Romans 1:1-17
The
Gospel Exalted
1 "Paul, a bond-servant of CHRIST JESUS, called as an
apostle, set apart for THE GOSPEL OF GOD,
2 which HE promised beforehand through HIS prophets in the
holy Scriptures,
3 concerning HIS
SON, who was born of a DESCENDANT OF
DAVID ACCORDING TO THE FLESH,
4 who
was declared THE
SON OF GOD with power by the resurrection from the dead,
according to the SPIRIT of holiness, JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD,
5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to
bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles
for HIS name’s sake,
6 among whom you also are the called of JESUS CHRIST;
7 to all who are beloved of GOD in Rome,
called as 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 being proclaimed throughout the whole world.
9 For GOD, WHOM
I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of HIS SON, is my
witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you,
10 always in my prayers making
request, if perhaps now at last by the will of GOD I may succeed in coming to you.
11 For I long to see you so that
I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;
12 that is, that I may be encouraged
together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s
faith, both yours and mine.
13 I do not want you to be
unaware, brethren, that often I have planned to come to you (and have
been prevented so far) so that I may obtain some fruit among you also,
even as among the rest of the Gentiles.
14 I am under obligation both to
Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
15 So, for my part, I am eager
to preach 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 FOR SALVATION to everyone who believes, to the Jew
first and also to the Greek.
17 For in it THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD
is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the
righteous man shall live
by FAITH.”
