Romans
Romans has 16 chapters. Read Romans in the Bible in Basic English, chapter by chapter, free and without an account.
Romans is Paul’s letter to believers in Rome about God’s saving righteousness revealed through Jesus Christ. It addresses sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and the place of Israel and the Gentiles in God’s purposes. Its argument leads into practical teaching about love, humility, mutual welcome, and shared responsibility, followed by travel plans and personal greetings.
Romans is one of Paul's letters of the New Testament, the same 27 books in every Christian Bible. See it on the shelf.
Romans 1 introduces Paul’s gospel and contrasts God’s revealed righteousness with humanity’s rejection of truth.
Romans 2 emphasizes God’s impartial judgment, genuine obedience, and inward faithfulness over outward identity.
Romans 3 declares universal sin and God’s gracious justification through faith in Jesus apart from boasting.
Romans 4 presents Abraham as the father of all who trust God and shows that the promise rests on grace.
Romans 5 celebrates peace with God and contrasts Adam’s reign of death with Christ’s overflowing grace and life.
Romans 6 explains baptismal union with Christ, freedom from sin’s rule, and a new life devoted to righteousness.
Romans 7 explores the law’s goodness, sin’s deceptive power, and the divided will’s need for rescue.
Romans 8 celebrates life in the Spirit, adoption, creation’s hope, and the inseparable love of God in Christ.
Romans 9 joins Paul’s grief for Israel with God’s sovereign purpose, patient mercy, and the righteousness of faith.
Romans 10 presents the nearness of the saving word and the vital movement from sending and hearing to faith.
Romans 11 uses the olive tree to teach Gentile humility, Israel’s continuing place, and God’s encompassing mercy.
Romans 12 calls for transformed worship, humble use of diverse gifts, sincere love, generosity, and peace.
Romans 13 connects civic responsibility with neighbor-love and an urgent call to wakeful, honorable living.
Romans 14 teaches mutual welcome across disputed practices, respect for conscience, and the pursuit of peace.
Romans 15 joins mutual upbuilding and united praise with Paul’s mission plans and service to Jerusalem.
Romans 16 honors Phoebe and Paul’s diverse coworkers, urges vigilance against division, and closes in praise.