Paul’s Letter to the ROMANS (Modified King James Version)
Opening Remarks (1:1 – 1:17)
GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS (1:1 – 1:7)
- Paul’s View of Himself
- Paul’s View of His Mission
- Paul’s View of the Gospel
- Paul’s View of the Romans
PAUL’s DESIRE TO VISIT ROME (1:8 – 1:15)
- Paul’s thankful, Prayerful Desire (1:8-10)
- The Reason for Paul’s Desire (1:11-15)
GOOD NEWS FOR BAD PEOPLE (1:16 – 1:17)
- Salvation
- Faith
- Righeousness
- Justification
Body (1:18 – 15:13)
THE UNRIGHTEOUSNESS OF ALL PEOPLE (1:18 – 3:18)
- The Unrighteousness of Unbelievers (1:18-21)
- The Unrighteousness of the Self-Indulgent (1:22-32)
- The Unrighteousness of the Self-Righteous (2:1-11)
- The Unrighteousness of Those Without the Law (2:12-16)
- The Unrighteousness of Those With the Law (2:17-29)
- The Advantage of the Jews (3:1-18)
THE WAY TO TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS (3:19-4:25)
- The Futility of Man-Made Righteousness (3:19-20)
- The Reality of God’s Righteousness (3:21-26)
- The Way to True Righteousness – Justification by God (3:27-31)
- Abraham – Declared Righteous by Faith, Not by Works (4:1-25)
GOD’S PLAN FOR BELIEVERS (5:1-8:39)
- The Benefits of Justification (5:1-11)
- God’s Redemption in Christ (5:12-21)
- Dead to Sin; Alive to Christ (6:1-14)
- Slaves to Righteousness (6:15-23)
- Released From Law; Bound to Christ (7:1-6)
- The Law and Sin (7:7-25)
- Life through the Spirit (8:1-17)
- Present Suffering, Future Glory (8:18-30)
- More Than Conquerors (8:31-39)
GOD’S PLAN FOR ISRAEL (9:1-11:36)
- God’s Concern for Israel // Paul’s Anguish for Israel (9:1-5)
- God’s Sovereign Choice (9:6-29)
- Israel’s Unbelief (9:30-33)
- Israel Needs The Gospel (10:1-13)
- Israel Rejects The Gospel (10:14-21)
- Israel’s Rejection Not Total (11:1-10)
- Israel’s Rejection Not Final (11:11-24)
- All Israel Will Be Saved (11:25-32)
- Doxology (11:33-36)
THE REASONABLE RESPONSE TO GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS (12:1 – 15:13)
Closing Remarks (15:14 – 16:27)
PERSONAL PLANS (15:14-33)
GREETINGS and BENEDICTION (16:1-33)
- Greetings to Phoebe (16:1-2)
- Greetings to Saints in Rome (16:3-16)
- Warning to Avoid Divisive Persons (16:17-20)
- Greetings from Paul’s Friends (16:21-24)
- Benediction (16:25-27)