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From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus and an apostle chosen and called by God to preach his Good News.
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The Good News was promised long ago by God through his prophets, as written in the Holy Scriptures.
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It is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: as to his humanity, he was born a descendant of David;
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as to his divine holiness, he was shown with great power to be the Son of God by being raised from death.
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Through him God gave me the privilege of being an apostle for the sake of Christ, in order to lead people of all nations to believe and obey.
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This also includes you who are in Rome, whom God has called to belong to Jesus Christ.
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And so I write to all of you in Rome whom God loves and has called to be his own people: May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
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First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because the whole world is hearing about your faith.
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God is my witness that what I say is true - the God whom I serve with all my heart by preaching the Good News about his Son. God knows that I remember you