Romans 1:1–17

¹Paul, bondman of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated to God’s glad tidings, ²(which he had before promised by his prophets in holy writings,) ³concerning his Son (come of David’s seed according to flesh, ⁴marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by resurrection of the dead) Jesus Christ our Lord; ⁵by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations, ⁶among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ: ⁷to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world. ⁹For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the glad tidings of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, ¹⁰always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you. ¹¹For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to establish you; ¹²that is, to have mutual comfort among you, each by the faith which is in the other, both yours and mine. ¹³But I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that I often proposed to come to you, (and have been hindered until the present time,) that I might have some fruit among you too, even as among the other nations also. ¹⁴I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and unintelligent: ¹⁵so, as far as depends on me, am I ready to announce the glad tidings to you also who are in Rome.

¹⁶For I am not ashamed of the glad tidings; for it is God’s power to salvation, to every one that believes, both to Jew first and to Greek: ¹⁷for righteousness of God is revealed therein, on the principle of faith, to faith: according as it is written, But the just shall live by faith.