Romans 1:1-10

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Greeting

1 Paul, ^(A)a servant^[a] of Christ Jesus, ^(B)called to be an apostle, ^(C)set apart for the gospel of God, ²which ^(D)he promised beforehand ^(E)through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, ³concerning his Son, ^(F)who was descended from David^[b] ^(G)according to the flesh ⁴and ^(H)was declared to be the Son of God ^(I)in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵through whom ^(J)we have received grace and ^(K)apostleship ^(L)to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name ^(M)among all the nations, ⁶including you who are ^(N)called to belong to Jesus Christ,

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

^(O)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Longing to Go to Rome

⁸First, ^(P)I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, ^(Q)because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. ⁹^(R)For God is my witness, ^(S)whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, ^(T)that without ceasing I mention you ¹⁰always in my prayers, asking that somehow ^(U)by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you.

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Footnotes

Romans 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Romans 1:3 Or who came from the offspring of David

2 Corinthians 1:1-7

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Greeting

1 Paul, ^(A)an apostle of Christ Jesus ^(B)by the will of God, and ^(C)Timothy our brother,

To the church of God that is at Corinth, ^(D)with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

²^(E)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

God of All Comfort

³^(F)Blessed be the ^(G)God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and ^(H)God of all comfort, ⁴^(I)who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. ⁵For as we share abundantly in ^(J)Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.^[a] ⁶^(K)If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. ⁷Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you ^(L)share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.