Romans 1:1-7

Greeting

1Paul, aa servant
Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
of Christ Jesus, ccalled to be an apostle, dset apart for the gospel of God,
2which ehe promised beforehand fthrough his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3concerning his Son, gwho was descended from David
Or  who came from the offspring of David
iaccording to the flesh
4and jwas declared to be the Son of God kin power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5through whom lwe have received grace and mapostleship nto bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name oamong all the nations, 6including you who are pcalled to belong to Jesus Christ,

7To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:

qGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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