Romans 1:1-5

Goodspeed(i) 1 Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called as an apostle, set apart to declare God's good news, 2 which he promised long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 about his Son, who was physically descended from David, 4 and decisively declared Son of God in his holiness of spirit, by being raised from the dead—Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received God's favor and been commissioned in his name to urge obedience and faith upon all the heathen,