Book 45 Romans
001:001 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle,
set apart to proclaim God's Good News,
001:002 which God had already promised through His Prophets in Holy Writ,
concerning His Son,
001:003 who, as regards His human descent, belonged to the posterity of David,
001:004 but as regards the holiness of His Spirit was decisively proved
by His Resurrection to be the Son of God--I mean concerning
Jesus Christ our Lord,
001:005 through whom we have received grace and Apostleship in His
service in order to win men to obedience to the faith,
among all Gentile peoples,
001:006 among whom you also, called, as you have been, to belong
to Jesus Christ, are numbered:
001:007 To all God's loved ones who are in Rome, called to be saints.
May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
001:008 First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for what He
has done for all of you; for the report of your faith is
spreading through the whole world.
001:009 I call God to witness--to whom I render priestly and spiritual
service by telling the Good News about His Son--how unceasingly
I make mention of you in His presence,
001:010 always in my prayers entreating that now, at length, if such
be His will, the way may by some means be made clear for me
to come to you.
001:011 For I am longing to see you, in order to convey to you some
spiritual help, so that you may be strengthened;
001:012 in other words that while I am among you we may be mutually
encouraged by one another's faith, yours and mine.