Romans 1
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Paul, a servant of Yeshua the Messiah, called to be an emissary, set apart for the Good News of God,
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which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,
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concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,
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who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Yeshua the Messiah our Lord,
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through whom we received grace and the office of emissary, for obedience of faith among all the nations, for his names sake;
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among whom you are also called to belong to Yeshua the Messiah;
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to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be holy ones: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
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First, I thank my God through Yeshua the Messiah for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.
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For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,
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requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
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For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;
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that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the others faith, both yours and mine.
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Now I don’t desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.
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I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.
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So, as much as is in me, I am eager to proclaim the Good News to you also who are in Rome.
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For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Messiah, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.
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For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, ‘But the righteous shall live by faith.’
“Habukkuk says,
“Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.
Habakkuk 2:4, ESV
The Talmud comments,
“R. Simlai when preaching said: Six hundred and thirteen precepts were communicated to Moses… Isaiah came and reduced them to six [principles], as it is written, [i] He that walks righteously, and [ii] speaks uprightly, [iii] He that despises the gain of oppression, [iv] that shakes his hand from holding of bribes, [v] that stops his ear from hearing of blood, [vi] and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil; he shall dwell on high…Micah came and reduced them to three [principles], as it is written, ‘It has been told thee, O man, what is good, and what the Lord does require of you: [i] only to do justly, and [ii] to love mercy and [iii] to walk humbly before your God…Again came Isaiah and reduced them to two [principles], as it is said, Thus says the HaShem, [i] Keep justice and [ii] do righteousness…Habakkuk who came and based them all on one [principle], as it is said, “But the righteous shall live by his faith.”
Makkot 23b-24a, Soncino Press Edition