Romans 1:1-17 ▼

1 Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the Gospel of God,

2 which He promised before through His prophets in the holy Scriptures,

3 concerning His Son, Who was born of the seed of David, according to His flesh,

4 Who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead? even Jesus Christ our Lord,

5 through Whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations for His name's sake;

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

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

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.

9 For God is my witness, Whom I serve in my spirit in the Gospel of His Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

10 making request, if by any means now at length, I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.

11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that ye may be established;

12 that is, to be comforted together among you through our mutual faith, both yours and mine.

13 And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come to you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the gentiles.

14 I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish;

15 so, as much as in me is , I am ready to proclaim the Gospel to you also who are in Rome.

16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek

17 for in it is revealed God's righteousness, from faith to faith; as it has been written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."