Romans 1:16-18

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The Power of the Good News

¹⁶^(A) I am proud of the good news! It is God's powerful way of saving all people who have faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. ¹⁷^(B) The good news tells how God accepts everyone who has faith, but only those who have faith.^[a] It is just as the Scriptures say, “The people God accepts because of their faith will live.”^[b]

Everyone Is Guilty

¹⁸From heaven God shows how angry he is with all the wicked and evil things that sinful people do to crush the truth.

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Footnotes

1.17 but only those who have faith: Or “and faith is all that matters.”
1.17 The people God accepts because of their faith will live: Or “The people God accepts will live because of their faith.”