Romans 1 “I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile” (Rom. 1:16). The power of God is displayed in those who believe. And the need for God’s power in those who do not. Overview Paul greeted his Roman readers (1:1–7), and shared his longing to see them (vv. 8–13). He shared too his sense of obligation to bring to all a Gospel that revealed God’s righteousness even as it brought salvation