28 Bible Verses about Rome

And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in spirit, having traveled through Macedonia and Achaia, to go on into Jerusalem, saying that, After I am there it behooves me also to see Rome.

But I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that frequently I purposed to come to you, and was hindered hitherto, in order that I may have some fruit among you, as well as also among other Gentiles. I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians; both to the wise, and the unwise: so to my utmost ability, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.

but now, no longer having a place in these regions, and having an earnest longing for many years to come to you, as I may journey into Spain, for I hope traveling through to see you, and by you to be sent forth thither, if in the first place I may be satisfied with your company??25 but now I journey to Jerusalem, ministering to the saints. For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a certain contribution to the poor who are in Jerusalem.read more.
For they were pleased to do so; and they are their debtors: for if the Gentiles participated in spiritual things, they owe it to them also to minister unto them in carnal things. Then having completed and sealed this fruit unto them, I will sail away for Spain by you; but I know that coming unto you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.

And on the following night, the Lord standing over him, said, Take courage: for as thou hast testified to the things concerning me in Jerusalem, so it behooveth thee also to testify to me in Rome.

And Paul said, I am standing at the tribunal of Caesar, where it behooves me to be judged. To the Jews I have done nothing wrong, as you indeed well know. If therefore I indeed am guilty of unrighteousness, and have done anything worthy of death, I do not ask not to die: but if nothing of these things of which they accuse me is true, no man is able to gratify them (by my death): I appeal unto Caesar. Then Festus, having spoken with the council, responded, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar; thou shalt go unto Caesar.

And when it was determined that we should sail away into Italy, they committed both Paul and certain other prisoners to the centurion, Julius by name, of the band of Augustus. And having embarked on an Adramyttium ship, about to sail to those places along Asia, we set sail; Aristarchus, the Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

where having found brethren, we were entreated to remain with them seven days: and thus we came into Rome. And the brethren, hearing the news concerning us, came thence to meet us at the Appian Forum and Three Taverns: whom Paul, seeing, having given thanks to God, took courage. And when we came into Rome, it was permitted to Paul to remain to himself with the soldier guarding him.

And he spent a whole biennium in his own hired house, and received all those coming to him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things concerning the Lord Jesus, with all boldness, uninterruptedly.

And having appointed a day with him, many came to him into his hired house, to whom witnessing he expounded the kingdom of God, indeed persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and the prophets, from morning unto evening. And some of them indeed believed the things spoken, but others continued to doubt;

But I wish you, brethren, to know that the affairs appertaining to me have turned out rather unto the promotion of the gospel. So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the pretorian army, and to all the rest;

but now, no longer having a place in these regions, and having an earnest longing for many years to come to you, as I may journey into Spain, for I hope traveling through to see you, and by you to be sent forth thither, if in the first place I may be satisfied with your company??25 but now I journey to Jerusalem, ministering to the saints.

And the brethren, hearing the news concerning us, came thence to meet us at the Appian Forum and Three Taverns: whom Paul, seeing, having given thanks to God, took courage.

In the first place, indeed, I praise my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-laborers in Christ Jesus; who laid down their neck for my life; and for whom not I alone hut all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks; and the church in their house. Salute Epaenetus my beloved, who is the first fruit of Asia unto Christ.read more.
Salute Mary, who labored much for you. Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsman and my fellow-soldiers, who are celebrated among the apostles, who were also in Christ before me. Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord. Salute Urbanus our fellow-worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. Salute Apelles the reproved in Christ. Salute those of the household of Aristobulus. Salute Herodian my kinsman. Salute those from the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord. Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who are laboring in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord. Salute Rufus the elect in the Lord, and his mother and mine. Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brethren along with them. Salute Philologus and Julius, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who were with them. Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For the righteousness of God is revealed in him from faith to faith: as has been written, But the just shall live by faith.

for all sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

as has been written, There is no one good, not one:

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord,

but the righteousness of God through faith of Jesus Christ is unto all who believe: for there is no difference,

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Therefore having been justified by faith, let us have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ: through whom we also have access by faith unto this grace in which we stand, and let us rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

And it was not written on account of him alone, that it was imputed to him; but on account of us also, to whom it is about to be imputed, who believe on him who raised up our Lord Jesus from the dead; who was delivered on account of our transgressions, and raised for our justification.

