1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,[ † ]1 Corinthians 1:11 Corinthians 9:11 Corinthians 15:92 Corinthians 1:11 Timothy 1:11Acts 9:15Acts 13:2Galatians 1:15 2(which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)[ † ]Acts 26:6Galatians 3:8 3concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;[ † ]2 Samuel 7:121 Chronicles 17:11Isaiah 9:7Jeremiah 23:5Galatians 4:4 4and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:[ † ]Psalms 2:7Acts 9:20Acts 13:33Hebrews 1:2Psalms 16:10Hebrews 9:14 5by whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:[ † ]Ephesians 3:8Acts 6:7Romans 16:26Acts 9:15 6among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
7to all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.[ † ]Acts 9:13Romans 8:281 Corinthians 1:2-24Numbers 6:251 Corinthians 1:32 Corinthians 1:2Galatians 1:3Ephesians 1:2Philippians 1:2Colossians 1:21 Thessalonians 1:12 Thessalonians 1:2
8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.[ † ]1 Corinthians 1:4Ephesians 1:15Philippians 1:3Colossians 1:31 Thessalonians 1:21 Thessalonians 2:13Acts 28:22Romans 16:19 9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;[ † ]Romans 9:1Acts 27:231 Thessalonians 3:10 10making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. 11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;[ † ]Romans 15:29 12that is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.[ † ]Titus 1:4 13Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.[ † ]1 Thessalonians 2:18Philippians 4:17 14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. 15So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. 16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.[ † ]Psalms 40:9-101 Corinthians 1:18-24Luke 2:30Acts 3:26Romans 2:9
17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.[ † ]Romans 3:21Romans 9:30Philippians 3:9Habakkuk 2:4Galatians 3:11Hebrews 10:38
18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;[ † ]Acts 17:30Romans 6:132 Thessalonians 2:102 Peter 2:131 John 5:17 19because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.[ † ]Acts 14:17Acts 17:24John 1:9 20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:[ † ]Job 12:7-9Psalms 19:1-6Jeremiah 5:22 21because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.[ † ]2 Kings 17:15Jeremiah 2:5Ephesians 4:17 22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,[ † ]Jeremiah 10:141 Corinthians 1:20 23And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.[ † ]1 Timothy 1:171 Timothy 6:15-16Deuteronomy 4:16-18Psalms 106:20Jeremiah 2:11Acts 17:29
24Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:[ † ]Psalms 81:12Acts 7:42Ephesians 4:18-191 Corinthians 6:18Leviticus 18:22 25who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.[ † ]1 Thessalonians 1:9Isaiah 44:20Jeremiah 10:14Jeremiah 13:25Jeremiah 16:19 26For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:[ † ]Leviticus 18:22Ephesians 5:12 27and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;[ † ]Ephesians 5:4 29being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.[ † ]Romans 2:2Romans 6:21Psalms 50:18Hosea 7:3