Romans 1:5
through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations on behalf of his name,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
6among which ye also are the called of Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Malachi 1:14But cursed be the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to LORD a blemished thing. For I am a great King, says LORD of hosts, and my name is feared among the Gentiles.
Acts 1:25to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place.
Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, Go, because this man is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before Gentiles and kings, and sons of Israel.
Romans 3:29Or is God of Jews only and not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also,
Romans 15:15But I wrote more boldly to you, brothers, in part, as reminding you because of the grace that was given to me by God,
Romans 16:26but that was now revealed, and by prophetic scriptures, according to a commandment of the eternal God that was made known to all the nations for obedience of faith,
Matthew Henry on Romans 1:2-8
Romans Completed by John Evans . If we may compare scripture with scripture, and take the opinion of some devout and pious persons, in the Old Testament David's Psalms, and in the New Testament Paul's Epistles, are stars of the first magnitude, that differ from the other stars in glory. The whole scripture is indeed an epistle from heaven to earth: but in it we have upon record several particular epistles, more of Paul's than of any other, for he was the chief of the apostles, and laboured more abundantly than… Read the whole commentary →