Romans 1:1-13 ▼

1 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God,

2 which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

3 the gospel about his Son, descended from David according to the flesh,

4 but established as Son of God in power according to the spirit of holiness through resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.

5 Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles,

6 among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ;

7 to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is heralded throughout the world.

9 God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in proclaiming the gospel of his Son, that I remember you constantly,

10 always asking in my prayers that somehow by God’s will I may at last find my way clear to come to you.

11 For I long to see you, that I may share with you some spiritual gift so that you may be strengthened,

12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by one another’s faith, yours and mine.

13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, though I was prevented until now, that I might harvest some fruit among you, too, as among the rest of the Gentiles.