīnqíng, háowú cíbēi. 32 Tāmen míngmíng zhīdào, ànzhào Shàngdì de (’s 的) zhèngyì fǎlìng, zuò zhèixiē shì de (’s 的) rén shì (are 是) gāisǐ de (’s 的), kěshì tāmen búdàn zìjǐ chángcháng zuò, hái zàntóng biéren zhèyàng zuò.