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In verse sixteen, Paul states that he is not ashamed of the gospel. Paul was not ashamed because his message was the Good News. This message had life-changing power, so Paul kept this in mind when preaching the gospel. When we are sometimes afraid of preaching the gospel, we must remember that this news can change the fate of people who hear it. At the end of that verse, it states how the Gospel would go to the Jews first and then the Gentiles. The reason is that the Jews were God’s special people for more than 2000 years, ever since God told Abraham that he would be the father of nations. God did not choose the Jews because they deserved it, but he wanted to show his love and mercy to them by helping them prepare for the coming of the Messiah. God does not play favorites, but he chose the Jews so that through them salvation could spread.

Romans 1:16
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.