Romans 1:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 1:5

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.

Verse Comparison: Romans 1:5

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American Standard Version
through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

Amplified® Bible
It is through Him that we have received grace (God's unmerited favor) and [our] apostleship to promote obedience to the faith {and} make disciples for His name's sake among all the nations,

Contemporary English Version
Jesus was kind to me and chose me to be an apostle, so that people of all nations would obey and have faith.

Darby English Version
by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations,

Good News Bible
Through him God gave me the privilege of being an apostle for the sake of Christ, in order to lead people of all nations to believe and obey.

International Standard Version
Through him we received grace and a commission as an apostle to bring about the obedience of faith among all the gentiles for the sake of his name.

King James Version
By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

New American Standard Bible
through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about {the} obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name's sake,

New International Version
Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.

New King James Version
Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name's sake,

Young's Literal Translation
through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;

New English Translation
Through him¹ we have received grace and our apostleship² to bring about the obedience³ of faith⁴ among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.

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