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[Verse 1]
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle
and set apart for the gospel of God
the gospel he promised beforehand
through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son,
[Verse 2]
who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David
and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed
the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead:
Jesus Christ our Lord.
[Verse 3]
Through him we received grace and apostleship
to call all the Gentiles to the obedience
that comes from faith for his name’s sake.
And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
[Verse 4]
To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father
from the Lord Jesus Christ.
[Verse 5]
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you,
because your faith is being reported all over the world.
God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel
of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
[Verse 6]
in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last
by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you.
I long to see you so that I may impart to you
some spiritual gift to make you strong that is,
that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
[Verse 7]
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,
that I planned many times to come to you
but have been prevented from doing so until now
in order that I might have a harvest among you,
[Verse 8]
just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks,
both to the wise and the foolish.
That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel
also to you who are in Rome.
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[Outro]
For I am not ashamed of the gospel,
because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes:
first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written:
The righteous will live by faith.
