# Where is “I am not ashamed of the gospel” in the Bible?

> “I am not ashamed of the gospel” is Romans 1:16.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/i-am-not-ashamed-of-the-gospel
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

## The verse

> For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God’s power for the salvation of everyone who believes, first for the Jew and also for the Greek.
>
> — [Romans 1:16](https://www.lumin.faith/read/romans/1#16) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible.

## What it means there

Paul gives his reason: the gospel is God’s power to save everyone who believes. The verse works as the theme statement for the whole letter.

## Common questions

### Where is “I am not ashamed of the gospel” in the Bible?

“I am not ashamed of the gospel” is Romans 1:16. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

### Is “I am not ashamed of the gospel” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Romans 1:16. In the Lumin Translation, Romans 1:16 reads: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God’s power for the salvation of everyone who believes, first for the Jew and also for the Greek.”

### Who said “I am not ashamed of the gospel”?

Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

### What does “I am not ashamed of the gospel” mean in the Bible?

Paul gives his reason: the gospel is God’s power to save everyone who believes. The verse works as the theme statement for the whole letter.

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