# “We can never read Romans too much” by Martin Luther

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- Published: 2023-02-14T09:30:25-06:00
- Author: tollelege

“This epistle is really the chief part of the New Testament, and is truly the purest
gospel.

It is worthy not only that every Christian should know it word for word, by heart,
but also that he should occupy himself with it every day, as the daily bread of 
the soul.

We can never read it or ponder over it too much; for the more we deal with it, the
more precious it becomes and the better it tastes.”

–Martin Luther, “[Preface to the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans 1546 (1522)](https://amzn.to/3lzrboW),”
[_Luther’s Works, Vol. 35: Word and Sacrament I_](https://amzn.to/3lzrboW), ed. 
Jaroslav Jan Pelikan, Hilton C. Oswald, and Helmut T. Lehmann_, vol. 35_ (Philadelphia:
Fortress Press, 1999), 35: 365.