¹³ I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,^[a] that ^(A)I have often intended to come to you (but ^(B)thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some ^(C)harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles. ^14 (D)I am under obligation both to Greeks and to ^(E)barbarians,^[b] both to the wise and to the foolish. ¹⁵ So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

¹⁶ For ^(F)I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is ^(G)the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew ^(H)first and also to ^(I)the Greek. ¹⁷ For in it ^(J)the righteousness of God is revealed ^(K)from faith for faith,^{[c] (L)}as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”^[d]

God's Wrath on Unrighteousness

¹⁸ For ^(M)the wrath of God ^(N)is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. ¹⁹ For what can be ^(O)known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. ²⁰ For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, ^(P)have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,^[e] in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. ²¹ For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they ^(Q)became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. ^22 (R)Claiming to be wise, they became fools, ²³ and ^(S)exchanged the glory of ^(T)the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.

²⁴ Therefore ^(U)God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to ^(V)the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, ²⁵ because they exchanged the truth about God for ^(W)a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^(X)who is blessed forever! Amen.

Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles

⁸ For I tell you that Christ ^(A)became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order ^(B)to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, ⁹ and in order ^(C)that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

¹⁰ And again it is said,

¹¹ And again,

¹² And again Isaiah says,

¹³ May the God of hope fill you with all ^(J)joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

^14 (K)I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers,^[a] that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with ^(L)all knowledge and able to instruct one another. ¹⁵ But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, ^(M)because of the grace given me by God ¹⁶ to be ^(N)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles ^(O)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that ^(P)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ In Christ Jesus, then, I have ^(Q)reason to be proud of ^(R)my work for God. ¹⁸ For I will not venture to speak of anything except ^(S)what Christ has accomplished through me ^(T)to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, ^19 (U)by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that ^(V)from Jerusalem and all the way around ^(W)to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; ²⁰ and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, ^(X)lest I build on someone else's foundation, ²¹ but as it is written,