Romans

New Testament · 16 chapters

Paul’s fullest statement of the gospel, written ahead of a visit to Rome.

About Romans

Romans is Paul’s most systematic letter, written to a church he had not yet met. He argues that all people, Jew and Gentile alike, are under sin and are put right with God through faith in Christ rather than by law-keeping. Chapters five to eight explore life in the Spirit and end in the assurance that nothing can separate us from God’s love; chapters nine to eleven wrestle with Israel, and twelve onward turn to practical living.

  • Justification by faith
  • Grace
  • Life in the Spirit
  • God’s love

Key verses in Romans

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Verses to memorize from Romans

  • Romans 3:24 — Paul explains that sinners are declared right with God freely, as a gift of his grace, through the rescue Christ Jesus accomplished.
  • Romans 5:1 — Because we have been made right with God through faith, we now have peace with him through Jesus Christ.
  • Romans 5:3-4 — Paul says believers can even rejoice in hardship, because suffering builds endurance, endurance builds tested character, and character builds hope.
  • Romans 5:8 — God proved his love by having Christ die for us while we were still sinners — before we had done anything to deserve it.
  • Romans 6:23 — Sin pays out death, but God gives eternal life as a free gift through Christ Jesus.
  • Romans 8:1 — For those who belong to Christ Jesus, there is no longer any sentence of condemnation.
  • Romans 8:28 — For those who love God and are called by him, God is at work in every circumstance, weaving it together for their good.
  • Romans 8:38-39 — Paul is certain that nothing — not death, life, spiritual powers, or anything in all creation — can cut us off from God's love in Christ.
  • Romans 10:9 — Paul says that whoever openly declares Jesus as Lord and truly believes God raised him from the dead will be saved.
  • Romans 10:17 — Faith is born when people hear the message, and that message comes through the word of God.
  • Romans 12:1 — In view of God's mercy, Paul urges believers to offer their whole lives to God as a living, holy sacrifice — the fitting way to worship him.
  • Romans 12:2 — Paul urges believers not to be shaped by the world's pattern but to be changed from within as God renews their thinking.
  • Romans 15:13 — Paul prays that the God who gives hope will fill believers with joy and peace as they trust him, so their hope overflows by the Spirit's power.

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