Romans 1
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Romans 1:1-15

1PaulG3972, a servantG1401 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, calledG2822 to be an apostleG652, separatedG873 untoG1519 the gospelG2098 of GodG2316, 2(WhichG3739 he had promised aforeG4279 byG1223 hisG846 prophetsG3588G4396 inG1722 the holyG40 scripturesG1124,) 3ConcerningG4012 hisG846 SonG3588G5207 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 ourG1473 LordG3588G2962, whichG3588 was madeG1096 ofG1537 the seedG4690 of DavidG1138 according toG2596 the fleshG4561; 4And declaredG3588G3724 to be the SonG5207 of GodG2316 withG1722 powerG1411, according toG2596 the spiritG4151 of holinessG42, byG1537 the resurrectionG386 from the deadG3498: 5ByG1223 whomG3739 we have receivedG2983 graceG5485 andG2532 apostleshipG651, forG1519 obedienceG5218 to the faithG4102 amongG1722 allG3956 nationsG3588G1484, forG5228 hisG846 nameG3588G3686: 6AmongG1722 whomG3739 areG1510 yeG4771 alsoG2532 the calledG2822 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547: 7To allG3956 that beG1510 inG1722 RomeG4516, belovedG27 of GodG2316, calledG2822 to be saintsG40: GraceG5485 to youG4771 andG2532 peaceG1515 fromG575 GodG2316 ourG1473 FatherG3962, andG2532 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 8

FirstG4412, I thankG2168 myG1473 GodG3588G2316 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 forG5228 youG4771 allG3956, thatG3754 yourG4771 faithG3588G4102 is spoken ofG2605 throughoutG1722 the wholeG3650 worldG3588G2889. 9ForG1063 GodG3588G2316 isG1510 myG1473 witnessG3144, whomG3739 I serveG3000 withG1722 myG1473 spiritG3588G4151 inG1722 the gospelG3588G2098 of hisG846 SonG3588G5207, thatG5613 without ceasingG89 I makeG4160 mentionG3417 of youG4771 alwaysG3842 inG1909 myG1473 prayersG3588G4335; 10Making requestG1189, if by any meansG1513 nowG2235 at lengthG4218 I might have a prosperous journeyG2137 byG1722 the willG3588G2307 of GodG3588G2316 to comeG2064 untoG4314 youG4771. 11ForG1063 I longG1971 to seeG3708 youG4771, thatG2443 I may impartG3330 unto youG4771 someG5100 spiritualG4152 giftG5486, to the endG1519 yeG4771 may be establishedG4741; 12ThatG3778 isG1510, that I may be comforted togetherG4837 withG1722 youG4771 byG1223 the mutualG240 faithG4102 bothG2532 of youG4771 andG5037 meG1473. 13NowG1161 I wouldG2309 notG3756 haveG50 youG4771 ignorantG50, brethrenG80, thatG3754 oftentimesG4178 I purposedG4388 to comeG2064 untoG4314 youG4771, (butG2532 was letG2967 hithertoG891,) thatG2443 I might haveG2192 someG5100 fruitG2590 amongG1722 youG4771 alsoG2532, evenG2532 asG2531 amongG1722 otherG3062 GentilesG1484. 14I amG1510 debtorG3781 bothG2532 to the GreeksG1672, andG5037 to the BarbariansG915; bothG2532 to the wiseG4680, andG5037 to the unwiseG453. 15So, as much asG3779 inG2596 meG1473 isG2596, I am readyG4289 to preach the gospelG2097 to youG4771 that areG3588 atG1722 RomeG4516 alsoG2532.

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