Romans 1:16

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The Power of the Gospel For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

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  • Mark 8:38 : 38 For if anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
  • 2 Tim 1:8 : 8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God’s power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.
  • Ps 40:9-9 : 9 I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O LORD, you know this is true. 10 I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.
  • 1 Pet 4:16 : 16 But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.
  • Luke 9:26 : 26 For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
  • Rom 2:9 : 9 There will be affliction and distress on everyone who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek,
  • Heb 4:12 : 12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.
  • Jer 23:29 : 29 My message is like a fire that purges dross! It is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces! I, the LORD, so affirm it!
  • 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.
  • Gal 1:7 : 7 not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.
  • Rom 10:17 : 17 Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 1:18-24 : 18 The Message of the Cross For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written,“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent.” 20 Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching. 22 For Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks ask for wisdom, 23 but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles. 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
  • 1 Cor 2:4 : 4 My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
  • Acts 3:26 : 26 God raised up his servant and sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each one of you from your iniquities.”
  • Isa 53:1 : 1 Who would have believed what we just heard? When was the LORD’s power revealed through him?
  • Ps 119:46 : 46 I will speak about your regulations before kings and not be ashamed.
  • Luke 2:10-11 : 10 But the angel said to them,“Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people: 11 Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.
  • 1 Thess 1:5-6 : 5 in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you). 6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.
  • 1 Tim 1:11 : 11 This accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that was entrusted to me.
  • 2 Tim 1:16 : 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.
  • 2 Cor 9:13 : 13 Through the evidence of this service they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing with them and with everyone.
  • 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments 5 and every arrogant obstacle that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey Christ.
  • 2 Cor 2:14-16 : 14 Apostolic Ministry But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and who makes known through us the fragrance that consists of the knowledge of him in every place. 15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing– 16 to the latter an odor from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?
  • 1 Cor 9:18 : 18 What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel I may offer the gospel free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights in the gospel.
  • 1 Cor 15:2 : 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you– unless you believed in vain.
  • 2 Cor 2:12 : 12 Now when I arrived in Troas to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened a door of opportunity for me,
  • 1 Cor 14:24-25 : 24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or uninformed person enters, he will be convicted by all, he will be called to account by all. 25 The secrets of his heart are disclosed, and in this way he will fall down with his face to the ground and worship God, declaring,“God is really among you.”
  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.
  • Col 1:5-6 : 5 Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel 6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
  • 1 Cor 9:12 : 12 If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving?But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 2:2 : 2 For I decided to be concerned about nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
  • Rom 15:19 : 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
  • Rom 15:29 : 29 and I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of Christ’s blessing.
  • Rom 4:11 : 11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.
  • Ps 71:15-16 : 15 I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent. 16 I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the Sovereign LORD. I will proclaim your justice– yours alone.

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    13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often intended to come to you(and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles.

    14I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

    15Thus I am eager also to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome.

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    17For the righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel from faith to faith, just as it is written,“The righteous by faith will live.”

  • 2 Tim 1:8
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    8So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God’s power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.

  • Rom 10:11
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    11For the scripture says,“Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.”

  • 1 Cor 1:17-18
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    17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel– and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.

    18The Message of the Cross For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

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    16For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

  • Phil 1:16-20
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    16The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.

    17The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.

    18What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice.Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,

    19for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

    20My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.

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    10Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!

    11Paul’s Vindication of His Apostleship Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.

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    16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

    17So I boast in Christ Jesus about the things that pertain to God.

    18For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

    19in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

    20And in this way I desire to preach where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on another person’s foundation,

  • 1 Cor 1:23-24
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    23but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.

    24But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

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    1¶ Salutation From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.

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    11This accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that was entrusted to me.

  • Gal 6:14
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    14But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

  • 2 Tim 1:11-12
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    11For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher.

    12Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.

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    8Paul’s Desire to Visit Rome First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

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  • Phil 1:28
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    28and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation– a sign which is from God.

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    21For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.

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    18What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel I may offer the gospel free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights in the gospel.

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    16on the day when God will judge the secrets of human hearts, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus.

  • Rom 2:10
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    10but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, for the Jew first and also the Greek.

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    25Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,

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    22To the weak I became weak in order to gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all means I may save some.

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    10As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.

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    12Ministry as a Prisoner I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:

  • 2 Cor 10:16
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    16so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.

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    19Pray for me also, that I may be given the right words when I begin to speak– that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel,

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    5in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).

  • 1 Cor 15:11
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    11Whether then it was I or they, this is the way we preach and this is the way you believed.

  • Rom 15:9
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    9and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,“Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.”

  • 1 Tim 1:15-16
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    15This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance:“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”– and I am the worst of them!

    16But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that in me as the worst, Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.

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    5Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.