Romans 1:14-16

Expanded Bible

¹⁴ I have a ·duty [obligation; debt] to all people—Greeks and ·those who are not Greeks [or barbarians; ^Cthis pairing could mean (1) ethnic Greeks and other Gentiles; (2) Greek speakers (people in the Roman empire) and non-Greek speakers (those outside the Roman empire); or (3) cultured people and uncultured people], the wise and the foolish [^Cperhaps contrasting educated with uneducated, or philosophically sophisticated (1 Cor. 1:18–31) with simple-minded]. ¹⁵ That is why I ·want so much [am so eager] to preach the ·Good News [Gospel] to you in Rome.

¹⁶ [^LFor] I am not ashamed of the ·Good News [Gospel], because it is the power God uses to save everyone who believes—to save the Jews first, and then to save ·Gentiles [^Lthe Greeks; ^Chere meaning anyone who is not Jewish; contrast v. 14].