Romans 1:1-13 ▼

1 Paul the seruaut of Iesus Christ called to be an Apostle put a parte to preache the Gospell of God

2 which he promysed afore by his Prophetes in the holy scriptures

3 that make mension of his sonne the which was begotte of the seed of David as pertayninge to the flesshe:

4 and declared to be the sonne of God with power of the holy goost that sanctifieth sence ye tyme that Iesus Christ oure Lorde rose agayne from deeth

5 by whom we have receaved grace and apostleshyppe to bringe all maner hethe people vnto obedience of the fayth that is in his name:

6 of the which hethen are ye a part also which are Iesus christes by vocacio.

7 To all you of Rome beloved of God and saynctes by callinge. Grace be with you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ.

8 Fyrst verely I thanke my God thorow Iesus Christ for you all because youre fayth is publisshed through out all the worlde.

9 For God is my witnes whom I serve with my sprete in the Gospell of his sonne that with out ceasinge I make mencion of you alwayes in my prayers

10 besechinge that at one tyme or another a prosperous iorney (by ye will of god) myght fortune me to come vnto you.

11 For I longe to see you that I myght bestowe amoge you some spirituall gyfte to strength you with all:

12 that is that I myght have consolacion together with you through the commen fayth which bothe ye and I have.

13 I wolde that ye shuld knowe brethre how that I have often tymes purposed to come vnto you (but have bene let hitherto) to have some frute amonge you as I have amonge other of ye Gentyls.