Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
I serve (latreuw). Old verb from latron, hire, and latriv, hireling, so to serve for hire, then to serve in general gods or men, whether sacred services (Hebrews 9:9; Hebrews 10:2) or spiritual service as here. Cf. Romans 12:1; Philippians 3:3.
Unceasingly (adialeiptwv). Late adverb for which see I Thessalonians 1:2 f.; I Thessalonians 2:13; I Thessalonians 5:17, only other N.T. examples.
Always (pantote). One might think that Paul prayed for no others, but he uses both adverbs in I Thessalonians 1:2. He seems to have had prayer lists. He never omitted the Romans.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 1:9:
Romans 16:3
2 Corinthians 1:23
Philippians 1:8
1 Thessalonians 1:2
2 Timothy 1:3
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