Romans 1:1-17

1PaulG3972, a bond-servantG1401 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424, 12calledG2822 as an apostleG652, 3setG873 apartG873 for 4the gospelG2098 of GodG2316, 2whichG3739 He 5promisedG4279 beforehandG4279 throughG1223 His 6prophetsG4396 in the holyG40 ScripturesG1124, 3concerningG4012 His SonG5207, who was bornG1096 7of a 8descendantG4690 of DavidG1160 9accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561, 4who was declaredG3724 10the SonG5207 of GodG2316 with powerG1411 accordingG2596 to the 11SpiritG4151 of holinessG42 12by the resurrectionG386 from the deadG3498, JesusG2424 ChristG5547 our LordG2962, 5throughG1223 whomG3739 we have receivedG2983 graceG5485 and 13apostleshipG651 14to bringG1519 aboutG1519 the 15obedienceG5218 of faithG4102 amongG1722 16allG3956 the GentilesG1484 inG5228 behalfG5228 of His nameG3686, 6amongG1722 whomG3739 you alsoG2532 are the 17calledG2822 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547;

7to allG3956 who are 18belovedG27 of GodG2316 in RomeG4516, calledG2822 as 1920saintsG40: 21GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from GodG2316 our FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

8FirstG4413, 22I thankG2168 my GodG2316 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 23for you allG3956, becauseG3754 24your faithG4102 is being proclaimedG2605 throughoutG1722G3650 the worldG2889. 9For 25GodG2316, whomG3739 I 26serveG3000 in my spiritG4151 in the preaching of the gospelG2098 of His SonG5207, is my witnessG3144 as to howG5613 unceasinglyG89 27I makeG4160 mentionG3417 of you, 10alwaysG3842 in my prayersG4335 requestingG1189 ifG1487 perhapsG4458 nowG2235, at lastG4218 by 28the willG2307 of GodG2316, I will succeedG2137 in comingG2064 to you. 11For 29I longG1971 to seeG3708 you soG2443 thatG2443 I may impartG3330 someG5100 spiritualG4152 giftG5486 to you, that you may be 30establishedG4741; 12that is, that I may be encouragedG4837 togetherG4837 with you while amongG1722 you, eachG240 ofG240 usG240 by theG240 other’sG240 faithG4102, bothG5037 yoursG4771 and mineG1473. 1331I do not wantG2309 you to be unawareG50, 32brothersG80 and sisters, that oftenG4178 I 33have plannedG4388 to comeG2064 to you (and have been preventedG2967 soG2443 farG891) soG2443 thatG2443 I may obtainG2192 someG5100 34fruitG2590 amongG1722 you alsoG2532 justG2531 asG2531 amongG1722 the restG3062 of the GentilesG1484. 1435I amG1510 36underG3781 obligationG3781 bothG5037 to GreeksG1672 and to the 3738unculturedG915, bothG5037 to the wiseG4680 and to the foolishG453. 15SoG3779, for my partG1473, I am eagerG4289 to 39preachG2097 the gospelG2097 to you alsoG2532 whoG3588 are in RomeG4516.

16For I amG1870 not 40ashamedG1870 of the gospelG2098, for 41it is the powerG1411 of GodG2316 for salvationG4991 to everyoneG3956 who believesG4100, to the 42JewG2453 firstG4413 and alsoG5037 to 43the GreekG1672. 17For in it 44the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 is revealedG601 45from faithG4102 to faithG4102; as it is writtenG1125: “4647But the righteousG1342 one will liveG2198 by faithG4102.”