Romans 1:1

Good News Translation

From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus and an apostle chosen and called by God to preach his Good News.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 23:13

His oldest son, Amram, was the father of Aaron and Moses. (Aaron and his descendants were set apart to be in charge of the sacred objects forever, to burn incense in the worship of the Lord, to serve him, and to bless the people in his name.

Isaiah 49:1

Listen to me, distant nations, you people who live far away! Before I was born, the Lord chose me and appointed me to be his servant.

Jeremiah 1:5

“I chose you before I gave you life, and before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nations.”

Mark 1:14

After John had been put in prison, Jesus went to Galilee and preached the Good News from God.

John 12:26

Whoever wants to serve me must follow me, so that my servant will be with me where I am. And my Father will honor anyone who serves me.

John 15:15

I do not call you servants any longer, because servants do not know what their master is doing. Instead, I call you friends, because I have told you everything I heard from my Father.

John 15:20

Remember what I told you: ‘Slaves are not greater than their master.’ If people persecuted me, they will persecute you too; if they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours too.

Acts 13:9

Then Saul—also known as Paul—was filled with the Holy Spirit; he looked straight at the magician

Acts 20:24

But I reckon my own life to be worth nothing to me; I only want to complete my mission and finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do, which is to declare the Good News about the grace of God.

Acts 21:40

The commander gave him permission, so Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand for the people to be silent. When they were quiet, Paul spoke to them in Hebrew:

Acts 22:21

‘Go,’ the Lord said to me, ‘for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

Acts 22:7

I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul! Why do you persecute me?’

Acts 26:1

Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak on your own behalf.” Paul stretched out his hand and defended himself as follows:

Acts 26:14

All of us fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me? You are hurting yourself by hitting back, like an ox kicking against its owner's stick.’

Acts 27:23

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship came to me

Acts 9:15

The Lord said to him, “Go, because I have chosen him to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel.

Romans 1:16

I have complete confidence in the gospel; it is God's power to save all who believe, first the Jews and also the Gentiles.

Romans 1:5

Through him God gave me the privilege of being an apostle for the sake of Christ, in order to lead people of all nations to believe and obey.

Romans 1:9

God is my witness that what I say is true—the God whom I serve with all my heart by preaching the Good News about his Son. God knows that I remember you

Romans 11:13

I am speaking now to you Gentiles: As long as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I will take pride in my work.

Romans 15:16

of being a servant of Christ Jesus to work for the Gentiles. I serve like a priest in preaching the Good News from God, in order that the Gentiles may be an offering acceptable to God, dedicated to him by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:29

When I come to you, I know that I shall come with a full measure of the blessing of Christ.

Romans 16:18

For those who do such things are not serving Christ our Lord, but their own appetites. By their fine words and flattering speech they deceive innocent people.

Romans 16:25

Let us give glory to God! He is able to make you stand firm in your faith, according to the Good News I preach about Jesus Christ and according to the revelation of the secret truth which was hidden for long ages in the past.

1 Corinthians 1:1

From Paul, who was called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes—

1 Corinthians 9:1

Am I not a free man? Am I not an apostle? Haven't I seen Jesus our Lord? And aren't you the result of my work for the Lord?

2 Corinthians 1:1

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, and from our brother Timothy— To the church of God in Corinth, and to all God's people throughout Achaia:

2 Corinthians 11:5

I do not think that I am the least bit inferior to those very special so-called “apostles” of yours!

2 Corinthians 11:7

I did not charge you a thing when I preached the Good News of God to you; I humbled myself in order to make you important. Was that wrong of me?

2 Corinthians 12:11

I am acting like a fool—but you have made me do it. You are the ones who ought to show your approval of me. For even if I am nothing, I am in no way inferior to those very special “apostles” of yours.

2 Corinthians 2:12

When I arrived in Troas to preach the Good News about Christ, I found that the Lord had opened the way for the work there.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For it is not ourselves that we preach; we preach Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

Galatians 1:1

From Paul, whose call to be an apostle did not come from human beings or by human means, but from Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from death.

Ephesians 1:1

From Paul, who by God's will is an apostle of Christ Jesus— To God's people in Ephesus, who are faithful in their life in union with Christ Jesus:

Ephesians 1:13

And you also became God's people when you heard the true message, the Good News that brought you salvation. You believed in Christ, and God put his stamp of ownership on you by giving you the Holy Spirit he had promised.

Ephesians 4:11

It was he who “gave gifts to people”; he appointed some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, others to be pastors and teachers.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord appointed the men of the tribe of Levi to be in charge of the Covenant Box, to serve him as priests, and to pronounce blessings in his name. And these are still their duties.

Philippians 1:1

From Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus— To all God's people in Philippi who are in union with Christ Jesus, including the church leaders and helpers:

Philippians 2:11

and all will openly proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Colossians 1:1

From Paul, who by God's will is an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy—

Colossians 1:25

And I have been made a servant of the church by God, who gave me this task to perform for your good. It is the task of fully proclaiming his message,

1 Thessalonians 2:2

You know how we had already been mistreated and insulted in Philippi before we came to you in Thessalonica. And even though there was much opposition, our God gave us courage to tell you the Good News that comes from him.

1 Thessalonians 2:8

Because of our love for you we were ready to share with you not only the Good News from God but even our own lives. You were so dear to us!

1 Thessalonians 2:9

Surely you remember, our friends, how we worked and toiled! We worked day and night so that we would not be any trouble to you as we preached to you the Good News from God.

1 Timothy 1:1

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by order of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope—

1 Timothy 2:7

and that is why I was sent as an apostle and teacher of the Gentiles, to proclaim the message of faith and truth. I am not lying; I am telling the truth!

2 Timothy 1:11

God has appointed me as an apostle and teacher to proclaim the Good News,

Titus 1:1

From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I was chosen and sent to help the faith of God's chosen people and to lead them to the truth taught by our religion,

Hebrews 5:4

No one chooses for himself the honor of being a high priest. It is only by God's call that a man is made a high priest—just as Aaron was.

Hebrews 7:26

Jesus, then, is the High Priest that meets our needs. He is holy; he has no fault or sin in him; he has been set apart from sinners and raised above the heavens.

James 1:1

From James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ: Greetings to all God's people scattered over the whole world.

1 Peter 4:17

The time has come for judgment to begin, and God's own people are the first to be judged. If it starts with us, how will it end with those who do not believe the Good News from God?

2 Peter 1:1

From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ— To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have been given a faith as precious as ours:

Jude 1:1

From Jude, servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James— To those who have been called by God, who live in the love of God the Father and the protection of Jesus Christ:

Revelation 1:1

This book is the record of the events that Jesus Christ revealed. God gave him this revelation in order to show to his servants what must happen very soon. Christ made these things known to his servant John by sending his angel to him,

Revelation 22:6

Then the angel said to me, “These words are true and can be trusted. And the Lord God, who gives his Spirit to the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must happen very soon.”

Revelation 22:9

But he said to me, “Don't do it! I am a servant together with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all those who obey the words in this book. Worship God!”