Romans
16 chapters, 433 verses. The 45th of 66 books, in The Letters of Paul.
How it begins
1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
2(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
3Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
4And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
6Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
Chapters
- 1The gospel and human sinfulness
- 2God judges by truth
- 3Righteousness by faith alone
- 4Abraham's faith justified him
- 5Peace through justification
- 6Dead to sin, alive to God
- 7Struggle with the law
- 8Life in the Spirit
- 9God's sovereign choice
- 10Faith comes by hearing
- 11Israel's remnant preserved
- 12Living sacrifices to God
- 13Obedience to authorities
- 14The weak and the strong
- 15Bearing one another's burdens
- 16Greetings and farewell
King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.