Paul writes Romans from Corinth
Romans 1:1–17; 15:22–29; 16:1–2, 23
During three winter months in Greece, Paul wrote to the church at Rome, which he had not yet visited, setting out the gospel most fully: all have sinned, and all are justified freely by God's grace through faith in Christ.
For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.
Romans 1:16 (World English Bible)
Paul hoped to visit Rome on his way to Spain after taking the collection to Jerusalem (Romans 15:24–28). He commended Phoebe, who probably carried the letter, and sent greetings from Gaius, his host at Corinth, and Erastus, the city treasurer. The letter has shaped Christian thought more than almost any other; it was central to the conversions of Augustine, Luther, and Wesley.
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Dating notes
The winter of AD 56–57, during Paul's three months in Greece (Acts 20:2–3). The date is an estimate; Scripture doesn't say when the book was written.