Use your Bible and a concordance to identify three Bible verses that use the word “Rome” or “Roman.” Quote one verse from a gospel, one from Acts, and one from any one of the apostles’ letters. Type the text of each verse followed by the reference for each verse.

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Here are three Bible verses that use the word “Rome” or “Roman” from the requested categories:

  1. From the Gospel:
    "And they began to accuse him, saying, 'We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.'"
    Reference: Luke 23:2

  2. From Acts:
    "But Paul said, 'I am a Roman citizen, and I was born a citizen.' So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also was afraid, for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him."
    Reference: Acts 22:28

  3. From an Apostolic Letter:
    "Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ."
    Reference: Romans 1:1-6

These verses highlight the presence of the terms "Roman" and "Rome" within the context of the gospel, Acts, and the epistles.