Romans 1:5

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.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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By whom—as the ordained channel.

we have received grace—the whole "grace that bringeth salvation" (Titus 2:11).

and apostleship—for the publication of that "grace," and the organization of as many as receive it into churches of visible discipleship. (We prefer thus taking them as two distinct things, and not, with some good interpreters, as one—"the grace of apostleship").

for obedience to the faith—rather, "for the obedience of faith"—that is, in order to men's yielding themselves to the belief of God's saving message, which is the highest of all obedience.

for his name—that He might be glorified.

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