Romans 1:1-13 ▼

1 Paul the seruaunt of Iesus Christe, called to be an Apostle, seuered into the Gospel of God.

2 Which he had promised afore by his prophetes in ye holy scriptures

3 Of his sonne, which was made of the seede of Dauid after the fleshe:

4 And hath ben declared to be the sonne of God, with power after the spirite that sanctifieth, by the resurrectio from the dead, of Iesus Christe our Lorde.

5 By whom we haue receaued grace and apostleship, that obedience myght be geuen vnto the fayth in his name, among all heathen.

6 Among whom, ye are also the called of Iesus Christe:

7 To all that be in Rome, beloued of God, saintes by callyng, grace to you, and peace, from God our father, and the Lorde Iesus Christe.

8 First verily I thanke my God through Iesus Christe for you all, that your fayth is publisshed throughout all the worlde.

9 For God is my witnesse, whom I serue with my spirite in the Gospell of his sonne, that without ceassyng I make mention of you,

10 Praying alwayes in my prayers, that by some meane at the last, one tyme or other, I myght take a prosperous iourney by the wyll of God, to come vnto you.

11 For I long to see you, that I myght bestowe among you some spirituall gift, that ye myght be stablisshed.

12 That is, that I might haue consolation together with you, eche with others fayth, yours and mine.

13 I woulde that ye should knowe brethren, howe that I haue oftentymes purposed to come vnto you ( and haue ben let hytherto,) that I myght haue some fruite also among you, as among other of the gentiles.