Paul writes to the Christians in Rome
1 This letter is from me, Paul. I am a servant of Christ Jesus. God chose me to be his apostle. He sent me to tell his good news to people. 2 God promised this good news long ago, before it happened. His prophets wrote about it in the Bible. 3-4 This good news is about God's Son, who is Jesus Christ, our Lord. Jesus was born as a human baby, a descendant of King David. But after Jesus died, God's Holy Spirit raised him to make him alive again. In this way God showed clearly that Jesus was his powerful Son.
1:1Christ is a name for Jesus in the Greek language that means the same as Messiah in the Hebrew language. It means someone that God chose as a special king for his people.
1:3-4David was a great king of Israel, about 1,000 years before Jesus lived on earth.
5 Because of Jesus Christ, God has been very kind to us. He has chosen us to serve him as his apostles. We tell his message to people from all countries, to bring Jesus honour. We want many people to trust him and obey him. 6 You Christians in Rome are also among those people! God has chosen you to belong to Jesus Christ.
7 So I am writing to all you Christians who are in Rome. God loves you and he has chosen you to be his own people.
I pray that God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to help you. I pray that they will give you peace in your minds.
