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)

¹⁵ That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.^(A)

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