Romans 1:9

Romans 1:9

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.”

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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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.

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