Romans 1:1-13 ▼

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called as an Apostle, separated for the Gospel of God,

2 which he had promised beforehand, through his Prophets, in the Holy Scriptures,

3 about his Son, who was made for him from the offspring of David according to the flesh,

4 the Son of God, who was predestined in virtue according to the Spirit of sanctification from the resurrection of the dead, our Lord Jesus Christ,

5 through whom we have received grace and Apostleship, for the sake of his name, for the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles,

6 from whom you also have been called by Jesus Christ:

7 To all who are at Rome, the beloved of God, called as saints. Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 Certainly, I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, first for all of you, because your faith is being announced throughout the entire world.

9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit by the Gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I have kept a remembrance of you

10 always in my prayers, pleading that in some way, at some time, I may have a prosperous journey, within the will of God, to come to you.

11 For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you a certain spiritual grace to strengthen you,

12 specifically, to be consoled together with you through that which is mutual: your faith and mine.

13 But I want you to know, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you, (though I have been hindered even to the present time) so that I might obtain some fruit among you also, just as also among the other Gentiles.