Romans 1:1-7 - Greeting

¹ To all in Rome who are dear to God and have been called to become Christ's People, From Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, who has been called to become an Apostle, and has been set apart to tell God's Good News. ² This Good News God promised long ago through his Prophets in the sacred Scriptures, ³ Concerning his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord; who, as to his human nature, was descended from David, ⁴ But, as to the spirit of holiness within him, was miraculously designated Son of God by his resurrection from the dead. ⁵ Through him we received the gift of the Apostolic office, to win submission to the Faith among all nations for the glory of his Name. ⁶ And among these nations are you-you who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.

⁷ May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

¹ To the Church of God in Corinth, to those who have been consecrated by union with Christ Jesus and called to become his People, and also to all, wherever they may be, who invoke the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ-their Master and ours,

² From Paul, who has been called to be an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, And from Sosthenes, our Brother.

³ May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

¹ To the Church of God in Corinth, and to all Christ's People throughout Greece, from Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, and from Timothy, a Brother. ² May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

¹ To the churches in Galatia, from Paul, an Apostle whose commission is not from men and is given, not by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead; ² And from all the Brothers here.

³ May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, bless you and give you peace. For Christ, to rescue us from this present wicked age, ⁴ Gave himself for our sins, in accordance with the will of God and Father, ⁵ To whom be ascribed all glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹ To Christ's People [AT EPHESUS] who are faithful to him, from Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God.

² May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

¹ To all Christ's People at Philippi, with the Presiding Officers and Assistants, from Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus.

² May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you, and give you peace.

¹ From Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, and from Timothy, our Brother.

² To Christ's People at Colossae--the Brothers who are faithful to him: May God, our Father, bless you and give you peace.

¹ To the Thessalonian Church in union with God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. May God bless you and give you peace.

¹ To the Thessalonian Church in union with God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, From Paul, Silas, and Timothy.

² May God, the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

¹ From Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the appointment of God, our Savior, and Christ Jesus, our Hope.

² To Timothy, my true Child in the Faith: May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.

¹ To Timothy, my dear Child, from Paul who, by the will of God, is an Apostle of Christ Jesus, charged to proclaim the Life that comes from union with Christ Jesus. May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.

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¹ From Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, charged to strengthen the faith of God's Chosen People, and their knowledge of that Truth which makes for godliness, . ² and is based on the hope of Immortal Life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began, ³ and has revealed at his own time in his Message, with the proclamation of which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior.

⁴ To Titus, my true Child in our one Faith: May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Savior, bless you and give you peace.

¹ James, a Servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, greets The Twelve Tribes that are living abroad.

¹ To the People of God who are living abroad, dispersed throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Roman Asia, and Bithynia, ² and who were chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the consecration of the Spirit, to learn obedience, and to be purified by the sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ, from Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ. May blessing and peace be yours in ever-increasing measure.

¹ To those to whom, through the justice of our God and Savior Jesus Christ, there has been granted faith equally privileged with our own, from Simon Peter, a servant and an Apostle of Jesus Christ. ² May blessing and peace be yours in ever-increasing measure, as you advance in the knowledge of God and of Jesus, our Lord.

³ For his divine power has given us everything that is needful for a life of piety, as we advance in the knowledge of him who called us by a glorious manifestation of his goodness. ⁴ For it was through this that he gave us what we prize as the greatest of his promises, that through them you might participate in the divine nature, now that you have fled from the corruption in the world, resulting from human passions. ⁵ Yes, and for this very reason do your best to supplement your faith by goodness, goodness by knowledge, ⁶ knowledge by self-control, self-control by endurance, endurance by piety, ⁷ piety by brotherly affection, and brotherly affection by love.