Romans 1:1-11

¹Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God,

²which he promised beforehand by his prophets in the holy scriptures,

³concerning his Son who was a descendant of David according to the flesh.

⁴Through the Spirit of holiness he was declared with power to be the Son of God by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁵Through him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations, for the sake of his name.

⁶Among these nations, you also have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.

⁷This letter is to all who are in Rome, the beloved of God, who are called to be holy people. May grace be to you, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

⁹For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, of how continually I make mention of you.

¹⁰I always request in my prayers that by any means I may at last be successful now by the will of God in coming to you.

¹¹For I desire to see you, that I may give you some spiritual gift, in order to strengthen you.