¹³ Now I don’t want you to be unaware,^(A) brothers and sisters, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now^(B)) in order that I might have a fruitful ministry^[a] among you,^(C) just as I have had among the rest of the Gentiles. ¹⁴ I am obligated both to Greeks and barbarians,^[b](D) both to the wise and the foolish. ¹⁵ So I am eager to preach the gospel^(E) to you also who are in Rome.

The Righteous Will Live by Faith

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

From Jerusalem to Illyricum

¹⁴ My brothers and sisters, I myself am convinced about you that you also are full of goodness,^(A) filled with all knowledge,^(B) and able to instruct one another. ¹⁵ Nevertheless, I have written to remind you more boldly on some points^[a] because of the grace given me by God^{(C) 16} to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles,^(D) serving as a priest of the gospel of God.^(E) God’s purpose is that the Gentiles may be an acceptable offering,^(F) sanctified by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ Therefore I have reason to boast in Christ Jesus^(G) regarding what pertains to God.^{(H) 18} For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me^(I) by word and deed for the obedience of the Gentiles, ¹⁹ by the power of miraculous signs and wonders,^(J) and by the power of God’s Spirit. As a result, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ from Jerusalem^(K) all the way around to Illyricum.^{[b](L) 20} My aim is to preach the gospel where Christ has not been named,^(M) so that I will not build on someone else’s foundation,^{(N) 21} but, as it is written,