1. From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus.God chose me to be an apostle, and he appointed me to preach the good news
2. that he promised long ago by what his prophets said in the holy Scriptures.
3-4. This good news is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ! As a human, he was from the family of David. But the Holy Spirit proved that Jesus is the powerful Son of God, because he was raised from death.
5. Jesus was kind to me and chose me to be an apostle, so that people of all nations would obey and have faith.
6. You are some of those people chosen by Jesus Christ.
7. This letter is to all of you in Rome. God loves you and has chosen you to be his very own people.I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!
8. First, I thank God in the name of Jesus Christ for all of you. I do this because people everywhere in the world are talking about your faith.
9. God has seen how I never stop praying for you, while I serve him with all my heart and tell the good news about his Son.
10. In all my prayers, I ask God to make it possible for me to visit you.