1 From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus.God chose me to be an apostle, and he appointed me to preach the good news
2 that he promised long ago by what his prophets said in the holy Scriptures.
3-4 This good news is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ! As a human, he was from the family of David. But the Holy Spirit proved that Jesus is the powerful Son of God, because he was raised from death.
5 Jesus was kind to me and chose me to be an apostle, so that people of all nations would obey and have faith.
6 You are some of those people chosen by Jesus Christ.