Romans 1:1-7 - Greeting

¹ Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, an Apostle by the selection of God, given authority as a preacher of the good news, ² Of which God had given word before by his prophets in the holy Writings, ³ About his Son who, in the flesh, came from the family of David, ⁴ But was marked out as Son of God in power by the Holy Spirit through the coming to life again of the dead; Jesus Christ our Lord, ⁵ Through whom grace has been given to us, sending us out to make disciples to the faith among all nations, for his name: ⁶ Among whom you in the same way have been marked out to be disciples of Jesus Christ:

⁷ To all those who are in Rome, loved by God, marked out as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Sosthenes the brother,

² To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been made holy in Christ Jesus, saints by the selection of God, with all those who in every place give honour to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

³ Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia: ² Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul, an Apostle (not from men, and not through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who made him come back from the dead), ² And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

³ Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, ⁴ Who gave himself for our sins, so that he might make us free from this present evil world, after the purpose of our God and Father: ⁵ To whom be the glory for ever and ever. So be it.

¹ Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the purpose of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and those who have faith in Christ Jesus:

² Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons of the church:

² Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the purpose of God, and Timothy our brother,

² To the saints and true brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

¹ Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

¹ Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

² Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the order of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope;

² To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹ Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

² To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹ Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is true in harmony with religion, ² In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true; ³ Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;

⁴ To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

¹ James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends words of love to the twelve tribes of the Jews living in all parts of the earth.

¹ Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints who are living in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, ² Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.

¹ Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: ² May grace and peace ever be increasing in you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

³ Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue; ⁴ And through this he has given us the hope of great rewards highly to be valued; so that by them we might have our part in God's being, and be made free from the destruction which is in the world through the desires of the flesh. ⁵ So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue, ⁶ And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind, ⁷ And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.