Romans 1:16 (YLT)

Passage

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

Nearby Context

Romans 1:14 Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor,

Romans 1:15 so, as much as in me is, I am ready also to you who <FI>are<Fi> in Rome to proclaim good news,

Romans 1:16 for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

Romans 1:17 For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, `And the righteous one by faith shall live,'

Romans 1:18 for revealed is the wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding down the truth in unrighteousness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ashamed", "good", "news", "christ", "power", "salvation", "believing", and "both". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ashamed" and "good", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "so as much as in me is..." into verse 17's "For the righteousness of God in it...", so "ashamed" and "good" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "ashamed" and "good" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.