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from etext #1581 prepared by Dennis McCarthy, Atlanta, Georgiaand Tad Book, student, Pontifical North American College, Rome.
Translated from the Latin Vulgate
Diligently Compared with the Hebrew, Greek,and Other Editions in Divers Languages
THE OLD TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Douay
A.D. 1609 & 1610
and
THE NEW TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Rheims
A.D. 1582
With Annotations
The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared withthe Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard ChallonerA.D. 1749-1752
St. Paul wrote this epistle at Corinth, when he was preparing to go toJerusalem with the charitable contributions collected in Achaia andMacedonia for the relief of the Christians in Judea; which was abouttwenty-four years after Our Lord's Ascension. It was written in Greek;but at the same time translated into Latin, for the benefit of those whodid not understand that language. And though it is not the first of hisEpistles in the order of time, yet it is first placed on account ofsublimity of the matter contained in it, of the preeminence of the placeto which it was sent, and in veneration of the Church.
Romans Chapter 1
He commends the faith of the Romans, whom he longs to see. Thephilosophy of the heathens, being void of faith and humility, betrayedthem into shameful sins.
1:1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separatedunto the gospel of God.
1:2. Which he had promised before, by his prophets, in the holyscriptures,
1:3. Concerning his Son, who was made to him of the seed of David,according to the flesh,
1:4. Who was predestinated the Son of God in power, according to thespirit of sanctification, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christfrom the dead:
Predestinated, etc… Christ as man, was predestinated to be the Son ofGod: and declared to be so (as the apostle here signifies) first, bypower, that is, by his working stupendous miracles; secondly, by thespirit of sanctification, that is, by his infinite sanctity; thirdly, byhis ressurection, or raising himself from the dead.
1:5. By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to thefaith, in all nations, for his name:
1:6. Among whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ:
1:7. To all that are at Rome, the beloved of God, called to be saints.Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord JesusChrist.
1:8. First, I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all:because your faith is spoken of in the whole world.
1:9. For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel ofhis Son, that without ceasing I make a commemoration of you:
1:10. Always in my prayers making request, if by any means now at lengthI may have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you.
1:11. For I long to see you that I may impart unto you some spiritualgrace, to strengthen you:
1:12. That is to say, that I may be comforted together in you by thatwhich is common to us bo