Romans 1:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 1:3

Greeting

1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, ^acalled to be an apostle, ^bseparated to the gospel of God

2 ^awhich He promised before ^bthrough His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

3 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who¹ was ^aborn of the seed of David according to the flesh,

4 and ^adeclared to be the Son of God with power according ^bto the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.

5 Through Him ^awe have received grace and apostleship for ^bobedience to the faith among all nations ^cfor His name,

6 among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;

7 To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, ^acalled to be saints: ^bGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Desire to Visit Rome

8 First, ^aI thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that ^byour faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

9 For ^aGod is my witness, ^bwhom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that ^cwithout ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,

10 making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you.

11 For I long to see you, that ^aI may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established—

12 that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by ^athe mutual faith both of you and me.

13 Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but ^awas hindered until now), that I might have some ^bfruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles.

14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise.

15 So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.

The Just Live by Faith

16 For ^aI am not ashamed of the gospel¹ of Christ, for ^bit is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, ^cfor the Jew first and also for the Greek.

17 For ^ain it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ^b“The just shall live by faith.”

God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness

18 ^aFor the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and ^bunrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

Verse Comparison: Romans 1:3

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American Standard Version
concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

Amplified® Bible
[The Gospel] regarding His Son, Who as to the flesh (His human nature) was descended from David,

Contemporary English Version
This good news is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ! As a human, he was from the family of David. But the Holy Spirit proved that Jesus is the powerful Son of God, because he was raised from death.

Darby English Version
concerning his Son (come of David's seed according to flesh,

Good News Bible
It is about his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: as to his humanity, he was born a descendant of David;

International Standard Version
regarding his Son, who according to the flesh was a descendant of David,

King James Version
Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

New American Standard Bible
concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh,

New International Version
regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David,

New King James Version
concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
concerning His Son, who birth placed Him in the genealogy of David according to the flesh,

Young's Literal Translation
concerning His Son, (who is come of the seed of David according to the flesh,

New English Translation
concerning his Son who was a descendant¹ of David with reference to the flesh,²

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