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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Romans 1:2 Catholic Bible: The Good News was promised long ago by God through his prophets, as written in the Holy Scriptures. </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/romans/1-2.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/romans/1-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/romans/1-2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/romans/1.htm">Romans</a> > <a href="/gntd/romans/1.htm">Chapter 1</a> > Verse 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../romans/1-1.htm" title="Romans 1:1">◄</a> Romans 1:2 <a href="../romans/1-3.htm" title="Romans 1:3">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/romans/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/romans/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Good News was promised long ago by God through his prophets, as written in the Holy Scriptures. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/romans/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures,<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/romans/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />that he promised long ago by what his prophets said in the holy Scriptures. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/romans/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy scriptures,<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/romans/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Which he had promised before, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures,<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">Which he had promised before, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures,</p><p class="hdg">Which.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/24-26.htm">Luke 24:26,27</a> Ought not Christ to have suffered these things and so, to enter into his glory? . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/10-43.htm">Acts 10:43</a> To him all the prophets give testimony, that by his name all receive remission of sins, who believe in him.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/26-6.htm">Acts 26:6</a> And now for the hope of the promise that was made by God to the fathers, do I stand subject to judgment:</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a> Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:</p><p class="hdg">by.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../romans/3-21.htm">Romans 3:21</a> But now, without the law, the justice of God is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.</p><p class="hdg">the holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../romans/3-2.htm">Romans 3:2</a> Much every way. First indeed, because the words of God were committed to them.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/romans/1.htm">Greeting the Saints in Rome</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl">Which he had promised before, by his prophets, in the holy scriptures,</span> <span class="reftext">3</span>Concerning his Son, who was made to him of the seed of David, according to the flesh,…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../matthew/1-22.htm">Matthew 1:22</a></span><br />Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../luke/1-70.htm">Luke 1:70</a></span><br />As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who are from the beginning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../acts/13-32.htm">Acts 13:32</a></span><br />And we declare unto you that the promise which was made to our fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../romans/3-21.htm">Romans 3:21</a></span><br />But now, without the law, the justice of God is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../romans/16-26.htm">Romans 16:26</a></span><br />(Which now is made manifest by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the precept of the eternal God, for the obedience of faith) known among all nations:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a></span><br />Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/33-22.htm">Afore</a> <a href="/acts/27-9.htm">Already</a> <a href="/acts/28-31.htm">Announced</a> <a href="/acts/22-14.htm">Beforehand</a> <a href="/romans/1-1.htm">Gospel</a> <a href="/acts/28-25.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/acts/26-6.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/acts/28-23.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/acts/18-28.htm">Scriptures</a> <a href="/acts/28-25.htm">Word</a> <a href="/romans/2-24.htm">Writ</a> <a href="/acts/18-28.htm">Writings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/9-23.htm">Afore</a> <a href="/romans/1-13.htm">Already</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-2.htm">Announced</a> <a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Beforehand</a> <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Gospel</a> <a href="/romans/1-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/romans/4-21.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/romans/3-21.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/romans/14-23.htm">Scriptures</a> <a href="/romans/1-25.htm">Word</a> <a href="/romans/2-24.htm">Writ</a> <a href="/romans/1-17.htm">Writings</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/1-2.htm">Romans 1:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/romans/1-2.htm">Romans 1:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/romans/1-2.htm">Romans 1:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/romans/1-2.htm">Romans 1:2 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/1-2.htm">Romans 1:2 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/1-2.htm">Romans 1:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/1-2.htm">Romans 1:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/romans/1-2.htm">Romans 1:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/romans/1-2.htm">Romans 1:2 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: beforehand gospel he his Holy in promised prophets Scriptures the through which<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/romans/1-2.htm">NT Letters: Romans 1:2 Which he promised before through his prophets (Rom. 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