Chapter 1

1. Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God--
2. the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures
3. regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David,
4. and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
5. Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
6. And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7. To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Chapter 5

1. Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,?
2. through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.?
3. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;?
4. perseverance, character; and character, hope.?
5. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.?
6. You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.?
7. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.?
8. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.?
9. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!?
10. For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!?
11. Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.