Romans 1:1-7 - Greeting

¹ Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, chosen to declare the gospel dispensation, ² which God had promised by his prophets in the holy scriptures, ³ with relation to his son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was of the lineage of David as to his body, ⁴ but as to his holy spirit miraculously declared to be the son of God, by his resurrection from the dead: ⁵ by whose favour I have received the office of an apostle to bring the Gentiles every where to the obedience of faith preached in his name: ⁶ among whom Jesus Christ has also called you:

⁷ to all the beloved of God, the saints by this vocation, who are in Rome, grace to you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul appointed by the divine will to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, and Sosthenes our brother,

² to the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who being sanctified by Christ Jesus, are saints by that vocation, to all that any where invoke the name of Jesus Christ, who is both their Lord and ours.

³ grace and peace be with you from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the divine appointment, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God, which is at Corinth, with all the christians throughout Achaia: favour, ² and peace be to you from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul an apostle (not from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the father who raised him from the dead) and all the brethren, ² who are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: grace be to you, and peace from God the father,

³ and from our Lord Jesus Christ: who gave himself for our sins, ⁴ that he might deliver us from the vices of this present age, according to the will of God, even our father: to ⁵ whom be glory for ever and ever. amen. I wonder you have so soon deserted unto another gospel,

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the divine appointment to the converts which are at Ephesus, who stand firm in the faith of Christ Jesus:

² grace be to you, and peace from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the christians that are at Philippi, to the bishops, and to the deacons.

² Grace and peace be with you from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the divine appointment, and Timothy our brother,

² to our faithful brethren the christian converts at Coloss. favour and peace be to you from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians, who believe in God the father, and in our Lord Jesus Christ. grace and peace be with you from God our father, and from Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹ Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, that believe in God our father, and in the Lord Jesus Christ.

² favour and peace be with you from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the appointment of God our saviour, and of Jesus Christ our hope,

² to Timothy my sincere convert, favour, mercy and peace from God our father, and Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, appointed by God to declare the promise, which Jesus Christ has made of eternal life;

² to Timothy, my dear son, grace, mercy and peace from God the father, and from Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹ Paul a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to declare the faith which recommends men to the divine favour, and to convince them of that truth, which leads to piety, ² and gives the expectation of eternal life, which the God of veracity promised so many ages ago; ³ and has in due time manifested by the preaching of his word, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our saviour:

⁴ TO Titus my own convert to the common faith: grace and peace from God the father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our saviour.

¹ James a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the TWELVE TRIBES dispers'd thro' the world, sends greeting.

¹ PETER an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the foreigners dispers'd thro' Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, whom God the father has chosen in pursuance of his decree, ² to sanctify them by his spirit, that by their obedience they might be sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. may the divine savour make you continually prosper.

¹ Simon Peter the servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who equally share with us in the advantages of faith, thro' the veracity of our God, and of Jesus Christ. ² may the divine favour and felicity be poured upon you, by the knowledge of God, and of our Lord Jesus Christ.

³ It is thus his divine power has given us every thing conducive to life and piety, by making us acquainted with him, who has called us by his illustrious power; ⁴ by which we have receiv'd the most inestimable promises, that thereby you might become partakers of the divine perfections, after having escap'd from the corruption of a sensual world. ⁵ Do you on your part employ all your care in adding to your faith, fortitude: to fortitude, knowledge: ⁶ to knowledge, temperance: to temperance, patience: to patience, piety: ⁷ to piety, fraternal affection: and to fraternal affection, universal benevolence.