Romans 1:1-15

1Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, 12called as an apostle, 3set apart for 4the gospel of God, 2which He 5promised beforehand through His 6prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3concerning His Son, who was born 7of a 8descendant of David 9according to the flesh, 4who was declared 10the Son of God with power 11by the resurrection from the dead, according to the 12Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5through whom we have received grace and 13apostleship 14to bring about the 15obedience of faith among 16all the Gentiles for His name’s sake, 6among whom you also are the 17called of Jesus Christ;

7to all who are 18beloved of God in Rome, called as 1920saints: 21Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8First, 22I thank my God through Jesus Christ 23for you all, because 24your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9For 25God, whom I 26serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly 27I make mention of you, 10always in my prayers making request, if perhaps now at last by 28the will of God I may succeed in coming to you. 11For 29I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be 30established; 12that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine. 1331I do not want you to be unaware, 32brethren, that often I 33have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may obtain some 34fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles. 1435I am 36under obligation both to Greeks and to 37barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15So, for my part, I am eager to 38preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.