And God commends his love to us, because, we being yet sinners, Christ died for us. How much more then, having now been justified by his blood, shall we be saved from wrath through him. For if being enemies we are reconciled to God through the death of his Son; how much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved through his life:

For the scripture says, Every one believing on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: for the same is Lord of all, rich unto all that call on him. For every one who may call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

And one of the seven angels having the seven bowls, came and spoke with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot, the one sitting upon many waters: with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and those dwelling upon the earth were made drunk from the wine of her fornication. And he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, having the names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.read more.
And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and gilded with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the impurities of her fornication: and upon her forehead her name was written; Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother of Harlots And The Abominations of The Earth. And I saw the woman drunken from the blood of the saints, and from the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and seeing her, I was astonished with great astonishment. And the angel said to me, Wherefore wast thou astonished? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman and of the beast which carries her, having the seven heads and ten horns. The beast which you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and go into perdition: and those dwelling upon the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will be astonished, seeing the beast, because he was, and is not, and will be. Here is a mind having wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, where the woman sits upon them, and there are seven kings; five have fallen, one is, and another is not yet come; and when he may come it behooves him to remain a little while. The beast which was, and is not, and the same is the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going into perdition. And the ten horns which you saw, are ten kings, who live not yet received a kingdom; but they receive authority as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall conquer them, because he is the Lord of lords, and King of kings: and with him are the called, and the elect, and the faithful. And he says to me, The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw and the beast, these will hate the harlot, and will make her desolate and naked, and eat her flesh, and burn her up with fire; for God has given it into their hearts to do his mind, and to have one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. And the woman whom you saw is the great city, the one having dominion over the kings of the earth.

And another second angel followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nation to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

And the great city was divided into three parts, and cities of the Gentiles fell. And great Babylon came into remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the wrath of his indignation.

After these things I saw another angel coming down out of the heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lighted with his glory. And he cried with a strong voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and has become the habitation of demons, and the hold of every unclean spirit, and the den of every unclean and hateful bird; because all nations have fallen of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich from the costliness of her delicacy.read more.
And I heard another voice out of the heaven, saying, Come out from her, my people, in order that you may not partake of her sins, and in order that you may not receive of her plagues; because her sins have mounted up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. Give unto her as indeed she has given, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she mixed, mix unto her double: as to so many things as she has glorified herself, and lived wantonly, give unto her so much torment and sorrow. Because she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow; and I see no sorrow; therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burnt up with fire: because God, the one judging her, is a mighty Lord. And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication with her, and lived wantonly, will weep and wail over her, when they may see the smoke of her burning, and standing afar off on account of the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, the great city, the strong city, Babylon! because in one hour thy judgment came. And the merchants of the earth are weeping and mourning over her; because no one any longer buys their merchandise: their merchandise of gold, and of silver, and of precious stones, and of pearls, and of fine linen; and of purple, and of silk, and of scarlet, and all thyine wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel of most valuable wood, and of brass, and of iron, and of marble; and cinnamon, and amomum, and incense, and myrrh, and libation, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and bodies and souls of men; and the fruit of thy soul's inordinate desire has departed from thee; and all things bright and shining have perished from thee, and they will no longer find them. The merchants of these things, who have grown rich from her, will stand a long way off on account of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning; saying, Alas, alas, the great city, clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearl! because in one hour so great riches have come to desolation. And every pilot, and every one sailing to the place, both the sailors and so many as traverse the sea, stood a long way off, and they continued to cry seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, Who is like unto the great city? And they continued to cast dust upon their heads, and cry, weeping and mourning, saying, Alas, alas, the great city, in which all those having ships in the sea became rich from her costliness! that in one hour she is made desolate. Rejoice over her, O heaven, and the saints, and the apostles, and the prophets; because God has judged your judgment from her. And one strong angel lifted up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with a mighty fall shall Babylon the great city, be cast down, and can be found no more. And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and flute-players, and trumpeters, shall no more be heard in thee; and every artificer of every art shall no more be found in thee; and the sound of the mill shall no longer be heard in thee; and the light of a candle shall no more shine in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride shall no longer be heard in thee: because thy merchants were the great men of the earth; because by thy sorcery all nations were deceived, truly in her is found the blood of prophets, and saints, and all those who have been slain upon the earth.