Romans 1:1-13 ▼

1 PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the Gospel of God,

2 (which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

3 concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; made from the seed of David after the flesh,

4 definitively marked out as the Son of God by miracle, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection of the dead:

5 through whom we have received grace and apostolic mission among all nations for his name, to bring them to the obedience of faith:

6 among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ.

7 To all that are at Rome, beloved of God, called saints, grace unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First then I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is proclaimed through the whole world.

9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you,

10 always in my prayers entreating that haply now at last I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God, to come to you.

11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, in order that you may be established;

12 and that so I may be comforted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and of me.

13 But I would not that ye should be unacquainted, brethren, that oftentimes I have been purposing to come to you (and have been prevented until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the other Gentile nations.