1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle^(A) and set apart^(B) for the gospel of God^(C)— ² the gospel he promised beforehand^(D) through his prophets^(E) in the Holy Scriptures^{(F) 3} regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life^[a](G) was a descendant of David,^{(H) 4} and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power^[b](I) by his resurrection from the dead:^(J) Jesus Christ our Lord.^{(K) 5} Through him we received grace^(L) and apostleship to call all the Gentiles^(M) to the obedience that comes from^[c] faith^(N) for his name’s sake. ⁶ And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.^(O)

¹⁴ I am obligated^(A) both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. ¹⁵ That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.^(B)

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel,^(C) because it is the power of God^(D) that brings salvation to everyone who believes:^(E) first to the Jew,^(F) then to the Gentile.^{(G) 17} For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed^(H)—a righteousness that is by faith^(I) from first to last,^[a] just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”^[b](J)

¹⁷ Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus^(A) in my service to God.^{(B) 18} I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles^(C) to obey God^(D) by what I have said and done— ¹⁹ by the power of signs and wonders,^(E) through the power of the Spirit of God.^(F) So from Jerusalem^(G) all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.^{(H) 20} It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel^(I) where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.^{(J) 21} Rather, as it is written: