¹⁷ But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart ^(A)that form of doctrine to which you were ^[a]delivered.

⁹ But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of ^(A)darkness into His marvelous light;

Be Loyal to the Faith

^13 (A)Hold fast ^(B)the pattern of ^(C)sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us ^[a]diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

²⁶ but ^(A)now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for ^(B)obedience to the faith—

Desire to Visit Rome

⁸ First, ^(A)I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that ^(B)your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

³ For I ^(A)rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth.

^5 (A)even when we were dead in trespasses, ^(B)made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), ⁶ and raised us up together, and made us sit together ^(C)in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, ⁷ that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in ^(D)His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ^8 (E)For by grace you have been saved ^(F)through faith, and that not of yourselves; ^(G)it is the gift of God, ⁹ not of ^(H)works, lest anyone should ^(I)boast. ¹⁰ For we are ^(J)His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

¹⁸ For I will not dare to speak of any of those things ^(A)which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, ^(B)to make the Gentiles obedient—