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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

18 From 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. 1.17 but only those who have faith: Or “and faith is all that matters.”
  2. 1.17 The people God accepts because of their faith will live: Or “The people God accepts will live because of their faith.”

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel,(A) because it is the power of God(B) that brings salvation to everyone who believes:(C) first to the Jew,(D) then to the Gentile.(E) 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed(F)—a righteousness that is by faith(G) from first to last,[a] just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”[b](H)

God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity

18 The wrath of God(I) is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 1:17 Or is from faith to faith
  2. Romans 1:17 Hab. 2:4