Romans (KJV)
16 chapters · 433 verses. Choose a chapter to read it in the King James Version.
About the Book of Romans
Romans sets out Paul's fullest explanation of the gospel: human sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's faithfulness to Jew and Gentile alike. It aims to unite the Roman church around this gospel and support Paul's mission.
- Genre
- Epistle
- Author
- The apostle Paul
- First audience
- The church in Rome
How to read it: Read the letter as a sustained argument — follow its flow of reasoning, and keep its occasion and audience in view rather than mining isolated verses.
It opens: “Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,” (Romans 1:1)
Chapters
Key verses in Romans
The verses of Romans that the rest of Scripture cross-references most often.
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Read Romans with a guide
- Romans in 16 Days16 days through Paul's letter of graceAll 16 days in Romans
- Faith in Suffering7 days of honest faith in hard times2 of 7 days in Romans
- Identity in Christ7 days on who God says you are2 of 7 days in Romans
- New Believer: Your First 30 Days30 days on the first steps of following Jesus2 of 30 days in Romans
- The Cross7 days at the centre of the faith2 of 7 days in Romans
- Walking in the Spirit7 days learning to live by the Spirit2 of 7 days in Romans