Rom 1:1-7

Greeting.^* 1Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus,^* called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God,^a 2which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy scriptures,^b 3^* the gospel about his Son, descended from David according to the flesh,^c 4but established as Son of God in power according to the spirit of holiness through resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.^d 5^* Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles,^e 6among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ;^f 7to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy.^* Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.^g